Chapter 2090 Obiang Red Wine

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William is going to Beihai Manor now as if he was going back to his own home. Old Carson specially packed a duke suite for him, so that he can live in it when the duke family comes here for fun. posture.

As soon as he entered the door, this guy rubbed his hands and shouted without aristocratic image, "Man, where is the wine? Come on, I can't wait~"

Yang Cheng really didn't want to talk to him, it was too embarrassing, what she said was the same as that of a girl.

"Let's go to the garden room~"

After saying hello, he took William to the sun room facing the garden. The wine was already awake and ready to drink. Old Carson also arranged cheese, ham and other appetizers.

Can't wait to let old Carson get a glass, William picked it up, shook it, smelled it, and then took a small sip, and said contentedly, "Good wine, do you have any more, sell me two bottles?"

Yang Cheng also took a sip, rolled his eyes and sent it over, "I want to fart, but I still want it. I spent more than 10,000 pounds to take it back from Xiangjiang, just this bottle."

William shook his head regretfully, and said intoxicated, "Good wine is always rare, and the taste of old wine is unforgettable forever."

In fact, compared to those other famous chateaus, Haut-Brion’s reputation is really not that great. If you don’t believe me, go out and inquire about it. Most people have only heard of Lafite and Mouton, and rarely heard of Haut-Brion. There is no way, the output It is too small, and ordinary people have no chance to touch it, so naturally they don't know it.

But in fact, Haubion Manor is a famous garden with a long history. It was opened as a vineyard as early as the 14th century, and it has maintained a good development in subsequent operations.

Another point of pride for Haubion is that it successfully escaped the phylloxera that ravaged all French vineyards in the 19th century. reputation.

Although grapes began to be planted in the 14th century, it should have been a real wine estate since 1525.

Jeanne de Bellon, the daughter of the mayor of Libourne, near Bordeaux, married the wealthy nobleman Jean de Pontac.

Jeanne is beautiful and moving, and is the mayor's most beloved baby.

When she got married, the mayor gave the Obiang estate to his daughter as a dowry,

Jeanne is beautiful and the best of everyone, so she is naturally loved by her husband in every possible way.

Therefore, Jean de Pontac bought a mansion next to the manor for Jeanne in 1533 called: Maison Noble de Haut-, which was included in the manor together with the property.

Soon after, he built the Obiang Manor Castle for his wife next to the mansion, so the Obiang Manor can be regarded as the most romantic, beautiful and elegant Bordeaux manor, and its wine label The castle has been used as a trademark pattern in history.

Later, the Pontac family owned Haubion Manor from generation to generation.

In 1666, the Pontac family opened a restaurant and tavern in London, specializing in French cuisine and O'Brien wine called: Pontacs Head Tavern.

At that time, it was the favorite gathering point of fashion people in London. At that time, French wine was exported to the UK in bulk, and it was bottled and labeled in English after arriving in the UK. Haubion was the first wine to be sold in the UK bottled at its origin and labeled in French, but it is very popular and expensive.

At that time, Obiang’s usual opening price was 550 lire per ton per year, Latu’s was 450 lire per ton, and now Lafite, which is more famous, was only 410 lire per ton.

At the end of the seventeenth century, because the descendants of the Pontac family had no children, Haubion fell into the hands of their brother-in-law, the Fumel family, after their death.

In 1794, during the French Revolution, the heirs of the Fumel family were sent to the guillotine and their property was confiscated. After the French Revolution, the descendants of the Fumel family bought the Obiang Manor back, but soon sold it to the diplomats of the Napoleonic dynasty at that time. Minister Talleyrand.

Obiang has also experienced countless ups and downs, but no matter who takes over, he is taking good care of it, and it has been well preserved so far.

Obiang's wine was also the first red wine "exported" to the United States in history. At the end of his French envoy trip, the US ambassador to France sent six boxes of Haubion wine back to his hometown of Forge Niah, it can be seen that politicians hundreds of years ago knew how to enjoy life after busy work.

In the four centuries since the latecomers, this manor, which is rich in royal wine, has changed owners many times, and among the owners are many figures with outstanding achievements in history, including the admiral, the archbishop, and the first French commander in charge of the Guienne region. Officials, the three mayors of Bordeaux, these prominent owners of all kinds, invisibly added a glorious golden rim to the elegant image of Haus Biliang.

In 1935, another interesting business story happened in O'Brien Manor. The very wealthy American financier Glarence Dylan decided to buy a top estate in Bordeaux, the holy land of wine, because he liked wine very much.

Dylan originally decided to go to the White Horse Manor in St. Emilion District, but because of the heavy rain and fog that day, and the very cold weather, he felt uncomfortable, so he wanted to find a place to rest and rectify.

As a result, he walked into the Obiang Manor not far away and became a guest of the manor. Under the hunger and cold, he drank Obiang's fine wine and ate the delicious meals prepared by the manor. Dylan was overjoyed.

After talking, it was learned that the owner also intended to sell the manor, so the two parties hit it off and the deal was made on the spot. Since then, Dylan and his descendants have always owned the Obiang manor.

Dylan's son, Douglas Dylan, became the US ambassador to France in 1953 and, of course, the owner of the estate.

After Douglas returned to the United States, he became the Minister of Finance of the Kennedy government. In 1967, Douglas' daughter Joann married the Prince of Luxembourg, and the Obiang Manor became her dowry, and she has been in charge since then.

After the death of the prince, Obiang Manor followed Joan and passed on to Moqi in 1978, and he also became the current chairman of Obiang Manor.

It is also worth mentioning that Demas, the winemaking family of the Haut-Brien estate, was the first to join the winery. George Demas joined Haubiang as a winemaker in 1921.

His son Jean was born in Obiang Chateau and inherited his father's career as the winemaker of the estate. Felipe, the current owner of the winery, has also become a member of the current management team of the estate.

It is rare in the world for a family to be loyal and work hard for three generations in one manor.

The Demas family is also recognized as one of the top winemakers in Bordeaux. In 1961, they were the first to propose breaking the tradition, adopting new technological equipment to brew wine, introducing stainless steel fermentation tanks, etc., and creating a new era of famous winery with unique taste. wine.

It was unthinkable at the time that all the listed chateaux retained the traditional brewing method, but it has been the model followed by most top chateaux so far.

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