Chapter 178: Saint Emilion
"The anchor's live broadcast has been watched for almost three weeks, and I feel that the more I watch it, the more I like it, and the more I watch it, the more I can't extricate myself. ”
"Lu Chuan's anchor is really good at enjoying it, I like the anchor's light tyrant life, no pretentiousness, no deliberateness, this is very easy to accept, stay up late every day, watch the anchor's live broadcast, I can't remember how these two weeks have passed, day and night upside down, but these are worth it. ”
"Wow Ka ”
"Anchor, I will warm the bed and cook, beg the anchor to take care of it, I especially like to watch your live broadcast, watch it every day. The Ferrari ceramic sports car that the anchor just now used when he changed hotels, I almost got drunk when I saw it, and if you let me sit in the car, I would do anything, but then again, if I were a man, a cute boy. ”
"Anchor, I also ask for support, now you are our national male god and national husband. ”
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Near noon, the three of Lu Chuan, who had been playing in the water all morning, ran to the hotel's specialty restaurant, blues hut, taste, and served in the theme restaurant over there with an empty stomach. As the name suggests, the entire restaurant is blue, has a capacity of about 1,800 spectators, and is accompanied by a live band.
As soon as Lu Chuan and the three of them sat down, a violinist came up to play a song, and in the beautiful violin performance, Lu Chuan asked the waitress to help them open the bottle first, 1995 Saint-Emilion.
"That bottle of 1995 Saint-Emilion, let's open it for us first. ”
Saint-Emilion is located 35 km northeast of Bordeaux, on the right bank of the Dordogne. Geographically, it can be divided into three parts: the southern alluvial plains, which produce average wines, the steep slopes, limestone soils, where most of the Cru Cru wineries are concentrated, and the western plateau, close to Pomerol.
With its earliest dating back to prehistoric times, with its charming Romanesque churches and narrow streets that stretch to steep mountain walls, Saint-Emillion is a World Heritage city. The Romans developed vineyards in Saint-Emilion as early as the 2nd century. In the 4th century, the famous Latin poet Ausonius began to write poems praising the bountiful harvest of grape fruits.
Saint-Emilion takes its name from a monk named Emilion, who developed Saint-Emilion and settled here with his retinue in the 8th century, and started the wine business with his retinue.
Since 1930, the winemakers' union of Saint-Emilion has wanted to have a grading system that aims to serve as an identity in the eyes of consumers and as a powerful promotional tool.
In 1958, Saint-Emilion officially established its own classified chute, which was divided into two types: "Premier Grand Cru Cru Cru" and "Grand Cru Classé". Here we would like to emphasize that the classification of Saint-Emilion is different from that of other classified Cru Cru in Bordeaux, and the Classified Cru of Saint-Emilion has established a rule that every ten years a professional committee will re-evaluate the classification of Cru Cru according to the quality, price, vineyard and other conditions of the wine, so as to force the majority of Cru Cru to constantly compete with each other. In other words, if the quality of the wine produced by the winery is inconsistent within 10 years, the winery can be downgraded after reconsideration. The Saint-Emilion appellation consists of a total of six AOCs, of which two are the most famous at the village level: the Saint-Emilion appellation of the general order and the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, from which all the classified wineries originate. In addition, there are 4 satellite appellations, located in the northern hills of Saint-Emilion, in the AOC of Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, which can be divided into two classes: Premier Grand Cru Classé and Grand Cru Classé.
In 1958, 12 Premier Cru and 63 Classified Cru were selected, and in 1969 they were revised. The revision of the Cru Cru in 1979 was delayed until 1986, the same year Château Beau-Séjour Bécot was downgraded due to vineyard expansion.
The latest list of châteaux published in 1996, with 13 Premier Cru and 55 Cru Cru wineries,
When the 2006 results came in, five wineries had failed the demanding 10-year review and were on the verge of being downgraded. Two of them accepted this near-humiliating result and the huge financial losses it caused. Saint-Emilion, a native of Saint-Emilion, knows the truth of survival of the fittest, and only by being at the best every year can you keep your class. This is the fundamental reason why Saint-Emilion has maintained a high international reputation. But the other three wineries that were demoted could not accept this result and appealed to the Commercial Court, and for the first time in history, the 10-year retrial system has been suspended and the consequences are still unknown. In addition, Château Angélus, Château de Figeac and Château Pavie were rejected for the same Premier Grand Cru Classé A as Château Ausone and Château Cheval Blanc.
In the 2006 revision, the number of Premier Wineries in the table was increased to 15, while the number of Classified Cru Wineries was reduced to 46. The change sparked arguably the most intense controversy in the history of Bordeaux classification, as more than 10 châteaux were removed from the list overnight in just a decade, a bold move that undoubtedly angered the innocent châteaux, who took the entire Chamber of Commerce of Saint-Emilion to court to invalidate the list. The lawsuit, which began in November 2007 and involved multiple interests, lasted until March 2009, when the court declared the 2006 amendments null and void, and the Saint-Emilion region continued to use the 1996 grading system until 2011.
When the waiter held the bottle of 1995 Saint-Emilion to the table, more than 60,000 netizens before the live broadcast were once again squandered by Lu Chuan's local tyrants and were once again impressed.
"Wow wow wow wow wow, Lu Chuan anchor, you are really a local tyrant, how much does this bottle of Saint Emilon cost for the 1995 vintage? It is estimated that it will have to be sold at a sky-high price in the red wine, and a bottle of red wine in my supermarket for more than 20 yuan is estimated to be able to buy a room. ”
"Lu Chuan's anchor is really a local tyrant among local tyrants, every time he changes the hotel, he must order a bottle of expensive red wine, just looking at the vintage, 1995 knows that the price is expensive, and there is almost no sales of this kind of red wine outside, all relying on the anchor's background, the restaurant owner is willing to help him get it. ”