Before leaving Paris, he called Ding Mengyao and asked her to accompany her to Bordeaux, and the next day he came to the legendary wine holy land.

"If you have never set foot on France and walked into Bordeaux's vineyards, you will never truly experience the haunting charm of wine. Bordeaux is quiet. The Garonn River flows into the Atlantic Ocean from time to time. Standing on the bridge, looking at the city of Bordeaux, the sky is surprisingly blue, the sun shines warmly, and tourists by the river are leisurely and leisurely..."

Under the leadership of Ding Mengyao, everyone strolled on the streets. The city, a world cultural heritage site, did not have too much renovation and renovation, and still maintained the style of Louis XV. The old city is not big, and you can go to most places by foot.

In summer, the artificial fountain on the east side of Plum Blossom Square will form a water mirror several centimeters deep. At this time, the new and old buildings around are reflected on the water surface and blend wonderfully together.

Sometimes water mist will spray out, making people fall into a fairyland. The entire scene and surrounding buildings were listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 2007.

The city has no special features, so it goes straight to the winery in the suburbs. According to Ding Mengyao, God favors this land too much and gives Bordeaux a unique natural condition: about 45° north latitude, and a mild marine climate is formed due to the influence of the warm current of the bay.

The summer is hot, the sun is abundant, the autumn is gentle and rainy, and the winter is very frost. Large pine forests protect the vineyards from the Atlantic storms. The appropriate climate allows locally grown grapes to have appropriate maturity and growth periods.

Barren gravel soil, clay and lime soil form a complex and diverse geological structure, creating a diverse grape planting environment. The wines with Cabernet Sauvignon on the left bank are relatively tough, while the wines with Merlot on the right bank are relatively soft...

It was not until the International Expo in 1855 that the most famous wine and winery grading system in Bordeaux was established at the request of Napoleon III. The famous Lafite, Latour, Margot, Mouton, and King Houbo were the five top masters in the system.

The destination is Lafite Winery, founded in 1763. It is named after its highland on the right bank of the Garon River. The word Lafite meant a hill at that time.

When I got off the bus, I had no other signs except for the small blue Lafite sign signs in the huge vineyard, nor had guardrails or fences. The whole vineyard was quiet, just like the extremely elegant and meticulous character of Lafite, waiting for people's visit calmly.

Ding Mengyao is a regular visitor. She comes at least a few times each time. She speaks French no worse than Chinese. She is simply the best tour guide. This time, she is based on the principle of shopping. As long as she meets a good person, she would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!

As soon as I walked outside the manor, a big tree covered a corner of the manor and walked around the big tree. There was a beautiful lawn behind it. Opposite was the small pond and weeping willows seen on the Lafite wine label.

Although the workers and ladies working in the wine label no longer exist, the persimmon trees in the garden in front of you, the moped car parked by the pond, the quiet and abundant land beside you, and the white castle that is as quiet as a virgin behind you, all reveal the elegant, delicate, mellow and soft queen style here.

When you walk into the manor, it seems careless, but as a wine holy place all over the world, it is not easy to enter this door.

If Ding Mengyao had not spent millions of dollars to purchase goods every year, no matter who it was, he would not be able to enter the visit without the consent of the Paris Houqi office. The headquarters would first strictly inspect the identity and conditions of the visitors, and then inform them which day and when they could visit.

The owner of Rafi is the famous Rothschild family. Five arrow badges of the family can be seen everywhere in the winery, and even a car parked in the yard is no exception. Five arrows pass through the crown, representing the five sons of the family moving forward together, uniting and working together to create glory.

After saying hello to the butler, everyone entered the wine cellar. In front of them were the neatly arranged new oak barrels, which were structured in the octagonal wine cellar designed by famous Spanish architects, circle by circle, quiet and mysterious.

All kinds of advanced winemaking equipment are available, and the wine cellar is almost all open, but there is only one place with an iron gate closed. Through the fence, Johnson could clearly see the thick dust on the bottles. They are all top-notch wines, and any bottle has a history of hundreds of years.

Ding Mengyao secretly poked Johnson with her hand and showed a smirk. Are you awesome?

Johnson nodded. Since he came here, he would have to let Vader come forward and would be embarrassed to return empty-handed!

Compared with other wineries, the Rafi brewing method is very traditional. Since Eric took over the Rafi Castle in 1974, although the winery's level has improved significantly compared to the period when his uncle's business was run, it has never experienced huge changes and innovations, but has only made some small changes.

Until now, wine-made wine tanks are still made of wood. Usually, one week of fermentation and two weeks of soaking skins. The brewing method is quite simple, which is the traditional Bordeaux brewing method.

The brewed wine is put into brand new oak barrels and cultivated in the underground cellar. There are two brewing libraries, wooden barrel warehouse and stainless steel brewing library, which is a necessary fermentation step.

In the last century, it was accustomed to storing wine in oak barrels for more than two years, but now it has been shortened to between one and a half years to preserve more fruity flavor.

The octagonal space can accommodate thousands of oak barrels, arranged in circles, and the circular atrium is supported by a circle of cement columns in the center. The light is directly shining from the vineyard above. This place is usually a place to clean and organize the barrels, and it is used as a hall for the winery to have guests on special occasions.

Today's wine tasting is also carried out here, with a wine tasting table with a wine barrel as the table, surrounded by white candles, which is very low-key and traditional.

What was received today was the 1995 fine product, the price was about 3,000 euros. It was transported back to the Chang'an Club, with a cup of 3,999 and a bottle of 99,000 yuan.

Unexpectedly, the legendary high-end wine tasting party was held directly in a dark wine cellar, without any gorgeousness or luxury. Perhaps Lafites have always been like this. However, good wine does come from meticulous homework, not exaggerated surfaces.

Johnson took the wine glass, full of one quarter, held the bottom of the goblet, and gently shaved it to fully release the aroma of the wine. Put your nose a few inches away from the wine glass and smell the smell of this distance.

Punch your nose directly into the wine glass, the deeper the better. I originally thought it was not good-looking, but in fact this is the way to respect good wine the most.

Fruit odors such as berries, cherries, red grapes and citrus…floral or honey…soil, mineral or rock…chocolate and coffee…oints of oak barrels or toast…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…oints of…o

High-quality wines that are older often have subtle odors that are difficult to confirm. Experts say: There            no   right    or           wrong                                                                                 

Everyone will smell different wines when they feel differently about their tastes. As long as they are very different, the more they are, the better they are.

Take a sip and stay on the tip of your tongue. The fruity smell explodes layer by layer on the taste buds. Combined with the smell you found when you just smell the wine, let’s see if it matches it?

Then let the wine roll in your mouth like when you rinse your mouth, allowing the taste to be released layer by layer. The deeper layer is more heavy, somatic, natural and age-like, and what is the taste when you first enter the mouth?

The style of 1995 is very elegant and exquisite. Although it is only medium-concentrated, it has a good sense of balance, elegant but has a restrained and reserving aristocratic spirit. Especially the silky tight tannin texture not only shows the delicate style of the wine, but also builds a solid foundation in the wine.
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