One, ChateauHautBrion
In 1855 ChateauHautBrion, also known as Chateau Rouge Rondeau, was named one of the four first-ranking chateaux in the Bordeaux Grand Cru. At the time, 60 of the 61 Grands Crus in the five classes were in the Medoc. Only one, the Rouge Rouge, was from the village of Pessac in the Graves.
Chateau Haut-Brion is one of the oldest chateaux in Bordeaux, and must have been surrounded by vineyards 480 years ago. With the urbanization brought about by the industrial revolution in Europe, as many vineyards disappeared in the expansion of the city of Bordeaux, Haut-Brion stayed.
The red wines of Haut-Brion are rich and full-bodied, and the ageing of the wines reveals their ripeness and beauty. Herbal, earthy and mineral, with hints of cigar box, roasted tobacco and mocha coffee; the palate is soft and mellow, with complex layers of tobacco, leather and roasted meat; velvety tannins, like soft satin gliding across the tongue, are soft and have the strength to support long-term aging.
Two, Ripon Chateau
Ripon Chateau (LePin) is a world-famous winery, is the French wine world's most notable achievements over the past half-century, but Ripon Chateau is also a "shabby", although it has been known all over the world, but it is still a winery without a large manor chateau, the reason is not because it can not afford to build a chateau. Castle, but because the area of the winery is too small, the land is too precious, so did not build a large manor castle, so "Ripon" on the name and did not mark "Chateau" and only "LePin The name "Ripon" is not labeled "Chateau" but only "LePin".
The quality of Ripon is quite close to that of Chateau Patrice, although not as "pure" and thick as Patrice, but the oak and fruit aromas are presented, and a light shake of the glass, a layered aroma immediately emerges. This wine is basically a replica of the Chateau Patrice, so the smell between the two is very similar.
Chateau Ripon is a wine made more in the manner of California and Australia than a traditional Bordeaux. It is fruity and very full-bodied. It's often described as "off the charts" and "happy-go-lucky".
The wines from Chateau Ripon are medium-bodied with delicate tannins and a fruity finish. They are ready to drink young, but really peak as great wines about 15 years after the mature vintage. Because these wines are so flashy and showy, they often overpower the flavors of the food they are paired with, rather than being savored with them.
Three, Chateau Margaux
Margaux (ChateauMargaux) is one of the five great French wine. Margaux has a feminine rhythm in French, and ChateauMargaux wines are known for their elegance, delicacy and gentleness.
Margaux red wine has a beautiful color, a sweet and elegant smell, a tight and detailed structure, and a gentle and elegant mouthfeel. You feel that she has strength but not head, she is comfortable to drink but not easy to get drunk, slightly open your mouth, you will feel the mouth pure and cool. Margaux is a wine to be savored and embodied with equanimity. Margaux has been described as a beautiful, melodious female vocalist or a musical experience that lingers in the background.
Four, Lafite Rothschild
In countries around the world, the king of each school of wine, the most famous king of wine should be considered to be the village of Bordeaux, France, Poyle Lafite Rothschild. Lafite Rothschild is located in the village of Bordeaux Pauillac District, France, Pauillac village in the north of a gravel hill, the climate and soil conditions are unique. Covering an area of 178 hectares (of which the vineyard area of 103 hectares), the area of the five first-class top wineries, but also the vast majority of the second and third level of the scale of the winery.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild's genuine wines are rich in tannins and can be stored for a long time. Lafite Rothschild red wine in Bordeaux chateau is the most elegant, it has a rich consistency, perfect balance, with complex and exquisite taste, fruit aroma is remarkable delicious, back to the rhyme continues to ripe tannins and oak flavor.
Five, Chateau Latour
Chateau Latour (ChateauLatour) is France's national treasure winery, located in the village of Bordeaux Pauillac (Pauillac) in the southern part of the village of a relatively high terrain of gravel riverbanks. The estate has 107.5 acres of vineyards with an average age of 35 years. The estate grows about 10,000 vines per hectare and produces about 20,000 cases of wine per year. Chateau Latour is also one of the wineries classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 classification system.
