What is the most famous red wine? Is it expensive?

Among the wine kings of all countries and factions in the world, the most famous wine king should be Lafite village in Pojak village, Bordeaux, France.

Lafite Village is made up of one

A nobleman named Lafite founded this garden in 1354, which was quite famous in14th century. 1675, she was acquired by J. D. Segur, the world's number one wine producer at that time. At that time, Xi Gang was all-powerful in the wine industry. He also owns the top historical names Zhuang Latu, Akebia and Khyron family. King Louis XIV of France once said that the Xigang family may be the richest family in France. /kloc-in the 0/7th century, Burgundy wine was the main wine in France. At that time, Louis XV's mistress Bombardier, a well-known "social butterfly" in the upper class, lost to Louis XV's cousin, Prince de Conti of Bourbon, in the battle for Romance Winery, so she turned her interest to Lafite, which often made Lafite a favorite of Versailles nobles. After the death of the third generation head of Xigang family 1755, Lafite's property rights entered a rather chaotic historical period. But the quality of Lafite wine is still not disappointing. It was not until 1868 that Baron James Rothschild won the bid for 4.4 million francs in a public auction. The family has owned Lafite until now, and has been able to maintain the quality of Lafite and the reputation of the world's top wines to this day.

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grade

Wine lovers all know that Bordeaux rated the famous villages in this area at 1855. At that time, they selected 6 1 best famous villages from the star-studded manors, and called them Grand Cruclassroom (which can be called rank famous villages in Chinese). In 6 1, it is divided into 5 levels. There are four first-class manors, namely Chateau Lafite, Chateau Latour, Chateau Margaux and Chateau Haute Briant. Four Latin American countries and the Philippines ranked first. Later, the second-class winery "Wudang King" was upgraded to a first-class winery, so it is now also called "Five Famous Villages".

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record

Lafite is currently the record holder of the most expensive wine in the world. Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was not only the president, but also Lafite was the most famous wine critic in18th century. Robert parker, the world's number one wine critic. 1985 At Christie's auction in London, a bottle of Lafite signed by Thomas Jefferson 1787 was auctioned by Malcolm Forbes, the owner of Forbes magazine, at a high price of105,000. Set and maintain the record of the most expensive bottle of wine in the world.

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quality

To have the world's top quality, of course, the first is the unique soil and microclimate of Lafite Manor. Lafite Manor covers a total area of 90 hectares, with 8,500 vines planted per hectare. Among them, Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for about 70%, Merlot accounts for about 20%, and the rest is Cabernet Franc. The average tree age is over forty years. The annual output is about 30,000 cases of wine (per case12,750ml). This output ranks first among all the top famous villages in the world. Compared with this output and the price it can maintain, the achievements of Lafite Villa are really unparalleled. Grape cultivation in Lafite Village adopts a very traditional method, which basically does not use chemicals and fertilizers, and with careful manual care, grapes can only be picked after they are fully mature. When picking, skilled workers will pick and screen grapes on the trees, and they will not pick them well. Grapes will be screened twice by more advanced technical workers after picking and before pressing to ensure that every squeezed grape meets the requirements of high quality. It only takes two or three vines to brew a bottle of 750ml Lafite wine. In order to protect these expensive vines, no one is allowed to visit Lafite Villa without the special invitation of the head office. In addition, Lafite Village is also a famous village that is willing to spend more money and hire top winemakers. Lafite wine is mild and restrained, unlike Zhuanglatu and Wudang King, two famous wines produced in Puyile Village, which have strong personalities. Lafite has outstanding floral and fruity fragrance, mellow and supple, so many wine lovers call Lafite the "queen" of the wine kingdom.

Besides Lafite, the Rothschild family also owns many high-quality gardens and wine brands in Bordeaux, Chile, Italy and Portugal. Among them, the famous Bordeaux wineries are Evian Zhuo L' Evangele and Ducha Meron Ch. Duhart Miron, Ma Song, Medoc. Malmaison, Lafite's second-hand brand Carruades de Lafite and Baron de Milon of Madame Meron Lafite.

