Do whatever you want from today

"Boss Su, Ausone Chateau is ahead." Xu Liyang took Su Wei and the others to lunch in downtown Bordeaux.

After more than an hour's journey, we finally arrived at Chateau Ausone in the Saint-Emilion region.

"For such a famous winery, the vineyard is too small, and why is this still a mountainous area?" To arrive at the Chateau Ausone, you will pass the vineyard of the winery.

Before Zhao Yayou came to Chateau Ausone, she was looking forward to it.

Because just looking at it along the way, there are large tracts of vineyards.

But the vineyard of Château Ausone is a bit too small.

Because of its size, there are only more than 100 acres of land.

If she had never seen that kind of vineyard with tens of thousands of mu of land, then Zhao Yayou would not be too emotional.

The main reason is that Chateau Ausone is so famous. In the 20th century, it was the king of wine on the West Bank.

"Yes, Chateau Ausone is built on this mountain. Although it is a little smaller in size, the one on the right bank that is comparable to Chateau Cheval Blanc is our Chateau Ausone." The vineyard of Chateau Ausone is a Slope, facing southeast.

It can not only fully enjoy the sunshine, but also effectively block the invasion of northwest wind.

Moreover, the vineyard is close to the Dordogne River, which is regulated by the river and has an ideal microclimate, which is very suitable for grape growth.

The grapes grown in this place are especially suitable for making wine.

This is also the reason why Chateau Ausone can become the king of wine.

"I think it's pretty good. If the vineyard is too big, the wine produced will not be so strictly controlled. Such a small vineyard can just keep improving." Su Wei is really satisfied with this vineyard.

Because he bought Ausone Chateau, he didn't intend to make money from it.

The main purpose is to have our own winery, so that we don't have to buy wine outside.

When you want to drink, you can just send them back to your country in batches.

"President Su, the person at the front of Ausone Manor is the current general manager, Michelle Roland." Xu Liyang had already notified Roland, the general manager, of the news that Su Wei was coming this time.

After all, she is likely to deal with Roland often in the future.

She would think so, mainly because of Su Wei's attitude towards this winery, and more because she hoped that it could maintain the status quo.

If it is to maintain the status quo, it is unlikely to make major personnel adjustments.

"He is the one who manages the Ausone Chateau now, right? What is his attitude towards our arrival?" Su Wei looked through the glass and found that Roland was not young anymore.

Su Wei is very afraid of dealing with people of this age.

Because people of their age are more principled.

Of course, this is a good way to say it, and the bad way to say it is to be stubborn and admit death.

"He was very resistant to me at the beginning, but after knowing that Mr. Su, you also took pictures of a yacht worth more than 2 million yuan this time, his attitude towards me eased a lot.

But he told me that he wants to chat with Mr. Su." In Xu Liyang's heart, she felt that this Roland was quite interesting.

After knowing that her boss was rich, her attitude towards her became better.

It seems that the whole world is like this, money has dignity.

"I resisted before, but now my attitude has eased? Then it seems that I can still talk to him." What Su Wei is most worried about this time is that the general manager will leave.

Because what he hopes is that the winery can continue to operate as before.

"Mr. Roland, let me introduce you, this is the new owner of Chateau Ausone, Mr. Su Wei.

Mr. Su, this is Mr. Roland, the current general manager of Chateau Ausone, and the chief winemaker of Chateau Ausone." This Roland is not just the general manager of Chateau Ausone.

He is also the chief winemaker of Chateau Ausone, and now several winemakers of Chateau Ausone are his apprentices and grandchildren.

"Master Roland, hello." Su Wei checked the information and found out that this Roland is a master brewer.

Because after he took over Chateau Ausone in 1995, in the 23 years, only 6 years did not produce top-level wines.

More importantly, because of his arrival, the second label of Château Ausone was born.

In the previous 200 years, Château Ausone only had this genuine wine.

"Hello, Mr. Su." This time the Alain family sold Chateau Ausone, and the person who was most sad was Michel Rolland.

Because Roland has been working as a winemaking consultant in 1995 and now has been the general manager for 23 years.

One third of his life was given to Château Ausone.

