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What kind of wine is Dijin Winery famous all over the world?

The most famous in Dijinzhuang is the noble rot sweet wine . Speaking of this kind of white wine, there is also a legendary experience. In 1847, the then owner, Baron Lur Saluces, had delayed the picking of the vines because of his late return from hunting in a foreign country. By the time he returned, the grapes were already rotten, but he still ordered Picking and brewing, but its brewing method is so different from other white wines that everyone doesn’t take it seriously.

Twelve years later, Grand Duke Constantine, the brother of the Russian tsar, visited the winery. When he tasted this wine, he was deeply attracted by the special aroma of the wine and could not extricate himself. He immediately took out 20,000 francs to buy a barrel, which was the price at that time. Four times the amount of drops of Jinzhuang wine. Since then, the fame of Dijin Noble Rot Sweet Wine has spread rapidly in Europe, and Dijinzhuang has also started to make this wine continuously.

Vineyard

Dijin Winery is located on the top of a slope with an altitude of 250 meters, 30 kilometers southwest of Bordeaux, which has the best climatic conditions in Soodian. During the autumn harvest season, the area is often filled with thick morning fog. The lower water temperature of the Ciron creek from the Landes flows into the warmer Garonne river in the village of Barsac, north of Sauterne. The hot and cold river water mixes to form a humid mist, which makes the nearby vineyards prone to noble rot.

In addition to fog, it is often followed by sunny weather, which can prevent the mold from developing too quickly and transforming into harmful gray mold. At this rather fragile point of equilibrium, the delicious fate of Bordeaux Noble Rot dessert wines is decided.

100 hectares of vineyards slop down, almost encircling the gravel domes surrounding the castle. The upper soil is dry and absorbs heat from the smooth pebbles and rough gravel layers, while the clay layer below has a very good water storage capacity. The drainage function of the soil is due to the construction of the manor since the 19th century. large network of drainage pipes (over 100 km in total).

Like all the noble rot sweet wines produced in the Sauterne region, 80% of the Château de Chine is Semillon grapes. The thin skin of Semillon facilitates the penetration of mold mycelium into noble rot grapes, and often has a charming honey aroma. It is the most important white grape variety in the Bordeaux region because of its very durable storage characteristics. Some Sauvignon Blanc and a small amount of Muscadelle grapes are also blended in the production of sweet white wines.

Due to the special climatic conditions of the morning fog in the canyon between the two rivers and the abundant sunshine in the afternoon, the grapes will be infected with a kind of “aristocratic mold”, which will absorb the moisture of the grapes and increase the sugar content; the bright sunshine during the day and the cool autumn wind will suppress the The rot of the grapes, and highly concentrated sugars. The grapes are naturally dried and shrunk, the sugar content is increased, and the fruity aroma is rich, making them noble rot grapes that can make exquisite and elegant sweet wines.

The vines will be cut down as long as they reach 45 years old, and they will be left fallow for 3 years before planting when the soil strength recovers. The average age of the vines is 25 years.

Grape harvesting and picking at Dijin Manor are generally done by hand. The grapes are not only screened continuously, but also carefully selected one by one to ensure that each one is completely ripe. Dijin Manor’s grape selection process is notoriously rigorous. Only one glass of wine can be produced from a single vine. Sometimes, if Dijin Manor believes that the quality of the wine is not high enough, it may not be produced for the whole year. With any bottle of wine, this happened in 1972, 1974 and 1992.