17. Encounter chipmunks
The contract was signed.
Chen Mo went to the underground cellar to take a look.
The long corridor of the underground cellar, with two rows of oak barrels laid flat, looks quite spectacular.
Oak barrel wine is already an emblematic red wine culture, and aging wine in oak barrels allows for a more balanced and complete organoleptic quality. However, if the oak and wine are not paired properly, the wine will acquire a stronger oak character and the wine will age quickly.
For this reason, estates that use oak barrels to make wine must have an experienced winemaking team.
Alvin accompanied Chen Mo all the way and reported on the progress of this season's winemaking. The 80 acres of Grade II vineyards have been harvested, pressed and barreled, and the remaining Grand Cru vineyards are not yet at their best time to be harvested.
In the evening, Chen Mo returned to the villa on the top of the hill to take a bath, and fell asleep while lying down. It was nine o'clock the next morning when I woke up......
Chen Mo dressed and went downstairs, and the girl had already made breakfast: "Brother, it's time for breakfast." β
"Hmm."
After breakfast, Chen Xi cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks and said, "Brother, I want to go back to China." β
"Isn't there still more than a month before school starts? Don't play much. β
"Isn't Brother Mule going back to China to apply for a travel company certificate? I went back with them, and there was a look for me on the way. β
"Well, I'll call and ask when the mules are leaving."
After washing the dishes, I was about to call Rayong when I heard the sound of the car horn outside, which was Chen Mo's Raptor 150.
Chen Mo walked out and got four people out of the car. Rayong has two people, and a strange young man.
"Hey." Chen Mo greeted his brother.
"Hello, Brother Yong's boss." Hearing the name of his buddy, Chen Mo suddenly remembered, isn't this the one who sent him five rockets to help arrange accommodation during the live broadcast of Douyu?
"My name is Chen Mo. Seeing that I'm older than you, just call me Brother Mo. β
"My name is Zhang Mo, and I also have the word 'Mo' in my name."
The two shook hands and knew each other: "Please inside." Chen Mo invited them into the house: "Do you want to have something?" Coffee or tea. β
"Don't bother." Zhang Mo smiled and said, "I heard Brother Yong say that the high-end red wine brewed here is very famous in Napa Valley, can you sell me a few cases of high-end red wine." β
Chen Mo sat on the sofa: "Well, of course." β
Then Chen Mo took him to the wine cellar.
It's all bottled old wines. From the entrance of the cellar to the inside of the cellar, the walls on both sides are filled with red wines, which is spectacular: "Here are all good vintage red wines." What price point do you want to choose? β
"Casabel 2005, $388 a piece. In 2006, it was sold for $410 a piece. 2008,188 US dollars for a ...... "Chen Mo introduced several red wines with certain collectible value.
"Is there anything more expensive?" Zhang Mo's family is in Wenzhou, and he is in business, and he is not bad for money.
Chen Mo smiled and led them into the middle of the cellar: "Casaper 2000, you must be a member of the winery for more than ten years to sell, the price is 23,500 US dollars." And there are only twenty-one left, which has a certain collection value. β
Zhang Mo only heard from Rayong that Casaper Winery makes high-end red wine, but it is not quite high-end. In addition to the legendary worship wine, this is probably the top class of red wine in Napa Valley. And Napa Valley's top red wine is not something you can buy with money, and you have to be a little bit of a winery membership.
He bought red wine to give it away, and this red wine must be saved face when taken out.
"Can you sell me two?"
"This ......" Chen Mo hesitated for a moment.
The 2000 Reserve is the signature of ChΓ’teau Casapel, and only twenty-one remain. It can be said that without this wine, the value of Casabel as a recruitment would also be reduced, and the attractiveness of good wine makers would also be reduced.
Chen Mo went out and called Kalmar and inquired.
"I can sell you a bottle privately, without going through the membership program, but the price is a little more expensive. For 30,000 yuan, we can sign a contract, and within three years, we can recycle this wine for 23,500 dollars if it is in good condition. β
Zhang Mo nodded and said, "Can't you sell me more?" β
"Selling you one is already an exception." Chen Mo shrugged his shoulders and continued: "This is Casaper 1995, and this red wine is sold for $2,500 a bottle. There are still six boxes left, if you want it, I will give you an 85% discount for the sake of the face of the fellow. "Casabel 1995 is also an old red wine, and it is a red wine with a peak taste, so it is not collectible.
β1995β¦β¦ This one needs a box. β
Seeing Zhang Mo's bold appearance, Chen Mo really didn't want to pit him, and said: "This red wine is just the peak of aging. It doesn't last too long at its peak, only one to two years. If you drink it yourself, it is best but does not have the potential for appreciation. β
"If you give away this red wine, you will definitely drink it. The red wine at its peak is just right. β
βOKγβ
It is said that Wenzhou people are rich, and Chen Mo can be regarded as knowledgeable.
Zhang Mo bought $150,000 of red wine at one time without blinking his eyes.
Chen Mo called Kalmar and asked him to draw up a contract and issue an invoice.
"Brother Mo, can you help me get a membership of your winery? I heard that next month your winery will be holding an internal auction for the new season's red wines, and I would like to participate in it too. β
βOKγβ Chen Mo thought to himself, this is the local tyrant.
Chen Mo bought Casabel Manor, but the red wine he usually drinks is ordinary red wine. A bottle is only thirty or forty dollars. It was really distressing to ask him to drink hundreds or thousands of dollars of red wine.
After sending Zhang Mo away, Luo Yong said: "How can I thank me for bringing you a big customer." β
"Let's go. Let's also have the luxury of opening a reserve grade red wine to taste it. Chen Mo came out with a bottle of 1992 reserve red wine.
"I'll go. That's what you call luxury? Don't think I don't know how to do it, your red wine has long passed its prime. β
"Haha......" Chen Mo smiled awkwardly, the peak period and the shelf life are almost the same thing. After the peak, the taste of the wine naturally declines.
"Xiaomeng and I are planning to return to China. Get the tour company through the formalities as soon as possible. β
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After dinner, and then the dusk beauty, the brother and sister went for a walk in the valley.
As the sun sets, the clouds of fire burn in the sky. At this time, the great valley looks particularly beautiful, the meadows are dyed golden, the mountains are dyed golden, and even the ......
"Chen Mo, look. There was a golden squirrel in the tree. Chen Xi pointed to the oak tree in front of her and shouted.
This large oak tree grows alone in the middle of the valley, forming a unique landscape.
"Where did the golden squirrel come from, you've watched too many cartoons." Chen Mo looked in the direction of the girl's finger, and a chipmunk the size of a child's fist was holding an acorn and nibbling there. It may be that the pocket tripod has strengthened Chen Mo's physical functions, his eyesight is excellent and he can see clearly. It was a chipmunk, not a squirrel as the girl said, with golden fur, and I thought it was a plush toy at first glance.
"It's really golden. It's a chipmunk though! At first, Chen Mo thought it was because of the light, but when the chipmunk jumped down from the tree and landed on the ground, he stared at him curiously.
"Yo-heh. The little guy is very fat. β
The golden chipmunk held an acorn fruit in its front paws and moved its mouth, and its two small dripping eyes stared at Chen Mo curiously.
"Brother. It's looking at you. β
"Hmm."
Chen Mo also looked at the little things, one person and one mouse, with big eyes staring at small eyes.
Chen Xi smiled and said, "Could it be that this is the legendary sympathy." β
The chipmunk glanced at Chen Xi's girl, and made a vicious expression, grinning with teeth and teeth, but its appearance was really terrifying.