So when he met Xu Liyang just now, he was very resistant.

But he also knew that his arms couldn't hold back his thighs.

That's why his attitude towards Xu Liyang began to soften later.

"I heard that you want to chat with me. What do you want to chat with me?" Su Wei didn't expect that Roland could speak English.

Originally, he was still worried about how to communicate with this Roland.

After all, he really doesn't know French, and it's too late to learn it now.

"I want to hear Mr. Su, your plan for the winery." After Alan sold the Ausone winery this time, many wineries came to poach Roland.

He wanted him to go to their winery to be the chief winemaker after he left Ausone.

After all, with his Chateau Ausone, the quality of the wine has always been stable.

But he himself doesn't really want to leave.

Because of this place, there are really too many memories of him.

And most importantly, this is Chateau Ausone.

"Okay, after I finish packing, I can answer any questions you want to ask." Su Wei definitely wanted to keep Roland.

Even if he is not a veteran in the red wine industry, he knows that the quality of a red wine has a lot to do with the winemaker.

Roland's brewing performance is so stable, he is undoubtedly the best of the best.

He let go of such a talent, and couldn't find a replacement.

"Luggage?"

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"This is where Alain Vautier and his family lived before, it's really bad." Su Wei walked into the Ausone Manor and found that it had all been evacuated.

The current manor can only be described as dilapidated.

It seems that they also know that if they sell this winery this time, it is basically impossible to buy it back.

No wonder Roland had a strange expression when he heard Su Wei say that he was going to put his luggage.

After all, the Ausone Chateau is almost in ruins.

"Boss Su, I've booked a hotel in the town of Saint-Emilion. It's only a few minutes from the winery." Xu Liyang had already inspected the manor when he came yesterday.

The people who discovered the Alan family didn't just remove all their personal belongings.

Even the large items in the manor were all towed away by the car.

In the current manor, apart from this house, there is basically nothing left.

"It's good that the people in their family moved things away, I just saved a lot of trouble.

Xiao Xu, after a while, you can find a design company and let them renovate the house for me." Su Wei has no objection to the Alan family moving everything away.

After all, even if they don't move the things away, he will tear it down and rebuild a manor later.

Now they moved everything away, which just saved him a lot of trouble.

"President Su, it is very troublesome to renovate this kind of old house. Even if it can be approved, it may take several months." Renovating a house in France is itself a very troublesome thing.

But for an old house like Chateau Ausone, it was even more troublesome.

Coupled with the efficiency of the French civil servants, it was just luck to be able to apply for it in a few months.

"It's so troublesome, then we only move the inside of the house, and don't move it outside the house, that's fine.

And there is no need to rush this matter, after we return to China, I will assign some manpower to you, and you can do it again." Su Wei heard that it was so troublesome to renovate this house, so he thought about it and let it go.

Then only renovate the inside and leave it alone.

Anyway, he can't come here a few times a year, and he doesn't bother too much.

"Want to give me a manpower? Great, thank you Mr. Su"

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"Master Roland, I just have time now, so I can have a good chat with you." Su Wei walked into the manor for a while, and then came out.

When he came out, he saw Roland chatting with his apprentice about something.

"Then let's stand here and talk, this place can just see the whole picture of the vineyard.

In fact, what I want to ask is very simple, that is, Mr. Su, you bought Ausone Chateau, how do you plan to develop it?" Roland knew that there was no furniture in the manor.

So he took Su Wei to the backyard of the manor.

Because Chateau Ausone is built on a slope.

So they are standing in a position where they can see the whole picture of the vineyard below.

"How to develop it? I plan to make no changes at all, and you, Master Roland, will lead Chateau Ausone.

Now that I bought this place, I will give you a 20% increase in salary for all of you." Su Wei is a noob in the wine world, and he has no plan to develop Ausone Chateau at all.

Since Roland has done a good job, of course he doesn't intend to change anything.

As for the salary increase, there are less than ten people in the winery.

Calculated, it only increased by 20 euros a year.

"Really? Mr. Su, aren't you in a hurry to cash in?" This time when Su Wei bought this winery, he knew that he spent 3500 million.

Including the transfer tax and the money paid to the auction house, the price may have reached 4000 million.

