Chapter 33 Unique Decanting Techniques
A man will always have his own preferences, and Shen Juan is no exception, all he is good at is red wine and cigars, as for women, he is not good, and he doesn't dare.
When he saw the label on the bottle, his eyes widened.
It turned out to be Pétrus 95 years old, and this vintage is arguably the best wine of the entire 20th century.
Although 96 is a very outstanding vintage, it is not a classic, and the Bordeaux wines of this vintage have a delicious and attractive ripe fruit, but lack the structure and are only suitable for mid-cellaring. Although the 98 vintage has been well received by the wine industry, only those who have tasted it will know that the taste of this year's wine is slightly hard, and the wood flavor is a little too heavy, although the taste of the wood will soften over time, but the fruitiness will also fade with it. The truly glorious year was '95, a year in which Bordeaux wines were full-bodied, well-structured, and particularly deep and condensed. As for the rest of the 20th century, it was either uneventful or very bad.
Pétrus (Pétrus) is far less famous among ordinary people in China than Lafite, and there are many people who think that Lafite is the most expensive wine in red wine, but in fact, Pétrus is, if there is no Pétrus in a high-end restaurant abroad, then it is not a high-end restaurant, Pétrus is a drinker, and he is recognized as the king of wine by connoisseurs.
A good wine person, when he sees a bottle of wine that is hard to find, the joy in it is like a cat seeing a can.
But looking at it, Shen Juan felt that there was something wrong with the pattern on this wine bottle, he had been studying red wine for a long time, and the 95-year-old Potus had also seen and tasted it, but he had never seen the pattern on this bottle at this time, how could it be a black and gold large font mark, it should be red, he always felt as if he had forgotten something, it was very important, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
Is it fake wine?
That's not a good level of counterfeiting!
Also, what did this young man say about his own winery, Potus is yours?
No kidding, that's not something you can have if you have money, it's not someone with a certain title status in that circle, and people ignore you. I only tasted it at someone else's private banquet at the time, and I don't want to sell it if I want to collect it!
This is a big fool, and Shen Juan has almost made up his mind in his heart!
Chen Yan seemed to see through what Shen Juan was thinking, and he said tepidly: "Mr. Shen himself also has a Pétrus bar? I don't know which vintage, can you take it out and taste it, it is said that this Pétrus logo pattern was designed back then, there was also a story, Mr. Shen might as well open a bottle, we will taste it while chatting slowly." ”
Shen Juan looked at Chen Yan suspiciously, wondering if this guy was trying to cheat on drinking, but his speech and demeanor were generous, not timid at all, and when he spoke, it was faint, but it made people feel sincere, not like a fool.
The ghost sent the gods, Shen Juan still went to the wine cellar to get a batch of 98-year-old Potus, and took a wine decanter and two cups by the way.
He didn't let the servants do any of this, and the wine vessels were all handmade by the masters, and he usually cleaned and maintained them himself.
After sitting down, Shen Juan skillfully opened the wine, poured about a quarter of the wine into the decanter, and then found a comfortable position to sit down, ready to wait for half an hour before drinking, every time he opened the wine, Shen Juan felt that this was the happiest time of the day, and he also enjoyed this moment.
Chen Yan was unwilling to sit and wait for the wine to be sobered, it was too much of a waste of time, he picked up the wine decanter and said with a smile: "I have a unique wine decanting technique, and I am ugly in front of Mr. Shen." ”
Saying that, Chen Yan held the bottom of the decanter with one hand, shaking it slightly, and the amber liquid slowly rotated in the bottle, not fast, but the whirlpool formed by the liquid became bigger and bigger, gradually, the liquid slowly rotated upward against the inner wall of the decanter, until it stopped behind the mouth of the bottle, and a thin layer of translucent liquid was attached to the entire interior of the decanter at this time, and the color was no longer deep.
Shen Juan looked at this magical and physical cognition-breaking scene, and was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
"It's... How is this possible?Why doesn't the liquid fall under the force of gravity?Is this magic?" Shen Juan felt that Newton's coffin board was almost unable to be suppressed.
Chen Yan didn't see Shen Juan surprised, he put the wine decanter on the low table, picked up the bottle of 98-year-old Petus, approached Shen Juan, pointed to a place and said, "Mr. Shen, you put the bottle on its side, look up from the bottom up, from here, do you see anything?"
"Ahh You... What do you say?"
Shen Juan looked at the red wine in the self-rotating decanter after breaking away from Chen Yan's hand, and he didn't hear what Chen Yan was saying for a while.
Chen Yanxin said, where is this, if you taste the red wine I added some vitality later, wouldn't you go crazy?
That's right, when Chen Yan showed his so-called unique decanting technique, he secretly injected a trace of vitality into the wine, which can make the red wine more mellow, and the flavor in it will be more intense, but not too stiff, and can achieve the most perfect balance in it. Yuan Qi is originally the softest and most natural existence in heaven and earth, and what is it to secretly improve the taste of wine?
After Chen Yan repeated what he had just said, Shen Juan reacted and carefully watched with the bottle.
In the past, Shen Juan also studied the pattern on the bottle, but he never felt that there was anything strange on it.
