Yunding Ranch

Chapter 260 The gluttonous feast
Nick squeezed the handle, shook it slightly, tilted the glass, and looked at the wine carefully.

Lu Li and Brandon also followed suit and observed; as for Tony, his specialty is wine, so he didn't need to study, he just followed the steps and began to taste.

Lu Li looked carefully at the trajectory of the wine, and asked curiously, "I heard people say that when tasting wine, you should pay attention to the tears on the glass wall. This is one of the important signs to measure the quality of the wine. Is it true? ?”

"No, it's not." Nick chuckled and shook his head, "Of course, that's one of the factors. You can simply judge the alcohol concentration and year, which is more like a gimmick, so that laymen can easily The gimmick that was captured. In fact, when we look at wine, we look more at its color.”

Nick put the wine glass under the light, "You can look at the color of the center and the rim of the wine carefully; all mature wines will slowly turn to brown in color, while the rim of the wine will have a brick red sheen; The edge of the wine is usually purplish red, and the color of the edge of the older red wine will gradually disappear, the more lustrous the color and the more delicate the layers, the better the quality of the wine.

Along with Nick's explanation, Lu Li also looked at it seriously, and he could indeed see the slight change in the color. He couldn't help but tilt the wine glass slightly and shake it, the color of the wine liquid was clearly presented from light to dark. , even a complete layman can see the changes.

The only difference is that the better the eyesight and the richer the experience, the more detailed and specific the difference in the subtlety of color changes will be.

Lu Li couldn't help being amazed, "So, is this a bottle of young wine?" The glass of red wine in his hand was still quite dark in color, even at the edge, but it could be seen that the delicate luster was flowing under the light, in a trance In between, it is not clear whether it is the gurgling of light or the denseness of color.

"Yes, this is a two-year bottle of wine. Its peak period is about three years, which is very short. It is suitable for young people and is also suitable for widespread sales in the market." Nick nodded in affirmation, only the first item, You can recognize the subtle differences in the age of red wine, which is a good start. "The change of color is very delicate. For most laymen, they don't have the leisure to look at it slowly. Over time, they come up with There is an easier way.”

"Wine tears." Lu Li reacted immediately, and swirled the red wine. The more and slower the drops of wine fell from the glass, the older the wine was.Simple and rude, clear at a glance.

But now Lu Li also understands that the wine is not the longer the better, the essence is just right.Therefore, compared to the gimmicky appreciation method like Jiulei, observing the level of color will be more intuitive.

Afterwards, under Nick's guidance, Lu Li and Brandon started to sober up, smell and taste the wine again. The rich aroma of the wine was not compromised by the short vintage.

Seeing Nick take a sip of the red wine, and then... rinse his mouth, Lu Li couldn't help but laugh - the gesture of rinsing his mouth seems a bit vulgar, and it's completely out of tune with the wine tasting in his impression.But then Lu Li saw that Tony also started to rinse his mouth.

He didn't learn such steps in Olive Garden.Is it because the olive garden's wine level is too low, and it hasn't reached the point where it needs to be rinsed?

Then Nick and Tony spit the red wine in their mouths into the tin bucket next to them one after another, took a big breath, and carefully felt the residual taste in their mouths.

Nick could sense Lu Li's curious gaze, and then he explained, "A simple and quick gargle can allow the air to fully contact and fuse with the wine, so that you can fully sober up in a short period of time, and finally spit out. You can feel the aftertaste left on the tip of your tongue. Of course, please don’t waste too much, take a big sip and hold it in your mouth..."

Before the words could be finished, everyone looked at Brandon in unison—he took a big sip of wine, his entire mouth bulged, and he looked like a frog. Somewhat funny.

Brandon stared and puffed his mouth, looked at Lu Li, then at Nick, paused for a moment, swallowed the whole drink, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Li couldn't help but smile, he didn't say much, he raised his cup, took a sip, and then began to rinse his mouth like a pattern, carefully feeling the taste of alcohol with the tip of his tongue.

The taste of the red wine was slightly different from what he had imagined, which made Lu Li frowned slightly.

A big smile appeared on Nick's face, "Do you feel anything?"

Lu Li didn't speak immediately, but felt it carefully for a while, then spit out the red wine, recalled it, and searched for the corresponding words in his mind, "This tannin is very heavy, even more astringent than I imagined. Some." Of course, this is one of the characteristics of young wines, which is not surprising, "but the taste is very pure, with a strong sweetness, I can't tell whether it is fruity or floral."

