My portable world of mixed farmers

Chapter 532 Bordeaux and Burgundy

When you think of red wine, what comes to mind?That's right, it is France, the romantic France, which has the best, most famous and most expensive red wine and winery in the world.

When it comes to red wine in France, I have to mention two regions that produce red wine, Bordeaux and Burgundy, even though Dong Shanhe has never been there.

Wait, Dong Shan suddenly thought of another red wine specialty area, the Champagne area, um, but that is sparkling red wine,

Dong Shanhe has to admit that French red wine is synonymous with the world's red wine at this stage, whether it is Lafayette or Mouton Margaux, they are all famous wineries, even if Dong Shanhe is confident that his winery can surpass these wineries. The world's top winery, but Dong Shanhe also knows that this time will definitely not be too short, at least ten or twenty years.

In order to take a shortcut, Dong Shanhe thought of the most stupid way, that is to buy two wineries in France.One in Bordeaux and one in Burgundy, so that I can make perfect red wine by virtue of my geographical advantages.

And when the time comes, France will hold its nose and admit it, and even promote it for itself, but at that time it may only advertise that this is red wine produced in France. As for Dong Shanhe, stay where it is cool.

Dong Shanhe stood on the land of Bordeaux, accompanied by Smith who had left England for several days, and beside him stood a man from a year ago.

"Boss, this is the owner of the winery we want to buy, Henry Hollande." Smith pointed to a young man in his 20s beside him and introduced.

"Hello!" "Hello!" Dong Shanhe shook hands with this man named Henry.

As for why he sold his ancestral winery, Dong Shanhe didn't care about it. It's not a particularly large winery, and it's only more than 100 hectares, less than [-] hectares in area.

In fact, this winery is not too small. Chateau Lafite is only 150 hectares, and this unknown Henry winery has [-] hectares. It can be seen that Henry's ancestor is also very rich.

Bordeaux, a city and port in southwestern France, is located in the lower reaches of the Garonne River, [-] kilometers away from the Atlantic Ocean.

Bordeaux is the seat of the Aquitaine region and the capital of Gironde in southwestern France. It is a strategic location on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Bordeaux Port is the closest port in France connecting West Africa and the American continent. It is the railway hub of Southwest Europe. Aquitaine The region has superior natural conditions, which are conducive to the growth of crops. The agricultural production ranks third in the country, the corn production ranks first in the EU, and the production and processing of foie gras ranks first in the world.

This is also one of the reasons Dong Shanhe chose here, foie gras!The three top ingredients in the western food world are truffles, foie gras, and caviar, so it is easy to say that Bordeaux's fancy does not simply come from red wine, of course, red wine is also very important.

Bordeaux is located in a typical temperate marine climate zone, warm and humid throughout the year, and has the most suitable climate for grape growth. It is sunny all the year round, making Bordeaux a large area of ​​vineyards. The wine is famous all over the world. The most famous is Bordeaux wine. .

Victor Hugo said: "This is a strange city, original and perhaps unique, put Versailles and Antwerp together and you get Bordeaux."

Bordeaux is the largest wine country in the world, and the wine produced here is the most famous.Bordeaux's grape planting area ranks first among the three major wine-producing regions in France. In the Bordeaux region alone, there are more than 9000 wine gardens and wine castles.

Bordeaux produces nearly 90.00 million bottles of wine, and AOC wine production accounts for a quarter of French AOC wine production, of which 50% are red wine, 300% are dry white wine and sweet white wine, and there are more than [-] types. More than [-] brands.

Every wine estate in Bordeaux has a different story. The vast majority of wine is produced in family-based estates. There are vineyards and wine cellars in the estate. The so-called estate wine refers to: the growth and harvest of grapes , The whole process of fermentation, maturation and bottling of wine is completed in the manor.

The three rivers of Gironde, Garonne and Dordogne divide Bordeaux into three parts: the left bank, the right bank and the two seas. The northeastern part of the De River and the Dordogne River is called the "Right Bank", and the area between the Garonne River and the Dordogne River is called "Between the Two Seas". Miles, more than 85 miles from north to south, with nearly 70 to 110 million hectares of vineyards, with an average annual production of about 220 million bottles of wine.

