Located in Bordeaux, France, Lafite is one of the top five wineries in the world, and 1982 is a rare good year. The quality of grapes is excellent, and after the wine is made, it has won unanimous praise from major international wine critics. In 1982, Lafite rose from a few thousand dollars just produced to 65438+ ten thousand bottles today.
French Lafite Rothschild 1982 red wine has the shadow of Lafite 1959 youth. The wine is deep ruby red with bright and transparent edges. It has a strong aroma of caramel, plants, smoke, cedar, pencil lead, blackcurrant and earth.
Accompanied by a rich aroma, it is full, rich and fresh. Low acid. Stay in a closed decanter for 6-8 hours, she will give you a pleasant taste, but it will take 5-8 years to mature. Its storage capacity can last for 50-60 years. This classic Lafite is neither as fat as 1982 Latour nor as complicated and charming as 1982 Mouton, but it has always been the best.
Brewing technology of Lafite winery;
1. The grapes produced in each plot immediately enter each barrel for independent fermentation after harvest, so as to preserve the flavor and characteristics of the land for the first time. Today's Lafite Manor brings out the best in traditional crafts and modern technologies, and technicians rely on their own tasting ability to decide the harvest, fermentation and decanting time of wine. All wines must be fermented in oak barrels, which takes 18 to 25 days.
2. Fermentation, wine tasting and putting into the barrel of high-quality wine fermentor. Grape juice and pomace are separated to extract wine, and then the remaining pomace is pressed to extract wine, which is called "squeezed juice". The second fermentation process called malic acid lactic acid fermentation is carried out, and then the wine is loaded into the barrel in batches.
3. All the barrels used come from the vineyard's own barrel factory. Every barrel of Chenfang wine must be tasted several times before the best quality wine can be selected. The wine was poured out for the first time in March of the following year, and mixed at this time. After that, it takes 18 to 24 months to enter the wine cellar for aging, and a series of decantation is needed to separate the wine from the wine residue during the aging process.
4. Finally, in order to remove the residual suspended particles, before bottling, add four to six egg whites to a barrel of wine to make it coagulate and sink to the bottom of the barrel. In June, Lafite Manor bottled itself and filled all the wine at once.