If we give them a salary increase now, it may be difficult to pay back in 30 years.

"Realization? This chateau, the main purpose of my buying it is to be able to drink the wine of my own chateau. I don't like the little money that Chateau Ausone has realized." After a year, Chateau Ausone also made a profit. Less than 200 million euros.

After all, the place is too small, and the annual output is only so small.

The money it has earned through hard work this year is not as much as the interest money Su Wei earned in a single sleep.

That's why Su Wei doesn't care how long it will take to get back the money.

"Mr. Su, let me show you the vineyard, no one here knows it better than me.

In our vineyard, the main variety is Cabernet Franc, followed by Merlot, and a small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon." Su Wei's words undoubtedly gave Roland a reassurance.

If the previous management method is followed, then he intends to stay.

After all, compared to Chateau Ausone, he looks down on other chateaus.

And here, Su Wei gave him a salary increase of 20.00%.

After a year, that's more than [-] yuan.

"I've heard that Cabernet Sauvignon is the most common variety in wine, followed by Merlot and finally Lui Franc.

Why do we have the most Lu Lizhu here? "Su Wei knew all these things from reading the information on the way here.

Because in the information he read, it was said that Lafite's grape variety is Cabernet Sauvignon.

And Cabernet Sauvignon is the most successful wine variety.

"This is what makes us Château Ausone so special, and it is our hallmark of Château Ausone.

The Left Bank of Bordeaux is associated with Cabernet Sauvignon, while the Right Bank of Bordeaux is dominated by Merlot.

We are different from them, we are mainly based on Lu Lizhu, so this may be the reason why we are a first-class A estate." This planting method did not change after Roland came.

Rather, Ausone has been planted in this way for more than 200 years.

What changes is the proportion of each grape type when making wine.

"I still don't understand what the original and second labels of our winery mean?" Su Wei still didn't understand the difference between the original and second labels.

Some on the Internet said that the second-brand wine was an OEM label, while others said it was grapes from other vineyards purchased.

Now that there is the authority of Roland, Su Wei of course wants him to answer questions.

"Our family's first-brand wine and second-brand wine have the same raw materials. The only difference is that the vintage of the vines is different." Others don't know, but the difference between the original and second-brand wines of Ausone Chateau is this .

In the past, before Roland came, the quality was unstable because the vintage of the vines was not separated.

After he came, the first thing he did was to divide the year into two batches.

"The vintage of the vines is different?" Su Wei really didn't know that the different vintages of the grapes could have such a big impact.

In his eyes, the vines all grow about the same.

Even if there is a difference, how much difference can it make.

"Yes, Mr. Su, look, this is a vine that is more than 50 years old, and its roots are so thick.

And this is a 100-year-old vine, and its roots are even bigger.

This is only a 20-year-old vine, and its roots will be much smaller.

We use the vines that are more than 50 years old to make Ausone's authentic wines.

As for the second-brand wines, we use vines less than 50 years old to make them. Grape vines less than 50 years old can only be regarded as young people in the grape family.

Only vines over 50 years old are considered mature vines.

Wines made from this tree will have more depth and aging potential.

"Then how many bottles of wine can our winery produce in a year?" Su Wei did not expect that there are so many vines over 50 years old in the vineyard.

No wonder the vineyards here in Bordeaux have such a long history.

"For the genuine brand, we usually produce around 2000 boxes, while for the secondary brand, it is around 2500 boxes.

We used to reserve a quarter of it every year, because Ausone’s red wine tastes better after more than 10 years.” Because Ausone’s red wine can be stored for a long time.

So in the winery, a quarter will be specially reserved.

Wait until the later stage, and then take it slowly.

This is why the 82 Lafite can be sold for so many years.

"2000 cases? How many are in one case?" When Su Wei bought wine before, there were only 6 bottles in one case.

If this is the case, there will be more than 1 bottles of genuine brand a year.

"One case is 12 bottles of the Bordeaux standard. If there are 2000 cases, there are almost 24000 bottles. For the second brand, there are 30000 bottles." Ausone wine looks like a lot, but its annual output is only one tenth of that of Lafite. one.