The grape-growing region on the left bank is divided into two regions, Medoc and Graves, and Medoc is divided into six villages from north to south, including Saint-Estèphe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien and Margaux. Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Julien, and Saint-Estèphe are the hometowns of famous chateaus, and more than [-]% of the famous chateaux are located in these four villages. Chateau Ossin and Château Cheval Blanc are located in Saint-Emily on the right bank. Yong, the Petrus estate in Pomerol.

Bordeaux's legal red grape varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Verdot, Malbec, and Carmenere. The main legal white grape varieties are Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle, among which the left bank is the most important. The red grape variety is Cabernet Sauvignon, while the most dominant red grape varieties on the Right Bank are Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

Although the Château Henri purchased by Dong Shanhe is also in the Médoc, Dong Shanhe is not afraid of those chateaus, but the place where he is located is a bit remote and almost out of the Médoc region.

"Okay, let's sign the contract!" Dong Shanhe told Smith directly.

This place is really good. It is in the core area of ​​Bordeaux. If it is not for the large amount of money paid by myself, it is impossible to get it from Henry Hollande. You must know that other people paid 2 million US dollars. Shanhe Dong Shanhe directly reached more than [-] million.

For a prodigal like Henry Hollande, it doesn’t matter who they sell to, but who pays more money. It’s not orthodox to sell to the Chinese. It’s not that there are too many French people in Bordeaux. Few are French.

After signing the contract, Dong Shanhe smiled happily. Even if he failed to invite Ferguson back when he came to Europe, it doesn’t matter. The big deal is to invite someone with a lesser reputation. The winery in the Dock area is a lifelong family business.

"Smith, how did the winery in Burgundy choose?" Dong Shanhe asked Smith again.

"Boss, the one in Burgundy is almost the same, I guarantee you will be satisfied." Dong Shanhe said before, don't be afraid to spend more money, you must buy a larger area and a better location.

"Then tell me, what kind of winery can satisfy me?" Dong Shanhe asked very curiously, the usual Smith is not like this.

"Boss, when it comes to Burgundy, the Romanee-Conti winery is the first to bear the brunt, and the Romanee-Conti winery is located in the village of Vaughn Romanee. The village is very small, with an area of ​​less than [-] hectares." Smith talked nonstop.

"Wait, you mean we bought a winery in the Romani village?" Dong Shanhe almost exclaimed. You must know that Count Alexandre Lusalus, the soul of Bordeaux, once mentioned that in his family, only To speak softly and reverently of the fantastic wine of Romanée-Conti, one of six wineries in the village of Romanée-Romanée in Vaughan.

"How is it possible, the boss? It is impossible for the six wineries in Vaughn Romani village to be sold, even if they pay ten times the price." Dong Shanhe is prodigal if he wants to spend ten times the price.

"Then tell me which winery you bought." Dong Shanhe asked with a sigh of relief.

"Boss, we bought Chateau Romani." Smith was very excited about this result.

Although American red wine is also very famous, Americans still flock to French red wine, and Burgundy is one of them.

"Wait, you said it's the Romanee winery? What does it have to do with the Romanee-Conti? What does it have to do with the Vaughan Romanee village?" Dong Shanhe was confused by Smith.

"Boss, it's actually like this. Vaughan Romani village is a small village, but Romani village is a big village. In fact, many people don't know the difference between Vaughan Romani and Romani, so in the eyes of many people, Romani Ni and Vaughan Romani are similar, and Romani Winery is the largest winery in Romani Village." Dong Shanhe understood after hearing what Smith said.

Romanee Village has an area of ​​almost 150 hectares, with eight grand cru wineries and four first cru wineries, and the winery we bought is a grand cru winery.

"So few?" Dong Shanhe felt that a village with a size of 150 hectares would not have only 22 wineries, but it was not surprising when he thought of the location here.

