"Drink it?" Aubert and Dwylan's voices became a little weird, "Drink it, drink it! After drinking it all, he can only be a legend." In his voice, there seemed to be a faint There is a bit of hatred. Undoubtedly, there are stories among the three gods of wine.
"Since you like wine, then stay here. You are very lucky. The vines here are finally old enough to start winemaking. So far, three vintages have just been produced. You can try it, and You can taste the hops. Since you have drunk my previous wine, you should be able to compare."
The sommelier said happily: "That's really great, thank you for your generosity." He loved wine all his life, and it was wonderful to be able to taste the wine brewed by the legendary Dionysus himself, which made him even more excited. Yes, Aubert and Dwylan are still alive.
"Gate, take them there, and then come back, I want to hear their opinions." Aubert and Devlan said lightly.
Gate made a gesture of invitation, and the wine taster, Lan Jue and the beggar saluted the vines transformed by Aubert and De Weilan at the same time, and then left under the leadership of Gate.
Everything that has just been experienced is too legendary for the three of them. The legendary Dionysus of DRC is still alive, and he still lives in this way. Can human beings really survive by turning into plants? What's more, this Dionysus still maintains a strong strength. No wonder his ruler's domain is the vine, he has even turned himself into a vine!
Under the leadership of Gate, they really entered the castle this time.
As soon as you enter the door, you will be greeted by a strong smell of white oak. The interior of the castle is hollow and empty, only some huge wooden barrels. These wooden barrels are ten meters high and probably more than six meters in diameter. I don't know what they are for.
Gate said: "We have always used the most traditional biodynamics to brew fine wine. The so-called biodynamics means that we never use any mechanized production, and everything relies on biodynamics. For example, when we dig the soil , will use horses and cattle to pull the fence, and when the grapes are picked, they must be selected by hand, and only the best grapes are selected for wine."
"In order to restore all the seven fine wines of the traditional DRC, we have worked hard on the soil, and then watered it by controlling the water of Lingjing Lake. Although in this way, it is not completely derived from nature, But we have tried our best to simulate the environment of the Yuan Dynasty on the mother planet. At present, all the vines are more than 40 years old, and the grapes produced in different plots have to be aged in oak barrels for 18 months or 20 years. Fourteen months. Unfortunately, there are no more old barrels now, and the taste of oak barrels will have a greater impact on the wine. For the first three years of production, the wine of the first year has been bottled, and the other two years It is also aged in Mouton, aka hops."
Lan Jue said: "Then can we taste all the wines of these three years?"
Gaite glanced at him and nodded, "Yes. Since Master Dwylan agrees, it is naturally possible. Please follow me."
Walking into the old castle, the quaint stone steps appeared in front of their eyes. The stone steps rotated downwards. Geter walked in front, and the others followed him and walked down.
While walking, Gate said, "Traditional wine cellars must be ten meters underground or deeper. The temperature is kept at 12 to 15 degrees all year round, and there must be a certain degree of humidity. As time goes by, , there will be dust and mold here, but all of this is part of making good wine. Because everything has to be started from scratch, it also needs to be accumulated. As early as the era of the mother star, there used to be a winery that has been passed down for thousands of years , and at the same time, there are naturally thousands of years of old wine passed down."
The sommelier asked: "Then, do you have any old wine inheritance in your DRC?"
Getty nodded, "Of course there are."
The sommelier asked, "Is it also preserved with space technology?"
Gaite shook his head and said, "No, Master Devlan kept a complete wine cellar and brought it out. Everything in the wine cellar remains the same, but it is not here. The old wine in it has never been touched. However, as to whether they are still alive, I don't know."
To evaluate the state of an old wine, the most important thing is whether it is still alive.
The so-called living means that the wine can still be drunk. If it is undrinkable wine, it is generally said to be old. Because of improper storage, or too long time, the wine may be old.
After hearing Gaite's words, the eyes of Lan Jue and the sommelier could not help but light up. There is still wine that has been stored since the Shangyuan Era to the present? And without any space technology, even if it is stored in the most demanding wine cellar, the possibility of survival will be very small.
Just as they were thinking, they had reached the bottom of the stone steps, and Gaite pushed open two wooden doors and led them in.