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yield

In Lafite Winery, a bottle of red wine can be produced only by 2-3 vines, and the annual output of the whole winery is controlled at 20,000-30,000 cases (750ml for each box 12). Due to the shortage of supply, the reservation of Lafite red wine is made six months before the grapes are ripe, and each guest can only book 20 cases at most. Old Lafite wine is rare in the world, so it is warmly sought after by wine collectors. For example, at Christie's auction in London in 1985, a bottle of 1787 Lafite sold for 105000, setting and maintaining the world record of the most expensive wine so far. At present, with the gradual recovery of the stock market and the stabilization of house prices, the market of collectible wine has started a new round of prosperity, and the price of Lafite wine has naturally risen. It is understood that the issue price of a box of 12 bottles of 2008 Lafite Zhuang red wine launched in May this year was 1950, which soared to 3,500 in just two months. Lafite brand wine

The harsh standards for brewing Lafite wine in the past 20 years have made the second-class brand Lafite treasures have the quality close to the real brand. Because it contains a higher proportion of Merlot than the genuine product, and combined with the terroir characteristics of its origin Kasuade platform, it has a unique personality. The name of this wine comes from the Kasuad terraced fields bordering the hill where Lafite Castle is located. Several plots here were purchased by Lafite Castle at 1845.

/kloc-in the 0 ~ (th) century, the wines of Kasuad were sold separately from those of Lafite. Later, the name Kaxuad was used to identify the second-class brand wine of Lafite Castle. The original name of the second brand wine was "Caxuad Mill", and it was renamed as the treasure of Lafite 0980 from 65438.

Acting brand: Carruades de Lafite Rafika Xuade grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 50-70%, Merlot 30-50%, Cabernet Sauvignon and Myrtle 0-5%.

Aging in oak barrels: 18~20 months, using new barrels.

Average annual output:1.5,000 boxes to 20,000 boxes.

82 is the "century year" of Bordeaux.

The price of the 82-year Lafite international auction stored in the winery is around 80,000 yuan.

Without written proof of historical preservation or unknown channels, the market value is only 30,000-50,000.

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Manor raiders

Chestnut Lafite Rothschild is one of the eight famous villages in the world, with the most famous red wine in the world at present. It is characterized by smoothness and introversion, gentleness and elegance. Grape cultivation in Lafite Village adopts a very traditional method, which basically does not use chemicals and fertilizers, and with careful manual care, grapes can only be picked after they are fully mature. When picking, skilled workers will pick and screen grapes on the trees, and they will not pick them well. Grapes will be screened twice by more advanced technical workers after picking and before pressing to ensure that every squeezed grape meets the requirements of high quality. It only takes two or three vines to brew a bottle of 750ml Lafite wine.

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related news

"Lafite is here."

Lafite, the top French wine brand, was frequently mentioned with Maotai during the 20 12 session. In March this year, many wine lovers shouted "Lafite is coming"-the Lafite winery project invested by the wine company Lafite Group-Baron Rothschild of France officially started construction in Penglai, Shandong Province.

/kloc-After investigating the planting base in China in 0/5, Penglai became the third production base of Lafite in the world and the only one in Asia after Argentina and Chile. On March 1 1, the Lafite Winery Project invested by French Baron Lafite Rothschild officially started construction in Penglai, Shandong Province.

It is understood that Lafite Group will build a wine castle and 25 hectares of grape plantation in Penglai in the future, and will produce 6.5438+0.2 million bottles of Lafite wine every year.

Lafei anti-counterfeiting

A wine merchant in Paris said that the highest annual output of Lafite is 240,000 bottles. According to the investigation of Zhejiang Industrial and Commercial Bureau, Lafite can get about 50,000 bottles in China market every year. The annual output is 240,000 bottles of Lafite, which is about 50,000 bottles in China market, but China can consume 2 million bottles a year. Where did the extra millions of bottles of Lafite come from?

20 12 February, Zhejiang industrial and commercial bureau investigated and dealt with the case of Yiwu Chengsheng non-staple food firm distributing naked wine. It is understood that the owner of Chengsheng Commercial Bank purchased a large number of bare bottles of wine from Changli, Hebei Province and Yantai, Shandong Province, respectively, and registered two sales companies in Hong Kong, "France Lafite Wine (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. and France Royal Castel Manor Co., Ltd.", and then put the labels of these two shell companies printed by themselves on the bare bottles, turning domestic wines into famous brands. [ 1]

Lafite has launched a comprehensive anti-counterfeiting campaign in China in recent years. Lawyer Zhang Yazhou of Unitalen Law Firm said in an interview that Lafite Group will arrange a press conference in China in April to introduce the progress of counterfeiting.

It is understood that after investigation by anti-counterfeiting lawyers, it is found that the consumption market of all kinds of fake Lafite red wine is mainly concentrated in cities with moderately developed economies. From the point of view of places, "XX Lafite" of "famous brand" is mainly concentrated in KTV and bars, while pure fake wine with forged trademarks is concentrated in high-end consumer places such as clubs.