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Introduction to Egan Winery

Château d’Yquem of Lvsa-Lvsi, also known as Chateau Ygan, was the only super first-class sweet white winery in Bordeaux’s 1855 rating. The Chateau d’Yquem of Lvsa-Lvsi surpasses today’s five major wineries including Lafite, Latour and Margaux.

Located on a hill in Sauternes, the southernmost and smallest of several wine regions in Bordeaux, France, this historic top winery dates back to the 12th century.

Lvsa-Lvsi is the most prestigious and legendary family in the French wine industry. Lvsa-Lvsi is not only one of the oldest noble families in Europe, but also the most precious noble rot castle in the world. The Château d’Yquem of Lvsa-Lvsi) has been the owner of the wine for hundreds of years, promoting the development of wine history. Michel Serre, the academician of the French Academy and a contemporary French philosopher, once praised: “Lvsa-Lvsi winery does not only belong to the Lussalius family, it also belongs to France, Europe and the whole world. Just like Chartres Like the church, Ravel’s Bolero, Monet’s Water Lilies, it belongs to you and it belongs to me.”

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According to the textual research of etymologists, the word Yigan first originated from the Germanic word aighelm in the tenth century, which means a person with a pointed helmet. The Chateau d’Yquem of Lvsa-Lvsi is one of the oldest wineries in Bordeaux. Originally owned by Countess Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Winery History

The Chateau d’Yquem of Lvsa-Lvsi is one of the oldest wineries in Bordeaux. In the Middle Ages, the Duchess of Aquitaine (Aquitaine) in France married into the British royal family and later became the Queen of England, and the wine castle territory was subsequently owned by the British royal family. After the Franco-British Hundred Years War, the French King Charles VII took back Aquitaine in 1453, and the wine castle returned to the arms of France.

On December 8, 1593, Jacques de Sauvage acquired the château, then a royal estate, in exchange for a reservation. Then, in the 16th century, the construction of the Lusalis wine castle began. The Sauvage family built the quaint and grand Lusalis wine castle, and successively purchased the vineyards around the winery under the cloak. The initial construction continued to this day, with more than 400 years Historic Château de Lysalis. In 1711, King Louis XIV of France officially conferred the title of nobleman and became the official owner of the winery.

In 1785, Francoise-Josephine de Sauvage d’Yquem married Count Luis Amedee de Lur Saluces, and the Château de Lusalis belongs to the Lur Saluces family. After the unfortunate death of her husband and husband after three years of marriage, Francoise-Josephine took over the management of the family estate and opened up the most splendid history of the Château de Lusalis.

At that time, the sweet white wine of Lusalis was widely appreciated by the world’s most famous wine connoisseurs, and more and more prominent figures such as the third president Thomas Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson) and the Russian tsar became Lusalis For the fans of the wine castle, the market demand for the wine of the Lussalis wine castle has also become larger and larger. In order to meet this demand, Josephine built a new wine cellar in 1826, while the Lussalis wine cellar has become increasingly popular.

The Chateau d’Yquem of Lvsa-Lvsi and the Lur-Saluces family also enjoyed a long period of prosperity following this expansion. Francoise-Josephine died in 1851, and four years later was the famous Bordeaux classification of 1855. (Chateau d’Yquem) was the only winery designated as a Premier Cru Superieur in the classification, which is the highest honor. It made the Chateau d’Yquem of Lvsa-Lvsi surpass the current five major wineries including Lafite, Latour and Margaux.

After the war, Marquis Bertrand de Lur Saluces took over the management of the estate. During the half-century under his management, the Château de Lysalis was once again brilliant. At that time, there were very few wineries in Bordeaux who knew how to develop the international market.

Marquis Bertrand de Lur Saluces and several colleagues jointly established the Gironde Grand Cru with wine tasting as the main marketing strategy. The Union des Crus Classes de la Gironde (Union des Crus Classes de la Gironde), personally served as president for 40 years. In 1966, the sonless Bertrand de Lur Saluces handed over the management of the winery to his younger brother’s son, Count Alexander de Lur Saluces.

In 1968, Lvsa-Lvsi was passed to the last nobleman, Count Alexandre de Lur Saluces, who carefully managed the winery for 36 years, making the ancient wine The winery continues to grow. However, 400 years of family succession is still narrowly defeated by the last blow of modern business. In 1999, members of the Lvsa-Lvsi family began to sell their shares, and the LVMH group gained control of the vast majority of the Chateau d’Yquem of Lvsa-Lvsi, becoming the winery’s owner. New owner.

In May 2004, Count Alexander de Lur Saluces retired, and the Lvsa-Lvsi family, which had owned the Château de Lusalis for 235 years, officially handed over management to the LVMH group. Pierre Lurton, head of Cheval Blanc, took over as head of Chateau d’Yquem of Lvsa-Lvsi. Commonly owned by large groups.

Many wine lovers sighed at this acquisition, believing that the strong commercial flavor will destroy the wine of Lusalis wine castle, but some people believe that the merger of Lusalis wine castle with LVMH has strengthened the wine castle in the world. status in luxury brands.

Chateau Vineyard Overview

Lvsa-Lvsi has a total of 113 hectares of vineyards, of which 100 hectares are mainly used for the cultivation of grapes, and the production is very small. The soil in the vineyard is complex and diverse, with a thin layer of gravel and sand on the surface, and a layer of clay and a deeper limestone below.

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. Currently, the average age of the vines is 25 years. Over the centuries, every grape in the vineyard has been hand-selected, and only moldy grapes are picked, and so on and so forth. When encountering a year without noble rot mold, the Lusalis wine castle will announce that it will not produce genuine wine in order to ensure the quality.

Making wine from grapes that have been attacked by noble rot is a pioneering invention of Ygan Winery. In 1847, the owner, the Count of Lusalis, returned late from hunting (it is said that he returned late from a visit to Russia), missed the grape picking season, and the grapes were moldy.

The owner reported to try the psychological wine, and found that the wine tasted even sweeter. Since then, the Château de Lysalis has been deliberately harvested at a later date, waiting for botrytis to erode before making wine. There are two famous transactions in the history of Château Lusallus: the bulk order of Jefferson, the second president of the United States, who was familiar with French wine, and the astronomical order of the tsar brothers for the winery’s 1847 noble rot wine.