Six, Chateau Petrus
Petrus winery (Petrus) is located in France Bordeaux (Bordeaux) right bank of the Pomerol (Pomerol) appellation, is the most well-known winery in the appellation. With nearly 12 hectares of land, Chateau Petrus is an outstanding representative of Pomerol, where most of the chateaux are small and pocket-sized.
In the beginning, Chateau Petrus was a small, unknown chateau, ranking only fourth or fifth in Pomerol. It was not until 1925, when Madame Edmond Loubat purchased the estate from its previous owners, the Arnaud family, that Chateau Petrus began its glorious history.
Chateau Petrus places great importance on quality, using only the best grapes, and in some bad vintages, such as 1991, ceasing production. The Petrus red wine (Petrus, Pomerol, France) has a deep color and a delicate, rich nose, with blackberries, cream, chocolate, truffles, milk and oak hidden among the blackcurrant and mint aromas, and a silky, long finish. Chateau Petrus is a winery that does not produce secondary wines.
Seven, White Horse Winery
White Horse Castle is located in St. Emilion district (St. Emilion), it is a wonderful purple wine, gorgeous texture, aroma and strong and not lose the elegance of the wine is also quite popular in the market, often praised as one of the two major wines in this area.
The biggest advantage of Chateau Cheval Blanc is that it is young and young and old is very charming, and when it is young, it will have a sweet and appealing acceptance of the flavor, and the strength of the wine is very weak. However, after ten years, Chateau Cheval Blanc can again exude a very strong, multi-layered, soft and dense personality. 1947 copies of Chateau Cheval Blanc had won the Bordeaux region "the most perfect work of the century" praise
eight, Mouton Rothschild
Mouton-Rothschild (ChateauMoutonRothschild, referred to as Mouton Rothschild) in Bordeaux, Pauillac (Pauillac), where the concentration of the wine. Pauillac), where three of the five top Bordeaux chateaux are gathered. Mouton Rothschild is famous all over the world, so its Chinese name is also very much.
Mouton Rouge has an alcohol content of 12.5%, thick body, tannins, rich and harmonious, with an elusive charm, is a time-tested wine, especially with the 1945 Mouton has a "hundred years" reputation.
Nine, Chateau Berthold
When it comes to Bordeaux wines, people will say "the left bank has Lafite, the right bank has Berthold". ChateauPavie is located in the right bank of Bordeaux, France, St. Emilion appellation, has a very long history.
The grapes used in the winery's winemaking are hand-picked and put into stainless steel vats for fermentation, and finally clarified by eggs and put into oak barrels for aging. The estate produces about 8,000 cases a year of the main label wines, and does not produce secondary wines. 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2005 were some of the best vintages for the estate.
Perfume is French in origin, with the elegance and balance of a French wine, but with the character and power of a New World wine. It's because of this combination of characteristics that Bofill has sparked so much controversy among sommeliers.
Ten, Chateau Ausone
The winery in the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, belongs to the first class of Premiers Grands Classes A (PremiersGrandsClassesA), and is the only one in the appellation that can match the fame of Chateau Cheval Blanc. Chateau d'Ausone's rich viticultural history dates back to Roman times, some 2,000 years ago.
Chateau d'Ausone was named after the poet Ausone, and has long been known as the "poet's wine". The wines of Chateau d'Ausone have always been characterized by the poet's distinctive temperament: proud and a little self-indulgent. The ageing of the wines, with moderate tannins, beautiful colors and extremely concentrated aromas, combined with their complexity, makes them a marvel to behold.
As Mr. Parker describes it, "There's not much point in buying a bottle of Chateau d'Ausone if patience is not your virtue!" The best vintages of Chateau d'Ausone are 1983, 1995 and 1996.