Chapter 354: Fight for the First!
The wolfberry thermos cup and the grape wine luminous cup are also a perfect match.
In China, Zhang was happy to see that the vines were climbing on the grape trellis taller than a person, and then the vines were crawling around, but the vines of Château Latour in front of him were not like this, they were wound on wooden stakes more than half a person high, and the rows of wooden stakes were square and neat, as if they were being inspected by the army.
Hao Cuihua's eyes are also full of love for the castle, the buildings, and the vineyards of Château Latour.
The two children were even more happy, and they could have endless grapes to eat in the future.
This castle, land, vineyard, and wine cellar are all perpetual property rights, real permanent property rights, there is no such thing as 50 or 70 years in the land of China, now I bought it, as long as it is not sold, this land will always be surnamed Zhang, that is, after Zhang Xingxing for a hundred years, this place can also be passed down from generation to generation, it can be passed down through the ages, it is a real permanent property, and it can be used as a family heirloom. ”
Williams, the housekeeper of the winery, led the way for Zhang Xingxing and visited Château Latour.
In the past, Zhang Xingxing had an understanding of Latour Castle through words and data data, but now that he is in it, he feels that he has finally felt shallow on paper, and this real feeling is different.
Seeing that Château Latour is big with your own eyes is a completely different concept from saying that Château Latour is big on paper.
Today, Château Latour has 80 hectares, of which 47 hectares of vineyards, known as the "Paddock", are planted with grapes used to make Château Latour's main wines, and the Paddock vineyard is adjacent to the Gironde River, the highest point of which is only 16 meters above the Gironde River, and is easy to water.
The housekeeper introduced the park to Zhang Xingxing, which was very detailed.
The 47 hectares of land are dominated by gravel and clay soils, mixed with deep limestone. These gravel soils are deep and conducive to the development of the grape roots.
The vineyard of Château Latour is planted with 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon is the king of red wine varieties, is the main grape variety of many wines, and the red wine it produces is very mellow, very Tibetan wine, and the five top and bottom wineries are made with Cabernet Sauvignon as the main variety.
Château Latour also has 22% Merlot, and Merlot wines are delicious and smooth, often paired with a tight, luxurious, aged Cabernet Sauvignon.
2% Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Franc has a light body, and its main function is to drop and Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
These three grapes are blended in a certain proportion, which is the classic Latour wine of Château Latour.
There are currently more than 700,000 vines in total, of which the oldest vines are more than 100 years old.
"Mr. Zhang, this Cabernet Franc vine is more than 120 years old, it is extremely difficult, because Cabernet Franc is the most sensitive to viruses and is susceptible to various grape viruses, this Cabernet Franc has existed for more than 120 years, and it is natural to see that this is the reason why Château Latour has been very well maintained for generations. ”
"Mr. Zhang, the horses that plough the land of our Château Latour, compared to modern mechanical farming, the horses plough the land, which can protect the soil of our vineyard and promote sustainable development. ”
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Famous wineries, according to the characteristics and connotation of the wine, and give different impressions, Lafite Zhuang elegant model, Latour Zhuang strong, Obi Kangzhuang romantic and poetic, Margaux elegant and mellow, Baicuizhuang wine gold, Wudang Zhuang artistic interpretation, White Horse Zhuang simple temptation, Aosongzhuang wine poetry......
When I arrived at the door of the cellar of Château Latour, before entering the cellar, I felt the strength of Latour.
The Château de la Tour purchased by Zhang Xingxing this time is not only the vineyard and the castle, but also the wine aged in the cellar, which is counted in the reserve price of the auction.
The butler Williams said: "Mr. Zhang, the entrance to the cellar of the wine wine Latour Winery here, you can open this door with your key at the auction......
Zhang Xingxing opened a box from Hao Cuihua's hand and took out the key inside.
"Click!"
The door to the cellar of Château Latour is opened.
The whole cellar is full of aromatic wine, and you can't help but inhale it, because the air in this cellar is sweet.
In the cellar, Zhang Xingxing saw rows of oak barrels, leading to a deeper place.
These oak barrels are silently infusing the wine with clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla...... The aroma gives the wine a more three-dimensional aroma and a full-bodied taste.
In the depths of the cellar, the housekeeper Williams introduced to Zhang Xingxing some of the old wines of Château Latour, some of which were still the treasures made by his ancestors, and now the existence of Château Latour......
"Mr. Zhang, this bottle is the only 100-year-old wine of Château Latour, this bottle is one of the few good vintages in the history of Bordeaux, and all those wines have already been sold by the previous owners of Château Latour, and only this bottle remains, as the treasure of Château Latour's first estate. ”
Zhang Xingxing picked up the 100-year-old wine, this wine has more than 100 years, the bottle exudes the vicissitudes of life accumulated by the years, but it can't hide the crystal clear and pure aging in the bottle at all.
Drink a little bit of this century-old wine, I don't know how it tastes?!
But this is the last bottle, Zhang is happy and reluctant to drink it, and the former owners who were killed by the dog were all given to Huo Huo, leaving only one bottle for him.
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After returning from Paris, Hao Cuihua went to the theater again during the day, the children were better in Fu Hongxue's hands than herself, and Zhang Xingxing was planning to expand the Latour wine industry.
In the past, Château Lafite was so big, but Lafite's annual output spread all over the land of China.
Some of the low-end Lafite wines are not produced by Château Lafite, but they are also owned by the Lafite Group, because the Rothschilds have acquired the château in many places and then incorporated it into the Lafite family.
Lafite Group expanded to the Bordeaux region, acquiring the Basque Country in Chile and the Languedoc winery in Argentina, in addition to the acquisition, it also opened vineyards in the Penglai area of Dongshan Province, for example, with tens of millions of hectares of vineyards around the world.
The Château Latour is completely high-end, and Latour will be 90 hectares in later generations, how can it compete with Lafite in the market, and there is no wine to expand the mid-range market, which is why Latour can only condescend to Lafite.
In this life, since he has obtained Château Latour, he will do Da Latour and compete with Lafite for the first market.
It became the Latour Group and developed 10,000 hectares of vineyards in the province of Xianing, because the Xianing region is at the same latitude as Paris, France, and it is also a land of sand...... It is also very suitable for the growth of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.