If counting the secondary cards, the output might only be a few tenth of Lafite's.

"Now that we have finished viewing the vineyard, we can go to the wine cellar to take a look." The 100-acre vineyard can be seen in less than half an hour.

At this time, he just reached the door of the cellar, and Roland planned to take Su Wei to the cellar to have a look.

The wine cellar of Chateau Ausone is very unique, it was originally a quarry.

It has a dark, constant temperature, and constant humidity storage environment, which can provide perfect aging conditions for the wine.

"Wine cellar? Is there any old wine in here?" Su Wei came to Ausone Chateau this time, but he planned to bring some wine back to show off.

This time his request is not high, just bring a thousand bottles back with him.

"This, the previous wine collection, has been sold by the Alan family. Now there are only red wines from 2016 and 2017 that have not yet been bottled." The regulation of Ausone Chateau is that after the grapes are made into wine, They are stored and fermented for 24 months.

It is for this reason that the 2016 and 2017 vintages have survived.

Otherwise, the members of the Alan family will definitely take them all away.

"There's not even a bottle left? That's too cruel. Forget it, take us to the cellar to have a look." Su Wei was originally in high spirits, but now he's completely out of the mood.

After all, there is no wine in it, so it doesn't make much sense to go any further.

And he has already blown out the cowhide with Li Ziwei and the others, saying that he will treat them to drink wine from Ausone Chateau.

Now he can only go to the market and collect some Ausone red wine.

Who would have thought that the owner of Chateau Ausone would actually collect his own red wine.

"Mr. Su, going down here is the cellar of Chateau Ausone. In the past, whether it was fermenting wine or bottled wine, all of them were stored in it." This quarry is really huge.

And the environment is also top-notch.

Because it is underground, the temperature here is very close to a constant temperature environment.

"It's really big here, it's just a little too big." From the cellar, Su Wei could tell how much wine had been stored here before.

It's just a pity that there are only new wines that are not filled in oak barrels here.

If Su Wei wanted to drink some wine, he could only buy it by himself.

"The Alan family wants to sell the winery this time, not only because they have to pay the inheritance tax, but also because they need to update the equipment of the winery, so they finally decided to sell it." talk about it.

The Alan family runs Chateau Ausone, which is also emotional.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no other way, how could this gold mine be let go.

"Update equipment? Which aspect?" Su Wei guessed at this time, Roland must have something to talk to him.

No wonder he kept bringing himself to this cellar.

"It's mainly the irrigation system. Now Chateau Ausone is still irrigated manually. Although it is cheap, it is not as uniform as the machine.

Also, the temperature in the cellar is hotter every summer than in previous years, so a constant temperature system needs to be installed." This time, it will crush the Alan family, except for the inheritance tax.

It is the irrigation system of the vineyard and the constant temperature system of the cellar.

Now summer is often high temperature, without irrigation system and constant temperature system, it will definitely not work.

The Alan family had to pay inheritance tax. Where did the money come from for the irrigation and constant temperature system?

So these two things were the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"I don't understand these things, you just use the best technology for me." Su Wei didn't understand this thing at all.

But he has money, just buy the best equipment.

He is not afraid that Roland will trick him, because he will definitely send someone to supervise him later.

"The best material? The price won't be less than 200 million euros." Roland didn't expect Su Wei to be so generous.

Before being under the hands of the Alan family, they saved as much as they could.

For the first time, Roland felt that a change of boss might bring Chateau Ausone to a higher level.

"It's okay, you can just go to Ms. Xu for these things in the future." Su Wei would pay so happily because he knew how hot the summer would be in the next few years.

If these two systems are not available, it will definitely affect the taste of red wine.

"Awei, come and take a look." At this time, Zhao Yayou was in a corner of the wine cellar, calling loudly that Su Wei had been there.

After coming to the cellar just now, everyone separated.

Su Wei and Roland, look at the oak barrels here.

But Zhao Yayou and Zhang Ruoyu were wandering around.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Su Wei thought that something happened to Zhao Yayou and the others.

He is not worried about other things, he is mainly afraid that they will encounter some snakes, insects, rats and ants.

"No, there's a lot of red wine here."