The world behind the wooden door, first of all, has a strong smell of white oak. The wine cellar is supported by quaint stone pillars. Looking around, rows of oak barrels are neatly arranged. Each row has two floors, with two barrels on the top and two barrels on the bottom. , has been extended to the distance.
"Because it's just started, there are currently more than 2,100 barrels of wine, with an average of about 700 barrels for each vintage. The first vintage has just started bottling recently, and the third vintage has just entered barrels."
The cellar is large, but there are also many places in it that are empty, obviously reserved for future winemaking.
Lan Jue couldn't help asking: "Mr. Gate, what is the future of the wine you brew?"
Gate glanced at him, "Western Union will help us sell these wines."
"Western Union?" Lan Jue's eyes moved slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
Gate did not continue this topic, and continued to show them around the entire wine cellar. After walking around, he moved a cylindrical barrel with a metal bell mouth.
The beggar whispered to the wine taster beside him, "What is this?"
The wine taster said: "This is called a spit barrel, which is only found in wine cellars. It is used by tasters and bartenders when tasting hops or finished wine. After all, everyone's wine capacity is limited. It is possible to drink every type of wine, so after tasting, if you are worried about the amount of alcohol, you can spit it out in this spit barrel. But this refers to drinking the wine in your mouth. If you don’t drink it in your mouth, it is allowed Pour back to Mouton. Cherish every drop of eaux-de-vie."
Gate looked at the sommelier with a smile, nodded to him, and then handed the three glasses one by one. One per person.
"Let's start with the hops that have just entered the barrel. Trying hops requires imagination. A good taster can judge whether the wine is really good through the taste of hops." While talking, Gate Take out a long glass tube with a rubber sleeve at the end of the glass tube. If you look carefully, you can find that there is a small hole at the bottom.
He walked up to an oak barrel, pulled out a small white plug on it, then inserted the glass tube into it, then pressed the small hole at the back, and pulled out the glass tube. Suddenly, a tube of dark red wine was brought out. This is to use the principle of atmospheric pressure to get wine.
Put some wine in each person's glass, and then return the remaining wine in the glass tube to the barrel. Gat made a please gesture.
Lan Jue shook the wine glass, sent it to his nose and smelled it, the smell was a little weird, not aroma, but a little sour, and some smells that didn't disperse.
He took a bite into his mouth, and sure enough, the first thing he felt was the sour taste and the taste of grapes. The so-called hops, especially this kind of new hops, are more grape juice.
The sour taste mixed with the taste of grapes made Lan Jue feel a little weird when he tasted it for the first time, but he still swallowed it. The name on this barrel is VIVIAN, which is Saint-Vivant in DRC, and it is also a good wine. ! Unexpectedly, its hops turned out to be of this taste.
The sourness persists for a long time, but the aroma gradually diffuses out. Undoubtedly, there is still a gap between hops and wine, and it is not so delicious, but it is definitely a novel experience. Lan Absolutely knows the taste of wine very well, but this is the first time for hops, at least he doesn't have the imagination yet.
A barrel of hops, a barrel of hops, seven kinds of wine, seven kinds of hops. Gradually, he tasted the difference, especially when it came to the last Romanee-Conti, Lan Jue's eyes couldn't help releasing a light of surprise. He couldn't help laughing and said, "It turns out that the best wine must first be the best grape juice!"
Getty nodded and said, "That's right. Just like the best champagne, it must be the best white wine. Even without bubbles, it is equally charming. The reason is the same."
Lan Jue gave a thumbs up.
After tasting the most primary hops, it is the high-grade hops that have been stored in wooden barrels for more than a year, and the taste has changed again. However, what makes them look forward to even more is the truly finished wine.
Drinking from the lowest VIVIAN, the brick red wine exudes an attractive fragrance, and the pinot noir's pinnacle is displayed one by one. Everyone drank a glass of each type, and the emotions of the three became more and more excited. You can tell by the brightness of their eyes.
Finally, after tasting the fine wine, he returned the wine glass to Gate.
The beggar frowned and shook his head slightly.
"What's wrong?" Lan Jue asked him.
The beggar said: "Perhaps because of the different tastes, Romanee-Conti is excellent, and it also has a strong penetrating power, as if it can penetrate into human cells, but this bottle of wine is a bit young, and at the same time it seems It’s missing a feeling, not just the explosiveness that Krohaba knows, but something else.”