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Good wine! Yang Jing couldn't help but praise it!

The aroma of wine, the aroma of wine. But no one can tell what the scent of this wine should be.

Some people say that Maotai-flavored wine has a good smell, while others say that the strong-flavored wine smells good. But today when Yang Jing smelled this smell, he finally understood what the real smell of wine should be.

In terms of a long history, Yanjing's Erguotou is far behind Maotai, Wuliangye, Jiannanchun, and Fenjiu, but Erguotou's position in the Chinese baijiu industry is very important.

When the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, the capital was Zhongdu, which is now Yanjing. Since then, the production of shochu has begun in Yanjing. But at that time, due to the backward production technology, the brewed wine was not delicious.

Until the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the shochu workshops in Yanjing carried out technological reforms in order to improve the quality of shochu. Every time these shochu workshops burn a pot of wine, the wine that starts to flow out is called guotou. The concentration of this wine is relatively high, which can reach more than 75 degrees, and the amount is small, accounting for about 10% of the total. When the alcohol is cut off at about 25 degrees, what flows out behind is called jiu shaozi, also called jiu tail, and jiu shaozi cannot be drunk.

When steaming wine, it is necessary to use the distilled wine vapor, the liquor head that flows out after being cooled by the cold water in the tin pot for the first time, and the wine head that flows out after being cooled by the cold water in the tin pot for the third time. Tail” proposed to do other processing, because the wine cooled in the first pot and the third pot contained a variety of low-boiling substances and had a mixed taste, so the shochu workshop only picked the mellow wine that was replaced into the tin pot for the second time. The wine is cooled by cold water, so it is named Erguotou.

As the so-called pinch the head and remove the tail to get the middle, one sentence sums up the firing process of Erguotou succinctly.

There is an old saying in northern China called Dumplings are wine, the more you drink, the more delicious you are. The wine in this old saying refers to Erguotou.

It's just that the newly brewed Erguotou new wine has a spicy taste, is not mellow, and cannot be drunk. Generally, it needs to be stored for a period of time to let it mature naturally, so that the wine will have a soft, mellow aroma and harmonious taste. What affects the storage effect is not only the year, but also the storage container and storage environment.

Generally speaking, the best containers for cellaring are those made of ceramics, because the ceramic walls are covered with capillary pores, which ensure that the wine will not leak out on the one hand, and on the other hand, ensure that the wine and the external environment can interact with each other. effect. Moreover, because Erguotou wine is produced in Yanjing, which has four distinct seasons, the storage environment is affected by temperature changes throughout the year. Yanjing is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. Therefore, in the process of wine storage and aging, it will be affected by too many external influences, especially the influence of temperature and humidity, which will cause the wine to change drastically. Therefore, the storage environment has a great influence on the quality of Erguotou liquor.

Generally speaking, cave storage is the best way to store wine, because caves have constant temperature and humidity, and caves with a long history have rare natural microorganisms. In this state, the aging process of wine It is done slowly and evenly, and some impurities and harmful substances are released and volatilized.

However, there are basically no mountains near the main production area of ​​Erguotou in Yanjing, and cave storage has become a very luxurious thing for Erguotou wine. Therefore, Erguotou wine has basically been stored in cellars since the day it was born. way to store.

The old house of Chengzi's family is located on the bank of the Huai River, and his wine cellar is by the river, so the humidity can be guaranteed. So after being buried for more than 60 years, once these wine jars are opened, the smell is not ordinary, it is definitely the smell of old wine.

The most important thing is that these wines were all brewed by Chengzi's ancestors. At that time, the wines were all pure grain wines, unlike most modern white wines below 38 degrees, which were all blended.

This kind of wine brewed from pure grains will become more fragrant the more you put it, so once this jar of wine is opened, if those old alcoholics smell the overflowing aroma of wine, it is estimated that those old alcoholics will immediately turn into people who see it. Little White Rabbit's Hungry Wolf

Even a person like Yang Jing, who is not very addicted to alcohol, would like to have a drink after smelling the aroma of this wine.

This taste is really too tempting for wine worms in people's stomachs.

Wang Jiazan also looked fascinated. Obviously, this guy couldn't take it anymore.

Xiao Yang, are you satisfied with this wine? Bi's mother asked with a smile. Obviously, Yang Jing's expression gave Bi's mother full confidence.

Auntie, it's not an exaggeration to say, just taste the smell of this wine, this wine is amazing! For such a good wine, Yang Jing naturally would not be stingy with his praise.

Father Bi took two small glasses and a small wine raiser, took out a grape wine from it, and carefully poured it into the two glasses. There were about three taels of wine in the two glasses.

Under the illumination of the light, Yang Jing clearly saw that when the wine was poured from the raisins into the glass, it was all drawn, and the wine was no longer transparent and clear, but showed a kind of color similar to amber. Pale yellow in color. It's as if the wine poured from the grapes is not white wine, but honey.