"The Romani Garden we bought is the smallest winery in the whole village, only one hectare in size." Smith was interrupted by Dong Shanhe before he could finish speaking.

"How big do you say? One hectare? Why is it such a small area?" One hectare is only fifteen acres of land. This is a little more area. How many bottles of red wine can be produced in this way?
You must know that the output of Pinot Noir is already small, only one-third of that of Cabernet Sauvignon, and now I tell myself that the winery only has one hectare, which is too little.

"Yes, the boss only has one hectare. Don't dislike it. If you don't buy this winery, some people will buy it!" Just saying that the brand of Romani Garden is worth [-] million dollars, this sentence is not true at all. Don't be blind.

"Okay!" Dong Shanhe could only nod his head in recognition. This is also the result of Smith's work. Who made the area of ​​Romanee-Conti winery small? Even the area of ​​Romanee-Conti winery is only two hectares. The annual output is only more than 4000 liters, which is not much better than his own. Dong Shanhe firmly believes that after his own catalysis, the quality of his winery will definitely surpass Romanee-Conti.

"How did you buy it?" Dong Shanhe asked curiously.

"Although the Rizeberry family, the owner of the Romani winery, is a very old family, they do not only run the winery. After the aftermath of the financial crisis, the opportunities we have encountered are not easy!" France still has a few friends who don't know the news.

Dong Shanhe couldn't help complaining, "Long history? How long? Is it 2000 years?"

Even spending [-] million US dollars to buy this winery, Smith did not tell Dong Shanhe directly, for fear that Dong Shanhe would be confused.

But this opportunity is rare, and it can be said to be once in a thousand years. If you are really in doubt, someone will definitely buy it.

After Dong Shanhe signed the contract in Bordeaux, he took a plane overnight from the southwest of France to Burgundy in the northeast.

In Jinqiu, Dong Shanhe met the old owner of Rizebeile, an old man who was dying, but his eyes were very bright. Originally, he didn't want to sell him to Dong Shanhe after seeing Dong Shanhe.

In the end, it was Dong Shanhe who used the old method to gain the trust of the old man. For the old man, the most important thing is to be able to pass on this winery perfectly.

Dong Shanhe had no choice but to let the old man taste the red wine he brought from Napa Valley. The old man dismissed the red wine from the United States, not to mention the American, even the red wine from Bordeaux. What's wrong with being famous?In terms of quality and taste, the village of Romani in Burgundy is the best.

"What do you mean? Let me be your wine taster for free?" the old man said very rudely.

As the most famous wine taster in the entire Burgundy region, the old man can raise the level of a winery with just one sentence. Of course, this only works for wineries below the second level. It is not so easy for the first level and super winery Upgraded ones, like the Médoc region of Bordeaux, 200 years ago there were five top chateaux, and now 200 years have passed, there is one more Grand Cru chateau, which is enough to show the difficulty of upgrading.

Dong Shanhe was very glad that he bought a grand cru winery, so his goal was not to upgrade, but to go directly to the number one in the world, kick the Romanee-Conti in front of him, and then sit up by himself.

"Old man, what are you talking about, I just want to invite you to taste the red wine I brewed myself." Dong Shanhe didn't think the old man in front of him was so hateful, he was just a dying old man, and he didn't have the same knowledge as him.

After taking the first sip, the old man's eyes changed, and then he spent half an hour alone and drank three cups.

"In the future, this winery will be handed over to you. My descendants are not filial. No one is willing to take over the winery. There have been problems in doing business. I hope you can continue to work hard and surpass Romanee-Conti." The old man's lifelong dream is Right, Romanee Garden surpassed Romanee-Conti, but this chance is very slim. Now that he met Dong Shanhe and drank Dong Shanhe's red wine, he knew that his opportunity had come. If he didn't seize this opportunity, he would definitely It is impossible.

"Don't worry, I promise that within ten years, Romanée-Conti will be kicked down and the Romanée Garden will be ranked first in Burgundy." Dong Shanhe said confidently.

The old man nodded, and then signed the contract that Dong Shanhe brought over.

(End of this chapter)