Many people affectionately call it "Little Lafite".

If you don't know much about red wine, you will wonder: "What is a little Lafite and what does it have to do with Lafite red wine?"

Some friends even asked: "Zheng Xiaota, how many kinds of Lafite wines are there, and there is also a kind of' Little Lafite'. Is there a' big Lafite'? "

Don't worry!

Listen to me and speak slowly.

The world of Lafite wine is actually very simple.

There are actually two kinds of Lafite red wine that we usually talk about, one is Lafite Castle and the other is Lafite Treasure.

I read this sentence in French Lafite wine. Why do people in China like to drink it? "said.

Lafite Castle red wine, we in China have given it a nice nickname, Big Lafite, as shown below.

Then, when it comes to Lafite Treasure Red Wine, its nickname is Little Lafite, as shown below.

The difference between "big" and "small" is their respective prices.

Lafite Castle is expensive, and the market price of a bottle is above10.5 million, which is a "big" Lafite, while Lafite treasures are relatively cheap, and each bottle is more than 4,000 yuan, making it a "small" Lafite.

Therefore, friends are right. With a little Lafite, there will naturally be a big Lafite, which is relative.

Whether it is a small Lafite or a big Lafite, it is a serious Lafite red wine.

However, with different sizes, there will also be wines with different positioning.

Little Lafite, that is, Lafite Treasure Red Wine, is positioned as a basic model and an entry model.

Big Lafite and Lafite Castle red wine are positioned as high-end models and flagship models, representing the brand image of Lafite Winery.

Just like car brands, Audi A8 and Q7 are high-end models of Audi cars, which are their brand facades, while A4 and A3 are the basic models for entry.

If you can't afford an Audi A8 of/kloc-0.00 million, then drive an Audi A4 of 200,000-300,000!

So, when I came to Lafite red wine, I said, "Hey, you think the big Lafite is expensive and you can't afford it, but you still want to drink Lafite, so the little Lafite is addicted!"

Therefore, you will see that at many high-end banquets, the host family often invites everyone to drink small Lafite wine.

It is really because of the domestic economic downturn in recent years that entertainment funds are limited. I can't afford a big Lafite of 10,000 to 20,000, so I have to let a small Lafite of 4,000 to 5,000 make up for it.

Who let us China people only recognize Lafite!

Even if you use the same10,000-20,000 pound Damag, da Mu Tong or the best Penfolds Gransch Guest House, guests still only like to drink a small glass of Lafite.

Why?

Who let it be Lafite!

Little Lafite is "small" again, and it is also Lafite. What a face to drink!

Therefore, this is also the reason why Lafite II sells well in China.

If you put the little Lafite and the big Lafite together, you will obviously see that the wine label of the little Lafite is bigger than that of the big Lafite.

Moreover, little Lafite has the "Five Arrows" logo on the wine label (the family emblem of the Rothschild family), while big Lafite "carved" this logo on the chest of the bottle (below the bottleneck).

Perhaps, you will also wonder, the big Lafite is Lafite Castle, and the English name is Chateau Lafite Rothschild.

Lafite is easy to explain and represents the terrain. This is a small hill, and Rothschild is the name of the Rothschild family, the owner of Lafite winery.

So, what does little Lafite mean by his real name "the treasure of Lafite"?

"Carruades" is actually the name of a vineyard in Lafite.

It is the grapes produced in this "Carruades" vineyard that brew the little Lafite, hence the name "Carruades de Lafite".

It is a terrace, bordering on the hill where Lafite Castle is located. It was bought by Lafite Winery 1845.

But it is precisely because of this "Carruades" that the relationship between little Lafite and big Lafite has become two parallel lines that never intersect and become the most familiar strangers.

Just like when many girls quarrel with their husbands, they will jump up and say loudly, "I am not your accessory."

Little Lafite also said to Big Lafite: "I am not your accessory, although you are' big' and I am' small'!"

Little Lafite is very confident.

Its advantage comes from the fact that all its wine grapes come from its own "Carruades" vineyard.

On the contrary, the vineyards of Lafite.

In other words, Little Lafite is actually an independent Lafite red wine.

This is rare in Bordeaux, France.

Because there are too many famous wineries in Bordeaux, good grapes are used to brew "big XX" red wine, and then the remaining (poor) grapes are used as raw materials for "small XX".