Yang Jing picked up the wine glass and shook it lightly, and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, as the book said, this kind of old wine hanging on the glass is very serious.

Putting it under the nose and smelling it slightly, the mellow smell became stronger.

Over there, Wang Jiazan had already taken a small sip and heaved a sigh of relief, his face was full of satisfaction.

Yang Jing also took a sip, and a burst of mellow wine immediately made his mouth linger, and when the wine entered the stomach along the esophagus, a wave of heat burst out from the stomach, warm but warm. It's not irritating at all, and it really has the taste of top-level cellared old wine.

Good wine! Yang Jing couldn't help but praise again. In contrast, Yang Jing even felt that the two bottles of five-star Moutai brought from Jiang Bin for more than 30 years were not as good as this old wine in terms of taste.

After all, this is an old wine that has been stored for more than 60 years. After such a long period of storage, this kind of high-purity grain wine with a degree of 60 degrees is simply wonderful. It is definitely not comparable to famous wines such as Maotai and Wuliangye. Got it.

Ordinarily, the old wine that has been cellared for so many years should have a somewhat peculiar smell, and this kind of old wine is best drunk with new wine to bring out the best taste. But this jar of old wine obviously has no peculiar smell at all, some only have a mellow aftertaste, and this jar of old wine obviously doesn't need to be drunk, it tastes more mellow if you drink it directly.

The most important thing is that although this jar of old wine has been cellared for more than 60 years, its degree should not have dropped much, and should still remain at around 60 degrees.

This is enough to show that Chengzi's ancestors' cellar storage skills are very high!

Yang Jing calmly wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth with his left hand, and Sheng Jie immediately gave an accurate identification answer.

Erguotou wine, 1952, Bi Qinghai and Bi Yuanze.

Now Yang Jing was completely relieved. Judging from the year the wine was brewed and the name of the brewer, it was obvious that Bi Fucheng's grandfather and his grandfather brewed the wine together. No matter who brewed it, this jar of wine was indeed brewed in the 1950s, and it has been cellared for 66 years.

Uncle, Auntie, can we go and have a look at those old wines now? Yang Jing raised his neck and drank the less than a tael of old wine left in the cup, and asked Bi's father and Bi's mother directly.

Yang Jing really doesn't want to miss such a good wine, the price doesn't matter, it's only right to hold these wines in his arms as soon as possible!

And to be honest, this kind of wine that has been cellared for 66 years only sells for 200,000 yuan for a jar of two catties. This price is definitely a very conscientious price, even a super low price.

In 1953, a bottle of the Wheel Five-Star Moutai produced by the state-run Renhuai Distillery in Maotai Town was sold for 1.5 million yuan, and a bottle of Moutai produced in 1956, which was well preserved, was even sold at auction. A high price of 1.84 million was obtained. As for the bottle of Lai Mao Liquor produced in 1935, it even set a Huaxia baijiu auction record of 10.7 million!

To be honest, this jar of wine may not be as good as that bottle of Lai Mao, but it is definitely not much worse. After all, this jar of wine weighs two catties. Although it may be less than two catties now, it has been cellared for sixty-six years Old wine.

Moreover, the quality of Erguotou wine more than 60 years ago is not much worse than that of Moutai, and it is also a serious pure grain wine.

Just like this, a jar of old wine only sells for 200,000 yuan, which is simply a leak!

When Bi's father and Bi's mother heard this, smiles appeared on their faces, and Bi's father said: Success, I can take you there now.

A group of people came out of Chengzi's house, walked out along the alley, and within two minutes of walking, they came to the embankment in the north of the village.

A small road has been built on the Huaihe embankment, and some vehicles are running happily back and forth on the small road. To the east of the levee is the Huaihe River, a tributary of the Chaobai River. However, because a Huairou Reservoir was built upstream, there is not much water in the Huaihe River.

The ancestral home of Chengzi's family is on the west side of the embankment road. In fact, it was very good that Chengzi’s grandfather built the winery here. Under the levee is the Huaihe River. There was no Huairou Reservoir at that time, so the Huaihe River had sufficient water at that time, and the water quality was also very good. Yanshan Mountain is just a short distance from the mountain, and the water quality is sufficient, so it is very good for wine making.

After walking along the embankment road for less than five minutes, they came to a ruin that could no longer be seen as a house. This was the ancestral house of the Chengzi family.

Seven or eight elders were standing guard in front of the ruins. Cheng Zi said to two men in their forties, Uncle, Uncle, I'll bring my friends over to see those old wines.

The oldest middle-aged man among them nodded, reached out and turned on a switch, and several high-power halogen lamps immediately illuminated the surrounding area.

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