"Take a closer look, are there two Chinese characters?" Chen Yan reminded again after pointing to the location.
"Kanji?"
Shen Juan was suspicious, how could there be Chinese characters on the red wine from France, little brother, you are talking again.
However, Shen Juan looked at it, and only felt that the pattern logo on the bottle vaguely really had Chinese characters, as if it was written by Lishu.
"It's Chen...?Yan...??"
Shen Juan only felt that his tongue was beginning to knot, and he was about to say something unfavorable.
How is this possible, how can there be two words Chen Yan on this?
But this bottle of wine was just taken out of the cellar by himself, how could he do it?
Thinking about it, Shen Juan looked at the decanter that was still spinning on the low table, the other party even knew this kind of magic, and it was not unimaginable to make a trick on the bottle.
"You sit here and don't move!
Shen Juan said to Chen Yan almost commandingly, and then ran frantically towards the wine cellar.
After opening the door of the thermostatic wine storage cabinet, Shen Juan took out a Platus, and looked obliquely at the area designated by Chen Yan, sure enough, there was also a pattern of the word Chen Yan, and he looked at another Potus of different years, and there were exactly the same characters on the pattern.
At this time, Shen Juan no longer doubted Chen Yan's actions.
No one else has come to the cellar, so how can they have the opportunity to do their own thing?
But how to explain the word Chen Yan on this pattern?
Shen Juan returned to the reception room with doubts in his head, and couldn't help but ask, "What the hell is the pattern on Platus, I have never heard of such a secret on it. ”
"I told you, this is my winery!"
Chen Yan spread his hands, looking like you don't believe it, can you blame me?
“......”
Shen Juan is very embarrassed, preconceived notions are harmful, he thinks he is a big fool who deceives his baby daughter, and he will look at everything on this basis, and naturally feels that what the other party said is false. In addition, it is really hard to believe what this young man said.
"But... , you are so young... This pattern is much older than you. Shen Juan raised another point of doubt about himself.
Chen Yan touched his nose, and had to use the lie that he had woven a long, long time ago, "Since a long time ago in our family, every heir will be called Chen Yan, and it has a history of one or two thousand years. ”
“......”
Shen Juan only felt that he had been hit too much today, "Okay... Well, I'm alone. ”
At this time, Shen Juan noticed that the red wine in the decanter had stopped rotating, as if he seemed to smell a smell of wine, with a hint of yearning in the elegance.
Chen Yan took the cup and poured some for each of them, he raised his glass and gestured slightly, then swallowed it in his mouth, and after a little aftertaste, he swallowed it like a date.
Shen Juan looked at it staggeringly, this is really not pretentious at all, and I don't know if it is a true temperament, or if he pretends to understand red wine, how can he taste wine like this?
"Huh!"
Shen Juan sighed softly, and no longer looked at Chen Yan, he raised his glass and smelled the wine, and suddenly felt a surge of spirit in his heart.
"This wine seems to be different from the usual. "Shen Juan's sense of smell is very keen, and he immediately noticed the difference in this glass of wine.
He took a sip and smacked his lips, "The taste is different, it's a little more creamy and mellow, but the flavor of the grapes is more abundant, and it doesn't go overboard, what's going on? Why is the '98 wine even better than the '95?"
After taking a sip, Shen Juan turned on the mode of tons and tons, and drank all the small half glasses of wine, as if he didn't feel that it was enough to enjoy himself, so he poured out a large cup from the decanter and drank it by himself.
"A hundred years ago, the ancestor began to transfer the industry overseas, and by chance acquired the Potus Winery, this 95-year-old wine is the best batch of the same year, it is not sold to the public, it is only used to give away some partners of the family and some dignitaries, it is normal for Uncle Shen not to see it, after all, there are only two hundred bottles in total. ”
Chen Yan recalled on the side, and unconsciously changed his name for Shen Juan, Shen Juan naturally knew, but he didn't think about correcting Chen Yan's name.
Chen Yan glanced at Shen Juan and continued: "I didn't know that Uncle Shen liked red wine before, but now that I know, I naturally want to send some more to Uncle Shen, but there is only one bottle of 95 years old left on the Cote d'Azur, and it is here with Uncle Shen at this time, so I have to wait for me to ship it from France." ”
When Shen Juan heard it, he naturally understood what Chen Yan meant, this was a hint to him, I, Chen Yan, have something to ask you Shen Juan, if it is done, the red wine will be sent naturally, if it is not done, then it will be extended indefinitely.
"At a young age, I have a lot of eyes. ”
Shen Juan laughed and said, but he didn't mean to laugh, but he admired Chen Yan more and more, he could be said to be in a good way, his speaking level was not bad, and his sycophants were just right, no way, who asked me Shen Juan to eat this.
"Hahaha, tell me, what the hell is asking me for. Shen Juan was no longer sloppy, and asked bluntly.
(ps, when I posted the chapter two days ago, I forgot to thank Bu Fan's alliance leader for the reward, as well as Leizi's support; In fact, it was revised immediately after it was sent.,It's just a matter of review.,And it's a holiday.,No editor to pass the review.,So the modified content hasn't been displayed.,Here,Solemnly thank you for the support of the alliance leader and Leizi)