Nuofu wine is like gold, and its price is even more like gold. Among them, Dijin Winery (Chateaud’Yquem) was auctioned at a high price of 117,000 US dollars per bottle in 1811, and 100,000 US dollars per bottle in 1787. Even the most common expensive wines cost hundreds or even thousands of yuan. Then why is expensive rot wine so expensive? What's the price?
1. Precious rot wine: grape planting conditions are high
Precious rot wine is a wine made of grapes eroded by Noble Rot. This mold attaches to ripe grapes, absorbing moisture from the grape particles, making the grapes shrivel, leaving concentrated sugar and complex and concentrated fragrance.
The process of formation of precious pyrethral fungi
The precious pyrethral fungi can only be generated in the weather conditions of wet in the morning and dry at noon, which is very delicate. Moreover, the autumn harvest season requires gloomy days that are conducive to mold. The world mainly has three production areas, including Hungary Tokaji, French Sauternes and German Rheingau, Rheingau. Precious wine needs unique time and place to be brewed, so the price will naturally not be cheap.
Take the Sauternes as an example. Sauternes is located on the banks of the Ciron River on the left bank of the Garonne River. The water temperature of the Xilong River is lower than that of the Garon River. In the warm and dry autumn, the temperature difference between the two rivers turns the generated water vapor into mist and continues from night to morning. The humid mist in the morning is conducive to the breeding and spread of precious rot bacteria. Then, dry and hot weather in the afternoon can inhibit the growth of precious rot bacteria, causing the water in the grape fruit grains to evaporate and dehydrate from the infected place, and improve the sweetness of the grapes. Therefore, there are very few natural production areas around the world, so the price of expensive rot wine is not cheap.
2. Precious rot wine: Not every year can be brewed
Even in production areas such as Sauternes, France and Tokay, Hungary, not every winery can produce Precious rot wine every year, not to mention some production areas such as Arts (Alsace) and Rhine, Germany. Only when the grapes are ripe and there are gloomy fog days in autumn, which is suitable for the growth of precious rot mushrooms, can you obtain precious rot grapes and make precious rot wine. For example, in 2012, the quality of precious rot grapes in the Sauternes production area was poor, and many wineries did not make precious rot wine, including Dijin Winery. Therefore, noble rotten wine is like God's gift, and naturally the price is not cheap.
3. Precious rot wine: the yield is small and the economic cost is high.
(1) does not become infected with precious rot mushrooms, but it will definitely turn into precious rot grapes and make precious rot wine: when the grapes are not ripe, they will rot directly. After the grapes mature, they are infected by noble rot bacteria. After the noble rot mycelium pierces the skin of the grapes, they leave tiny pores. At this time, strong sunlight and dry air are required to kill the noble rot bacteria and make the grapes gradually lose moisture. Without strong sunshine and dry air, the grapes will gradually rot. Therefore, the growth of precious rot grapes is not easy, so the final yield is smaller and the price is more expensive.
(2) production is very small: taking the Sauternes production area as an example, in the best years, the output must also be limited to 25,000 liters per . Under the same conditions, the output of St.Emilion, the top production area of Bordeaux , is 45,000 liters per hectare. Therefore, the economic cost of brewing expensive rot wine is high, and the final selling price is naturally not cheap.
(3) Due to the unique aroma of precious rot mushrooms, it will attract many birds when they are mature and harvested, so the yield of precious rot grapes is even more sparse.
4. Precious rot wine: manual harvesting, long time, high labor cost
(1) Manual harvesting: Precious rot grapes are picked later than ordinary grapes, and they usually cannot be harvested until around November. It must be harvested completely by hand during harvesting, because not the entire bunch of grapes will be infected with precious rot bacteria, so you have to choose one by one.
(2) Long time: To harvest precious rot grapes in , you need to enter at least 5 or even 7 into the vineyard, and the entire harvest time can be as long as 1-2 months.Because every fruit infected by precious rot bacteria needs to be carefully selected manually, the workload of the entire selection process is extremely huge.
(3) High labor cost: : harvesting precious rot grapes requires workers to have the professional knowledge to distinguish between precious rot fungi and non-nuclear rot fungi; at the same time, if the weather conditions are not satisfactory, personnel must be sent to deal with the breeding of "grey mold". Therefore, labor costs can be extremely expensive.
5. Guifu wine: fermentation and oak barrel aging time for a long time
Due to the extremely high sugar content, yeast is difficult to inhaling grape juice into the body for fermentation. Therefore, the fermentation rate of Guifu wine is much lower than that of ordinary wines, and it often takes several months or even more than a year. Fermentation of the precious rot wine is sometimes carried out in small oak barrels, and most of the precious rot wines are usually aged in the oak barrels for 18-36 months. Therefore, brewing expensive rot wine requires more manpower and capital investment, and the economic cost is higher, so the selling price will be more expensive.
6. Precious rot wine: excellent quality and unique
Precious rot wine has a very obvious different feature from ordinary sweet wine: because grapes are infected by precious rot fungi, the wine also has the smell of precious rot fungi. Although this smell is not good when pressed, once it is brewed into wine, it will become a pleasant aroma like a soaked rotten wood. In noble rot mushrooms, they are like grapes’ natural flavor enhancers, increasing the complexity of wine. Therefore, precious rot wine has a richer aroma and complex layering than ordinary sweet wines, and is more like a charming young woman.
At the same time, the precious fruit grapes lose moisture and concentrate the sugar, and also concentrate the acidity. Therefore, the wine is balanced and the taste is sweet but not greasy. The noble wine has a strong and plump style. The fruit aroma of honey, dried apricot and peaches is wrapped with a little noble smell. It is continuous, delicate and warm, and the balanced acidity makes the taste strong but not greasy.
7. Guifu wine: great aging potential
Guifu wine is because of its high sugar content, high acidity and strong body, so it has great aging potential. Ordinary precious rot wines can also be aged for more than 20 years, and some excellent and top precious rot wines can age for hundreds of years. Therefore, precious rot wine is also a favorite among collectors and auction markets, so the price is naturally expensive.
8. Guifu wine: The audience is wide, and the supply is in short supply
Guifu wine has a unique floral and fruity aroma, and the taste is sweet and not greasy. Whether men, women, elderly or children, they can accept the taste of Guifu wine. In the global market, the demand for precious rot wine is very large, and the production of precious rot wine is scarce, so the supply is often in short supply, and the price will naturally flourish.
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