Wine has now become an indispensable part of people's lives, but for most countries, the home of wine is still in Europe. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Not only because the top wineries are in Europe, not only because the European continent is the origin of wine, but because wine is a vital part of European culture, aristocratic culture, elite culture, common people culture, bar culture, etc., wine is a well-deserved important component.

In the United States, the status of beer is unshakable because it is more approachable and closer to life. This is the inheritance and choice of culture. With the exception of Napa Valley, most of the rest of the region does not even produce wine, and 99% of the wine in North America comes from Napa Valley.

In other words, Texas is a wine desert in its true form.

When Lu Li first learned that there were vineyards here, he fell through his eyes, and now, this desert of Texas produces top wines, Lu Li began to worry, is this too shocking?

Before the first step has been taken, it has already begun to soar in the wind. Lu Li's brain hole is indeed a little unable to stop the car recently. However, he also wrote a column last night to continue the serialization of the craftsman, shouldn't he be a little more peaceful today?

However, Lu Li also knows that his ability to taste top wines is very limited, and it is very likely that all this is just an illusion of his own psychological suggestion, maybe, in fact, this is an ordinary bottle of wine, with such a heavy sense of tannins, and it is placed in the supermarket, which is five dollars a bottle.

Those wishful thoughts are still compared to Romani Conti, it is really beyond his strength, it is just his own daydream.

Lu Li put down the wine glass, then turned his head to look at the others, asking for everyone's opinions, but found that everyone's expressions were very strange, not good, but not bad, all of them doubted the appearance of life. It's a really joyous scene.

The gaze fell on Ke Li, and Ke also noticed Lu Li's gaze, but Mei Yu spoke, and really frowned slightly, his expression was weird and elusive, smash his mouth, and finally shrugged his shoulders at Lu Li, with a helpless look, which made Lu Li laugh dumbly.

Cole's ability to appreciate wine is estimated to be even worse than Lu Li's.

Recall that Cole, who called the wine of Beech Ranch a fine wine, is indeed not trustworthy, but Cole's expression is so strange now, he does not blindly praise it, nor does he complain in disgust, and his unpredictable expression is inexplicably joyful.

In desperation, Lu Li could only look at Tony and Brandon - after they returned from Romanée Conti together and experienced the top red wines, it was always different.

Tony didn't speak, he was sniffing the aroma carefully, meticulously completing the analysis like a researcher in a laboratory conducting anatomical research. If he could, he was even willing to taste it slowly drop by drop, and he had no intention of speaking at all.

Brandon caught Lu Li's gaze and nodded heavily, "I like it more than Li Qibao." Brandon raised his wine glass and said with an inscrutable expression, "Although it is younger and more pungent throughout, it has a lot of flavor and I love it." ”

"I can't tell. After Brandon made a start, everyone began to express their opinions, and the gossip continued, "I think the tannins are too heavy and astringent." ”

"But I've got a fruity scent, strawberry or blackberry? I'm not sure, and a little bit of rose?"

"I think he's got a lot of terroir and a deep finish. ”

"I love the burnt smell in it......"

"What a burnt smell, hahahaha. That's the smell of toast. ”

"Do you feel the layers? I always think it's a little layered, but the tannins are so heavy, I'm not sure. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

……

In the midst of the discussions, everyone was expressing their opinions, but everyone was full of countless confusions, did not dare to make judgments easily, and seemed to be stumped by this bottle of wine.

In the end, everyone's eyes fell on Tony, because Tony's cup was empty, and the tasting was over.

As the most professional wine practitioner at Cloud Peak Ranch, Tony is undoubtedly the most vocal, he can feel everyone's attention, but he did not answer immediately, but slowly closed his jaw, as if he was still feeling the aftertaste and tail of the wine.

After a while, he raised his eyes and looked at Lu Li, with unprecedented seriousness on his face, which made everyone a little nervous, and the air was a little tense.

"The greatest strength of this bottle is the richness of the palate, it is very multifaceted and very delicate, floral, fruity, terroir, tannins, oak barrels, it feels very complex, but it is wonderfully mixed together, and it needs to be savored carefully. However, it is still too young now, and the tannins are too showy and have the absolute upper hand, which affects the taste. ”

This chattering, sprinkling, and gushing long paragraph, there is almost no pause, but there is no clear direction, I originally thought it was a compliment, but a "but" completely reversed the direction of the wind, making people realize that his evaluation is not over.