Most wineries use the same batch of grapes for "Big XX" and "Little XX", but the quality is different.

This practice of Bordeaux winery also has technical terms called "authentic wine" and "secondary wine".

Although, we also call the big Lafite Lafite, Lafite's genuine wine, and the little Lafite is a deputy brand wine.

However, the raw grapes of little Lafite are not used to brew big Lafite, but the remaining grapes are completely picked in their own "Carruades" vineyard.

Since 1845, Lafite Winery has acquired the "Carruades" vineyard, allowing the big Lafite and the small Lafite to develop independently.

Even in 1868, the Rothschild family wanted to buy Lafite Winery. They bought Lafite Castle Vineyard and "Carruades" Vineyard for 4140,000 francs and 300,000 francs respectively.

Therefore, little Lafite and big Lafite have always been two independent individuals, with their own distinct personality characteristics and market positioning.

However, you may ask, "Zheng Xiaota, what makes you say that they are' the most familiar strangers'? Did they love each other? "

Hmm!

Just as Penfolds 407 is aged in the oak barrel used by Penfolds 707, Little Lafite is aged in the oak barrel used by Big Lafite.

They have "skin relatives"!

Many local bosses like to entertain guests with a small amount of Lafite at banquets. Another reason is that drinking little Lafite is not so particular.

Drinking little Lafite, you don't need to pay attention to the year, even if it is just listed in the new year, it can be easily drunk.

Great Lafite must be collected for more than 10 years. In my previous article, wasn't there such a sentence, "Any drinking method of Lafite for less than ten years is infanticide!"

Drinking big Lafite in the New Year is simply even more difficult, without the legendary mellow feeling!

If you want Zheng Xiaota, let me evaluate the taste of little Lafite.

It smells rich in flowers and fruits, fresh black fruits, blackcurrants, mulberries and blackberries. It is young and striking, and the smell of oak barrels such as vanilla and chocolate is bumpy.

Although tannins in wine are suppressed in your mouth, they will bloom directly in your mouth, and naturally, the fragrance will diffuse between the teeth of your tongue.

Compared with the big Lafite, the little Lafite is characterized by "softness".

Because Lafite uses a large proportion of Merlot grapes, usually around 30% and 40%.

The supple Merlot grapes remove a lot of toughness and add a lot of soft and smooth flavor to Lafite's character.

The mellow fragrance of little Lafite lingers in the mouth, soft and elastic. You don't need to "greet" it at all, just relax and enjoy it.

It's not like Lafite. Feeling (relatively) "hard" makes people have to cheer up and taste slowly. So tired!

Therefore, this is also the reason why many local bosses prefer to drink small Lafite, although drinking big Lafite has more face.

However, the young Lafite is "young" and "weak" after all, while the old Lafite has a slightly thin taste, a lack of layering and a slightly short aftertaste.

But after all, this is a comparison between Lafite wines. The taste of Little Lafite is "thinner" and "richer" than other famous Bordeaux wines.

Just like the players of the national team, put them in the local area, divide them by three times and five times, and then "destroy" people.

Rich second generation friends will say to me, "Zheng Xiaota, isn't the price of Little Lafite beautiful?"

I wanted to call him "melodramatic", but on second thought, he is.

Although Lafite is a second-hand brand wine, its price far exceeds other famous wines in Bordeaux, even more expensive than Italian wine king Cecilia!

Including many wine lovers, feel incredible.

But who let little Lafite be Lafite!

Moreover, it is more popular in China than Lafite.

Because little Lafite is the most approachable Lafite red wine!

Some people say that the miracle of China's economy is attributed to thousands of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in Qian Qian.

But what I want to say is that behind the myth that little Lafite is all the rage, it is also the credit of these small and medium-sized entrepreneurs.

It's too expensive to invite you to dinner, but you still want to drink Lafite red wine, so let's have some Lafite!

Three cases at a time is only the price of a case of big Lafite, not to mention the taste is more pleasing than big Lafite.

Although, at present, the price of small Lafite is also ridiculously high, it is authentic Lafite red wine after all!

For small and medium-sized bosses, the face at dinner is more important!

The appearance fee of first-line stars is too expensive, so second-line stars will appear!