Nick nodded in affirmation, which gave Lu Li more confidence, and continued, "It still has a thick...mineral feel, and the overall level of flavor is relatively simple, and the aftertaste is not strong enough." After finishing speaking. , Lu Li raised his head and cast a questioning look, "Is that so?"

"Yes, this is a wine from Romanee-Saint-Vivant. The soil there is much more calcium-rich than here. Overall, this wine will taste thicker and more terroir-like. Heavy. If there is a good year, it will be an excellent bottle of beef wine; but the quality fluctuation is still relatively large.”

Nick raised his chin encouragingly, signaling Lu Li to try again.

Combined with Nick's instruction just now, Lu Li took another sip and tasted it seriously.

"This bottle was produced two years ago? There is not enough rain, the sweetness is a bit light, and the fruity aroma is not enough. Compared with Li Qibao, it is too thin." Tony also expressed his opinion , which made Nick look at him with admiration, "However, this can still taste the craftsmanship. I think it is much better than Lehua and Cardesa. This bottle is not cheap, right?"

Romanee-Saint-Vivant is jointly owned by many different wineries, and Romanee-Conti is just one of them.

"Yes, about seven hundred euros." Nick said with great interest, "It seems that you are a real wine lover."

Seven hundred euros is an astronomical figure compared to those wines that can be purchased within fifty euros, but compared to Romanee-Conti, such a price can really be called "people-friendly".

You know, this is Romanée-Conti, the well-deserved king of Burgundy. There is no wine here that is less than [-] Euros. Even if they are slightly less good at white wine, a bottle of Montrachet is [-]. Europe or so.

For Lu Li and the others, this was a real gluttonous feast. They tasted the world's top and most expensive wines, and they could even count the wines they drank by "mouths". The price of each mouthful was staggering.Only when he realized this did Lu Li realize how extravagant they were - they even rinsed their mouths with wine and then spit it out.

This finally made Lu Li feel a bit like a multi-millionaire.

Lu Li is still young, not to mention wine, even the time to taste alcohol is very limited. He didn't do any in-depth research before, but simply thought that alcohol is alcohol, and there is nothing special about it.

But after tasting the real high-end wine today, he realized that the cheap and low-grade alcohol is indeed alcohol, and he just wants to get drunk; but the taste, aroma and aftertaste of the expensive and high-end alcohol are completely different. a treat.

Before Lu Li drank wine, he didn't like young wine very much, because the tannin taste was relatively strong and it was not easy to drink; now Lu Li understands that even the same young wine has a different taste, for example, the wine he drank just now Although the bottle of two-year-old wine has a bit of astringent taste, it has a very smooth taste in the mouth, even if it is drunk alone, it will not be repulsive.

It tastes even better with beef, as Nick said.

"You don't like heavy tannins, so I recommend you to go with this piece of cheddar cheese." Nick pointed to the plate of cheese on the table.

It can be seen that they are very particular about putting different cheeses in different fruit boxes to avoid the taste of cheese.Different flavors of red wine naturally need to be paired with different flavors of cheese.

When Lu Li was at the Olive Garden, he learned simply that wines with lighter flavors should be paired with cheeses with lighter flavors, and wines with richer flavors should be paired with richer cheeses.Here in Europe, there are about 2000 varieties of cheese that can evolve into countless different combinations.

Of course, wine and cheese are called a match made in heaven for a reason.Because wine is relatively dry and cheese is relatively greasy, oil can form a balance with acidity and tannin, and a simple chemical reaction occurs to enhance the flavor and complement each other.Therefore, if you don’t know how to match, choose your favorite wine and your favorite cheese, and match them directly. This is not a conflict.

Lu Li picked up the prepared knife and fork next to the fruit box, cut a small piece of cheese, put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and then took a sip of the wine in the glass, the heavy tannin taste suddenly became light When you wake up, the taste in the wine is also completely burst out, and the strong aroma of the local land is intoxicating.

Tony said just now that the sweetness is a bit weak.However, Lu Li didn't feel it. The aroma rolled and danced on the tip of his tongue, and he really felt the beauty of the wine. It was like a Jiangnan beauty in a cheongsam, coming lightly, simple and graceful.

The huge gap between wines worth [-] Euros and wines worth [-] Euros suddenly became obvious.

"Nick, can I have another small glass?" Brandon stretched out his wine glass, which was already empty, and his serious and stiff face was stained with a slight blush. Under the dim light, Suddenly became friendly and pleasant.

(End of this chapter)