Before leaving Paris, he called Jodin Mengyao and asked her to accompany him to Bordeaux, and the next day he came to the legendary wine mecca.

"If you've never set foot in France and stepped into the vineyards of Bordeaux, you'll never really appreciate the magic of wine. Bordeaux is quiet, the Garonne River flows into the Atlantic Ocean without delay, standing on the bridge and looking at the city of Bordeaux, the sky is surprisingly blue, the sun is shining warmly, and the riverside tourists are very happy......"

Under the leadership of Ding Mengyao, everyone walked the streets, and the city, which is a world cultural heritage, has not been renovated too much, and still maintains the style of the Louis XV period. The old town is not big and you can walk to most places.

In summer, the artificial fountain on the east side of Plum Blossom Square forms a water mirror several centimeters deep. At this time, the old and new buildings in the surrounding area are reflected on the water, and they merge wonderfully.

Sometimes it sprays water mist to create a wonderland, and the entire scene and the surrounding buildings were declared a World Heritage Site in 2007.

The city is uncharacteristically uncharacterist, and it goes straight to the wineries on the outskirts. According to Ding Mengyao, God favored this land too much and blessed Bordeaux with unique natural conditions: around 45 degrees north latitude, due to the influence of the warm current in the bay, a mild oceanic climate has formed.

Hot summers with plenty of sunshine, mild autumns with little rain and winters with little frost, large pine forests protect the vineyards from Atlantic storms, and a favourable climate allows the locally grown grapes to have the right ripeness and growing season.

Poor gravelly, clay and calcareous soils form a complex and diverse geological formation, creating a variety of wine-growing environments, with Cabernet Sauvignon on the left bank and Merlot on the right bank with a relatively soft style......

It was not until the Universal Exposition of 1855 that the classification system of Bordeaux's most famous wine estates was established at the behest of Napoleon III. The famous Lafite, Latour, Margaux, Mouton, and King Hou Bo are the five highest first-class masters in the system.

The destination is Château Lafite, founded in 1763. Named for its location on the right bank of the Garonne River, the word Lafite meant hill at the time.

Getting off the bus, there are no other signs in the huge vineyard except for the small blue Lafite sign, there are no guardrails and fences, and the whole vineyard is quiet, like Lafite's extremely elegant and meticulous character, waiting for people to visit without panic.

Ding Mengyao is a frequent visitor, at least a few times each time, French is no worse than Chinese, simply the best tour guide. This time, I am in line with the principle of sweeping goods, as long as I meet a good one, I would rather kill the wrong one and not let it go!

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

Although the workers and ladies who worked in the wine label are long gone, the persimmon tree in the garden in front of you, the moped parked by the pond, the quiet and rich land around you, and the white castle behind you all reveal the elegant, delicate, delicate, mellow and supple queen style here.

Walking into the manor may seem casual, but in fact, as a wine mecca all over the world, it is not easy to enter this door.

If it weren't for Ding Mengyao's millions of dollars spent every year to buy goods, no matter who it was, without the consent of the Paris Houchi office, they would not be able to enter the visit, and the headquarters would first strictly check the identity and conditions of the visitors, and then inform them when they could visit.

Lafite is owned by the famous Rothschild family, and the family's five arrows are everywhere in the winery, even on a car parked in the courtyard. Five arrows pass through the crown, representing the five sons of the family marching hand in hand, uniting and working together to create brilliance.

After greeting the butler, everyone entered the wine cellar, and in front of them were neatly stacked new oak barrels, and the structure of the octagonal wine cellar designed by the famous Spanish architect was quiet and mysterious.

All kinds of advanced winemaking equipment are readily available, and the wine cellar is almost completely open, except for one place where the iron door is closed. Through the fence, SC Johnson can clearly see the thick dust on the bottles, all of which are top-quality wines, and any bottle is hundreds of years old.

Ding Mengyao secretly poked Johnson with her hand, revealing a wicked smile, aren't you awesome?

Johnson nodded, since he came here, it was a big deal to let Vader come forward, and it would be shameless to return empty-handed!

Compared to other wineries, Lafite's winemaking methods are very traditional, and since Eric took over the helm of Château Lafite in 1974, although the level of the estate has improved significantly compared to the time when his uncle ran it, it has never undergone major changes and innovations, only minor changes.

Until now, it has been made in wooden vats, usually one week of fermentation and two weeks of skinning, and the brewing method is quite simple, the traditional Bordeaux winemaking method.

The finished wine is placed in brand new oak barrels and cultivated in underground cellars. There are two breweries in front of you, a barrel vault and a stainless steel brewery, which are essential fermentation steps.

In the last century, it was customary to keep wine in oak barrels for more than two years, but now it has been shortened to between one and a half to two years to retain more fruity flavors.

The octagonal space can accommodate thousands of barrels, arranged in a circle, with a circular atrium supported by a circle of cement columns in the center, and the light shines directly from the vineyards above.

Today's wine tasting is also held here, with a tasting table with barrels as a table, surrounded by white candles, very understated and traditional.

What is entertained today is a boutique from 1995, the price is about 3000 euros, and it is shipped back to the Chang'an Club, a glass of 3999, and the whole bottle is 90,000.

I didn't expect that the legendary high-ranking wine tasting would be held directly in a somewhat gloomy cellar, without any splendor or luxury, perhaps the Lafite people have always been this urine. But good wine does come from meticulous work, not ostentatious appearances.

SC Johnson takes the glass, which is a quarter full, holds the bottom of the goblet and shakes it gently to let the aroma of the wine unleash. Put your nose a few inches away from the wine glass and smell the distance.

Stick your nose directly into the wine glass, the deeper the better, originally I didn't think it looked good, but in fact, this is the most respectful way to respect good wine.

Fruit scents such as berries, cherries, red grapes, and citrus...... Floral or honey smells...... Soil, minerals, or rocks...... The smell of chocolate and coffee...... The smell of oak barrels or toast......

Older high-quality wines tend to have subtle flavours that are difficult to identify, and connoisseurs have a saying: there is no right or wrong answer!

Everyone has a different sense of taste, and the smell of wine is also different, as long as it is very different, the more you pretend to be better.

Take a sip and stay on the tip of your tongue, the fruity flavor bursts on the taste buds, combined with the smell you just found when you smell the wine, to see if it matches?

Then let the wine tumble in the mouth like a gargle, so that the flavor is released layer by layer, and the deep sense of heaviness, body, naturalness and age, and what is the taste of the first mouth?

The style of '95 is very elegant and sophisticated, although it is only medium-sized, but it has a fairly good sense of balance, elegant but with a restrained and reserved aristocratic atmosphere. In particular, the silky tannins not only show the delicate style of the sake, but also form a solid foundation for the sake.

When you're done, spit it directly into the small silver bucket next to you, you don't have to drink it, remember that this is wine tasting, not wine!