1. Lafite Winery (Lafite Village)
Lafite-Rothschild winery is the most famous winery and top wine in Bordeaux and even the world. As early as the beginning of18th century, Lafite Winery was famous in Europe. In the first officially recognized classification in the history of Bordeaux 65438-0855, Lafite Winery ranked first, and its status has not changed so far. Lafite wine has always been at the top of the most collectible wines.
Tasting notes: classic aromas of blackcurrant and pencil lead, pencil lead, cedar, cedar and mineral gas; Pure beauty, rich layers, elegance and perfection, fine and strong tannins and very long aging potential; With a long aftertaste and lingering aroma, it is unique among top wines.
Brewing: Grapes are harvested in a traditional and classic way. Pick the grapes by hand and pick them on the vineyard transport car early. Immediately transport the grapes to the winery, pour them directly into the big trough at the entrance, and put them into the fermentor after the stems are broken. There is no cold dip skin before fermentation, and the fermentation is basically natural, so as to minimize interference. Oak barrel culture is 100% new oak barrel. Lafite winery is characterized by all its own oak barrels, which are moderately roasted, so Lafite wine has no strong smoky taste. Oak barrel culture is usually 18-20 months, which should be clarified before bottling.
Vineyard: Lafite winery has 65,438+003 hectares of vineyards, which is the best location in pauillac village. The gravel layer of the soil in Lafite vineyard is several meters thick, 30%-80% is gravel soil, and 1 1%- 15% is clay. The average age of grapes is 30 years, and the grapes that make top wines come from 40-year-old vines.
Second, Latour Winery (Latour Village)
In French, Latour means "tower", and if it is called again after 60 or 70 years, Latuor is equivalent to "tower brand" (named after the historic tower in the winery). Don't joke about this old name. In the eyes of many small Bordeaux drinkers, it is the wine king among the wine kings! Because Radul's style is resolute and uncompromising, some drinkers who used to like spirits had to drink red wine for health reasons, so Radul became their first choice. Latour winery has also become one of the most expensive first-class wineries because of its numerous sponsors.
La Tuzhuang strictly controls the grape production. In bad years, the grapes picked have to undergo strict manual screening, which is even better than Lafite winery in lafayette. Latuzhuang's wine was very green when it was first brewed, and even felt terrible. It needs to be aged in a bottle for at least 10 years. For example, in years like 1945 and 1947, the strength has been maintained for 50 years, and the brewing can continue. The wine in Latuzhuang has always been rich and heavy, with full blackcurrant aroma and delicate black cherry aroma. Hugh Johnson, a famous British restaurant, compared Galeries Lafayette and latour, saying that if Galeries Lafayette is a tenor, latour is a bass, and if Galeries Lafayette is a lyric poem, latour is an epic masterpiece.
Upper Briant Castle (Obiang Village)
As one of the most outstanding and expensive red wines in France, its winery Ch? 0? Teauhaut-Brion is located in the village of Pessac in Graves, Bordeaux. It's only 2 kilometers from Bordeaux. Covering an area of 109 mu, the winery is the smallest manor in the "Big Five", and the red wine produced also reflects the intellectual and gentle style of young women. The annual output is 12000 to 15000 cases. This is also the only winery among the five famous wineries that is not located in Medoc.
As early as 1855, Obiang Villa was already famous. If it is missing from the first-class winery list, its authority will be questioned. Obiang Manor is now owned by Americans. The red wine produced by the manor also has a special aroma of soil and ore belonging to Graves District, with a rich taste and endless aftertaste. Haut-BrionBlanc produced in Obiang Village is not only famous for its red wine, but also recognized as one of the top white tartaric acids in Little Bordeaux.
Obiang wine was once favored by many royal families and was called "star wine". In order to make Obiang wine worthy of the title of "star", winemakers pay attention to the balance between Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the proportion of wine raw materials, and these wines are quietly aged in the cellar to ensure the unique flavor of the wine. Only wines made from grapes produced in this land of Obiang have this personality.
4. Margaux Winery (Margaux Village)
Margaux is one of the Bordeaux wine producing areas, but it is also the name of the winery. Tartaric acid naturally has its own advantages and a very long history. Margaux winery is the designated wine for French state banquets. Mature Margaux winery has a soft taste and complex aroma. If it is in a good year, it will have the fragrance of violets. If Latour is Murdoch's "king of wine", then Margaux winery should be "drunk".
Drinking Margaux's wine feels like tango: the steps are fast and orderly, the dancers are elegant and slender, and there is no feeling of thinness. Its wine is soft and firm, bright in color, lasting and fragrant.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Rothschild Castle in Mouton (Mu Tong Village)
Mouton, also known as Wudang, is a French transliteration of Mouton. Its original meaning refers to "sheep", and the winery was originally a "sheep farm" (according to the location of the winery, it was originally a hillside where shepherds put sheep). 1973, France made an exception and upgraded Mutongzhuang to a first-class winery. So far, it is also the only winery that has won this honor. The owner of Mutong Village is very business-minded. Not only does Mouton Caday produce millions of bottles of ordinary table wine every year, but the winery also invites a world-renowned artist to design labels for Mouton Rothschild every year. Because the label of wine itself is quite artistic, even if the wine was not good, the wine bottle alone is a precious collection. It is reported that it takes more than 500,000 RMB to collect a full set of Mouoton wine from 1945. The characteristic of Mouton red wine is that after opening a bottle, the quality and aroma of the wine are varied, usually with the aroma of coffee and chocolate.
