Lafite village has a long history. It was founded by a nobleman named Lafite in 1354, and it was quite famous in14th century. 1675, she was acquired by J. D. Segur, the world's number one wine producer at that time. At that time, Xi Gang was all-powerful in the wine industry. He also owns top-class historic chateaux Latour, Mutong Chateaux and Kalongsai Valley Chateaux. King Louis XIV of France once said that the Xigang family may be the richest family in France. /kloc-in the 0/7th century, Burgundy wine was the main wine in France. Bombardier, the mistress of Louis XV, a famous socialite at that time, had a soft spot for Lafite. Lafite often became the cup of Versailles nobles. After the death of the third generation head of Xigang family 1755, Lafite's property rights entered a rather chaotic historical period. But the quality of Lafite wine is still not disappointing. Until 1868, Baron James Rothschild won the bid with 4.4 million francs in a public auction. The family has owned Lafite until now, and has been able to maintain the quality of Lafite and the reputation of the world's top wines to this day.
Lafite-the "Queen" of the Wine Kingdom
Wine lovers know that Bordeaux once rated the famous villages in this area at 1855. At that time, they selected 6 1 best famous villages from the star-studded manor, and called them Grand Cru Classe (which can be called rank famous villages in Chinese). In 6 1, it is divided into 5 levels. There are four first-class, namely, Fort Lafite, Fort Latour, Fort Margaux and Fort Haute Briant. Among the four famous villages, Lafei ranks first. In addition, Lafite also holds the record of the most expensive wine in the world. 1985 At Christie's auction in London, a bottle of Lafite signed by Thomas Jefferson 1787 was sold by Malcolm Forbes, the owner of Forbes magazine, at a high price of105,000. This set and maintained the record of the most expensive wine in the world.
Lafite's quality and personality are unparalleled. To have the world's top quality, of course, the first is the unique soil and microclimate of Lafite Manor. Lafite Manor covers a total area of 90 hectares, with 8,500 vines planted per hectare. Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for about 70%, Merlot accounts for about 20%, and the rest is Cabernet Franc. The average tree age is over 40 years. The annual output is about 30,000 cases of wine (per case12,750ml). This output ranks first among all the top famous villages in the world. Compared with this output and the price it can maintain, the achievements of Lafite Villa are really unparalleled. Grape cultivation in Lafite Village adopts a very traditional method, which basically does not use chemicals and fertilizers, and with careful manual care, grapes can only be picked after they are fully mature. When picking, skilled workers will pick and screen grapes on the trees, and they will not pick them well. Grapes are screened twice by more advanced technical workers after picking and before being sent to press to ensure that every grape pressed reaches high quality standards. In Lafite village, only two or three vines can produce a bottle of 750ml wine. In order to protect these expensive vines, no one is allowed to visit Lafite Villa without the special invitation of the head office. In addition, Lafite village is also famous for paying a lot of money to hire top winemakers. Lafite wine is mild and restrained, unlike Zhuanglatu and Wudang King, two famous wines produced in Puyile Village, which have strong personalities. Lafite has outstanding floral and fruity fragrance, mellow and supple, so many wine lovers call Lafite the "queen" of the grape kingdom.