"So, it's still going to take time, and I'm not sure how long it will take, maybe five years, maybe 10 years. Personally, I think it has the potential to age. However, this still needs to be commented on by a professional taster, fifteen or twenty years, and this is possible. Perhaps, in another month, looking at the changes in taste, I can make further judgments. ”

After saying that, Tony paused, only to find that everyone was still looking at him, and he looked puzzled. He's explained it clearly enough, hasn't he?

"So what?" Randy couldn't help but ask, Tony still didn't understand, "So what? is this good wine, or is it ......?"

The smile on Tony's lips bloomed widely, "Of course it's a good wine, at least a good wine of ninety-five points." ”

Everyone exclaimed, revealing an incredible look - a 95-point wine is still too rare for them, even if Romanée-Conti wines produce such a level of wine, it also depends on the vintage, and a wine that can usually score 85 points can already be called first-class.

Lu Li's thoughts were confirmed, but he couldn't help but complain on his mouth, "Are you sure it's not because of your inflated self-esteem that you gave such an unreliable score?"

Tony is also a young man, and he is a fledgling winemaker, this is just his first batch of wines, and the results are so good, it is inevitable that it is a little fluttering, it is difficult to maintain relative objectivity as before, and the score is naturally much more unreliable.

Tony laughed dryly twice, not denying it, but then added, "Even if it doesn't have a score of 95, it's definitely a top wine." ”

The tone softened suddenly, and everyone couldn't help but complain collectively, "Cut", that disdainful look made Tony feel terrified, he hurriedly waved his hand, stopped everyone, and argued, "I mean it." Objectively, 80 to 90 is absolutely fine, I swear!"

Seeing that everyone still didn't believe it, Tony stood up anxiously, "Although this bottle of wine has only been brewed for a few days, the fermentation has not yet been completed, the taste of the tannins is too eye-catching, and there is no way to further taste the deep layer, but the quality of the wine shown now is already very amazing! I think this is at least a bottle worth cherishing for more than five years, which is still a conservative estimate." ”

"It was fifteen or twenty years just now, but now it's directly discounted to five years. Jessica's merciless complaining made Tony look depressed, but he was powerless to refute, and everyone burst into laughter.

"I think Tony has a point. It was Li Yitong who spoke, Lu Li didn't know, he also studied wine, "Just now we all paid attention to the thickness of the tannins, but even so, we can still taste different flavors." For that reason alone, this bottle of wine is extraordinary. I think that if we taste it in a month, maybe our judgment will be more accurate. ”

"You mean, in a month, are you going to come back for Thanksgiving, or Christmas?" Randy's ridicule made everyone laugh, but Li Yitong didn't mind, and said with a stalk around his neck, "What, I'm coming back for the holidays, do you have any opinions?"

Seeing that everyone had already started talking, Tony quickly walked to Lu Li's side, "Fourteen, I'm serious, this is really a bottle of wine." I didn't expect this piece of land on the ranch to have such an effect in the first year of making Pinot Noir!"

Lu Li smiled and nodded, indicating that he believed in Tony's judgment. The power of the spatial spring is finally harvested - no, the organic farm has already harvested.

"Didn't we plant in four shifts?" Toni was encouraged and continued, "This is the first batch. In my opinion, this batch is the best quality because it has the fullest taste. It is estimated that the tannins in the next three batches will be heavier, which will disrupt the overall balance, but the quality will not be so good, but the specific will only be known when the next taste is made. ”

Lu Li didn't mind, "We expected it before, didn't we?" "Postponing the sowing and missing the first batch of time, the delicate Pinot Noir was finally able to harvest smoothly, which was already very rare, and Lu Li naturally couldn't be too greedy.

Tony agreed, "It's the Stampede next up, and I think we can bring the wines over and show them as well." ”

Lu Li showed a look of surprise, because this batch of wines was really too young, and they could taste it themselves, and it seemed that they were still not qualified to bring it to the cowboy convention to display.

Tony noticed Lu Li's eyes, but he shook his head and said firmly, "I'm serious. At the very least, it's a chance to show!