I remember it was reported in The New York Times in 2004 that 12 people flew to Wan Li on business to taste a bottle of red wine, which was a 6-liter chateau Lafite produced by 1986. You know, this wine 1986 only produced 400 bottles, and only sold 300 bottles abroad, which shows its preciousness. 1986 lafite is still like this, not to mention 1982 lafite. Every time I come out, I drive wine lovers crazy.
Lafite is a world-famous red wine and a representative of French red wine. And 1982 is a rare year in France, with long sunshine and high temperature. Grapes grown in this climate are full of flesh, full of juice and rich in fruit aroma. The brewed red wine won unanimous praise from wine lovers all over the world, and was named Lafite in 1982, from then on.
In fact, in 1982, Lafite didn't have that many audiences, but under the influence of classic Hong Kong films, Lafite became a symbol of wealth and synonymous with dignity in 1982. Many nouveau riche who have no concept of red wine will also "chew peony like a cow" and drink a bottle of 82-year-old Lafite, and then keep saying: good wine, good wine, but I don't know where to drink. Coincidentally, the emergence of professional sommeliers in the 1980s also helped the legendary Lafite in 1982.
Robert finnigan and robert parker, two wine critics, like confident stock analysts, told consumers simply and rudely: 1982 Bordeaux futures, buy as much as you can, and the price will definitely increase in the future. This must be a win-win situation. 1982 The price of Lafite soared, and the value of the two tasters also rose. In the Hong Kong film Exile, in order to show his arrogance, Lin Jiadong even brazenly said that he even "gargled his mouth with 1982 Lafite".
Thanks to the efforts of all parties, the price of Lafite in China has reached its peak. 20 10 At an auction in Sotheby's, three bottles of 69-year-old Lafite were sold by China people at a high price of1500,000 bottles, and even the unsalable products in 2009 were sold at a price of 4. 1 10,000 bottles ... But it has been 38 years since the 82-year-old Lafite, why are there still various Lafites on the billboards of restaurants? Actually, the result was quite unexpected. According to Lafite official website, the number of Lafite entering the market every year is about 6.5438+0.9 million bottles, of which only one third is reserved for Asia, and China will probably get about 50,000 bottles.
Ma Weihua, president of China Merchants Bank, said directly that the annual output of Lafite 10 could not catch up with that of China, so 890% of the output was fake. It is difficult to buy 82-year-old Lafite in the market, and only a part of it is in the hands of red wine collectors. Even if you can buy the so-called' 82 Lafite, it is mostly fake. It is better to do things in a down-to-earth manner than to pursue fame and fortune.