Mouton's wine label itself has collection value. Many people want to buy all the wines in Mouton just to collect labels. Mu Tong Winery continues this practice to this day and becomes a symbol of it. Mu Tong Winery not only has a distinctive wine label, but also its wine is very attractive. It is characterized by rich fragrance, strong throat rhyme and rich tannins. In Bordeaux, the wines produced by many famous wineries are very stable, but Mouton wines are very strange compared with them. The change of this wine is like a winding river, which has been changing for 90 years. Sometimes the taste is very soft, sometimes it is very strong.
6. White winery (Baima winery)
Cheval Blanc of 1947 is the best wine in Bordeaux 100 years in the eyes of many professional restaurants! Cheval Blanc was listed as "super-first-class wine" in the ranking table of Saint Emilion in 1996. Cheval Blanc label is gold on a white background, which is very elegant and very in line with the quality of wine. Cheval Blanc will taste a little green when it is young, but when it matures, it will give off a unique floral fragrance and the wine will be balanced and elegant.
The unique climate and soil are also important factors for the success of Baima Winery. The wine produced by Baima Winery is full-bodied, fruity and aristocratic. Compared with the classic wines and the wines on the right bank of Bordeaux, the wines of Baima Winery are more like those produced in Medoc.
7. Ousong Winery (Ousong Village)
In the ranking of Saint Emilion Winery from 65438 to 0996, Ousongzhuang is the only one at the same level as Baimazhuang. Ousongzhuang is also the least well-known winery among the eight wineries. In the middle and late 1990s, the new owner of the winery made great innovations in the winery and strictly demanded the quality of the wine. Grapes that do not meet the specifications are all used to brew second-class Rabe wine, or sold to other winemakers to brew low-grade table wine. Therefore, in recent years, the annual output of famous wine Aosong is below 2000 cases, which has become extremely precious. Ausone is characterized by storage resistance, and Chen Fang has to drink it for a long time. The wine is rich in quality, with the aroma of coffee and wooden barrels, which is very atmospheric.
The name of Ousongzhuang comes from a legend. Around 320 AD, there was a famous Roman poet named Asszonyi, who was the teacher of the Roman emperor (the teacher of the emperor when he was a child). He got a fief in Bordeaux, served as the governor of Bordeaux, and concurrently served as the dean of the highest local college (equivalent to the president of Bordeaux University today). This man is not only powerful, but also highly educated and deeply respected by people. Asszonyi is a wine lover. He not only promoted wine in many poems, but also put his hobby into action, opened up many grape plantations and became the earliest pioneer in brewing Bordeaux wine. According to legend, the garden of Ousong is the former residence of Ausoniusr, which is also the origin of the name of Ousong Village. In fact, the name Ousongzhuang was officially put into use in 178 1.
As the name implies, the wine produced by Ousongzhuang is delicate and velvety, sweet and intoxicating at first, and then the throat is harmonious and mellow, with elegant aroma, long aftertaste and long aftertaste.
Eight, Petrus (Petrus Zhuang)
Of course, Petrus's success is first and foremost a victory in quality. The high quality comes from its perfectionist attitude towards the art of winemaking. Botus Manor covers an area of 12 hectares, with an annual output of about 5,000 cases of wine. More than 90% of the selected grape varieties are Merlot, so it is also the greatest Merlot in the world. The planting density of vineyards in Bertus is quite low, generally only 5,000 to 6,000 trees per hectare. The fruit of each vine is limited to a few clusters of grapes to ensure the juice concentration of each grape. The trees used are all between 40 and 90 years old, and they should be picked in a dry and sunny afternoon to ensure that the dew left on the grapes the night before has been dried by the sun. If there is not enough sunshine or wind, they will dry the grapes on the manor by helicopter before picking. When picking grapes, they will use 200 people to pick them all at once. In the process of brewing, Petrus is also different. First, they all use brand-new oak barrels. During the aging period of oak barrels for one to two years, they change barrels every three months, so that the wine can fully absorb the aroma of different oak. This practice at all costs is still unparalleled.
Botus's wine quality is very stable. In bad weather years, they will deeply select grapes for wine making, so the yield will be reduced. In order to protect the gold-lettered signboard, some bad years even stopped production, such as 9 1 when there was no Botes. Bertus is characterized by deep color, rich aroma, balanced body, delicate and rich aroma, such as ripe blackcurrant, pear, chocolate, milk, truffle and various oak flavors. Its taste is very broad, showing the personality of the king in wine. At present, Bertus is superior to other Bordeaux wine kings in quality and price, and has become a veritable king of wine.
Botus is not named after the winery, but its wine is the most famous Merlot in the world. The owner of the winery carefully brewed manna from this small vineyard in Pomeihou District. Among the eight wineries in Bordeaux, only Bertus is not crowned winery, and there are no beautiful big houses or castles in the winery, only small houses. The output of Bertus red wine is pitiful, so its price is also the most expensive among the eight wineries.