"This blue sparkling wine is called 'Sky Blue', which symbolizes the purity of the heart like the sky. Flavor dominated by apple aromas, very clean and pure. It also has the meaning of youthful love. ”

This wine is also on display at Park Ge Restaurant, which is a rare reserve wine.

The shelves around the pillars are filled with sparkling and white wines made from Viognier grapes blended with other grapes.

Wines here are usually bottled in 1.5 litre and 3 litre bottles. Only a few use standard bottles of 0.75 litres. Generally speaking, the larger the bottle, the more liquid it contains, and the longer it can be shelved.

These sparkling and white wines are some of Steve's proudest creations. Golden Tulip and several other sparkling wines are made using almost the same process as Champagne, and even because of this cellar, there is no fussiness in the taste. If it weren't for the fact that the word champagne was protected by France, making sparkling wine made elsewhere have little status, these already sky-high sparkling wines could have at least doubled.

But alas, they are just sparkling wines with their own names, not champagne.

Golden Tulips and Sky Blue, both sparkling wines based on Viognier grapes, are produced in limited quantities and do not have the potential to transform the winery.

Angela walked over and asked, "Is this ...... Champagne? "The golden tulips are made in the same way as champagne, and the color that comes out is similar. The combination of light orange and pale silver, if it is under the sun, it will have a melancholy pale gold, which is where the name of the golden tulip comes from.

"There's nothing wrong with saying it's champagne." Ye Mo shrugged his shoulders and said, "Each sparkling wine here has its own unique name. ”

Angela nodded, every sparkling wine with its own name is a rare treasure, and it is a good wine to collect. In fact, Champagne is no less capable of aging than dry red, and there are many champagnes that can be aged for up to 10-20 years to develop a very subtle third type of aroma such as nuts and bread, and a very small number of high-quality champagnes can be aged for 60 or 70 years. This is something that most of the best red wines can't do.

"What is the ageing potential of this type of sparkling wine?" Angela looked at the label on the golden tulip, which was bottled in 2007, and it has been bottled for 8 years now. Through the dim dim light, you can see a layer of slag and sediment at the bottom of the sloping bottle. This is a 'champagne' that is not yet fully ripe, and a good 'champagne' needs to be stored for a little more after it is fully ripe, in addition to the residue, so that it can grow quickly and awaken its own charm.

As someone who works with wine on a regular basis, Angela was able to deduce its approximate ageing potential. Bottled in 2007 and still without disgorgement, this wine has a very good potential and can be stored for at least 9 years.

"Three to five years." Steve said uncertainly: "I took a bottle of slag the day before yesterday, and I took a small sip." It has brought out the best of the Viognier aromas. ”

The most distinctive feature of the Viognier grape is its aroma, but the wine produced is not easy to preserve and does not produce a full-bodied wine. This is a big problem, and it can be solved perfectly by almost all very famous wineries.

"Really?" Angela asked, incredulous.

"Of course." Steve shrugged and said.

"Can you open one? I'm willing to pay dollars for it. If it is exactly what you say, our restaurant is willing to help you promote this sparkling wine. ”

Steve shook his head and said, "I'm sorry. Sparkling wine and white wine are not available for sale. If it is sold, it is already gone by the time of bottling. ”

There are not many Viognier vines in the world. There are only 113 wines in Park Ge Estate, and the wines used to make them are really scarce, and they are not sold at all. Therefore, Ye Mo could only thank Angela for her kindness.

"So, they're all reserve wines?"

"So to speak. Less than 200 bottles of wine are made from Viognier each year, and only 50 are preserved. There are also some special wines, such as golden tulips, which have been made in 12 bottles and have been very lucky to succeed. "With an experimental nature of wine, there are successes and failures. Generally speaking, the failed works should be memorized, but the successful works will be marked and hyped up.

It's like five stars of Bai Ge, four stars of Bai Ge, golden tulips, and blue sky......

"Can I pick it up and take a look?" Angela asked.

"Be careful with your ......"

The sparkling wine here is made in transparent bottles, which are wiped clean of dust and can be seen clearly in a shiny place.

Golden tulips are slightly darker in color than champagne. Under the light, the color of the wine is a melancholy dull gold, like a sentimental beauty. A good wine, in addition to the taste and aroma, also depends on its color.

The golden tulips seemed to have the ability to seduce people's souls, and Angela couldn't take her eyes off it.

"The wine showcase in our restaurant has a collection of Reserve wines from Lafite and Mouton off the shelves, freeing up a lot of space. Don't know, the wine is sold here? ”

"For exhibition?" Ye Mo asked.

"Yes, for exhibition."

Ye Mo looked at Steve, saw him nodding, and then said, "Bai Ge's Viognier wine has never been sold to the public, it is all auctioned. Therefore, its price is not cheap. ”

"No problem. But I need a certificate of auction price over the years, and as an exhibited item, we will mark its value. It's still the story......" Angela said with a smile.

This is Angela's kindness, and the Blue Deep Restaurant is a very high-end restaurant. The wines on display are all rare and rare. It's a good thing for Park Ge Winery, and there is no reason to refuse it anyway.

"The highest price in the Golden Tulip auction was $4,300, the lowest price was $2,500, and the average price was $3,000. We now keep a record of every auction wine that is being auctioned, and these prices are also available at the Napa Valley Department of Revenue. ”

Angela was not too surprised, this is the price of top champagne. But Vivien, who was on the side, shouted, "Three thousand dollars? ”

Steve didn't understand why Ye Mo's friend was screaming, nodded and said with certainty: "Yes, three thousand dollars." ”

"Oh my God." Vivien shook her head, looked at Julie, and said, "We drank three thousand dollars at noon, this ...... It's too extravagant. ”

The corners of Steve's mouth twitched violently, feeling sorry that his proud work had been drunk by a few people who didn't understand wine.

Ye Mo patted Steve's shoulder awkwardly and said, "It's just a sparkling wine." Don't feel distressed. ”

"You're the boss, these wines are yours, I don't feel sorry. It's a pity to open a bottle of golden tulips with one bottle missing. Moreover, I haven't seriously tasted its flavor murmur. Steve's old face was full of grievances and said.

"I still have a small half bottle left at home, so I'll give you a taste of it slowly."

"Really?" Steve, like an old boy, immediately asked with a smile.

"Of course. Unless you don't want to. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, yes......"

If Steve spoke Chinese, Ye Mo would definitely follow up with 'pancake fruit comes with a set'.

There are also four golden tulips here, and Angela even wants to take them all in one go. With the positioning of the Blue Deep Restaurant, the main focus is on the high-end market, especially as the wine on display, the more expensive the better.

"One bottle at most." This is the unified reply of Ye Mo and Steve.

There are five bottles left in the Golden Tulip Estate, one bottle is placed in the showcase in the restaurant, one bottle is sold, and the rest is used as a treasure.