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"Mr. Su, the Chateau Auson is just ahead." Xu Liyang took Su Wei and the others to have lunch in downtown Bordeaux.

Then after more than an hour's journey, we finally arrived at Auson Winery in the Saint-Emilion region.

"For such a famous winery, the vineyard is too small, and why is this still a mountainous area?" When we arrive at Ausone Chateau, we will pass by the vineyard of the winery.

Zhao Yayou was quite looking forward to it before coming to Chateau Ausone.

Because when I looked along the way just now, I saw large tracts of vineyards.

But the vineyard at Chateau Ausone is a bit too small.

Because of its area, it is only more than 100 acres of land.

If he had never seen vineyards with thousands of acres of land, Zhao Yayou wouldn't be too emotional.

Mainly because Chateau Ausone is so famous, it was the wine king of the West Coast in the 20th century.

"Yes, Auson Winery is built on this mountain. Although its area is a bit smaller, the one on the right bank that can rival Chateau Cheval Blanc is our Auson Winery." The vineyard of Auson Winery is a

Sloping land, facing the southeast direction.

You can not only fully enjoy the sunshine, but also effectively block the northwest wind.

Moreover, the vineyard is close to the Dordogne River and is regulated by the river, giving it an ideal microclimate, which is very suitable for grape growth.

The grapes grown here are particularly suitable for making wine.

This is also the reason why Chateau Ausone has become the king of wine.

"I think it's very good. If the vineyard is too big, the control of the wine produced will not be so strict. Such a small vineyard can just keep improving." Su Wei is really satisfied with this vineyard.

Because when he bought Chateau Ausone, he had no intention of making money from it.

The main purpose is to have my own winery so that I don’t have to buy wine from outside.

When you want to drink, just send them back home batch by batch.

"Mr. Su, the person at the front of Ausone Manor is the current general manager, Michel Roland." Xu Liyang had already notified Roland, the general manager, of the news that Su Wei was coming this time.

After all, she is likely to deal with Roland often in the future.

She thinks so mainly because of Su Wei's attitude towards this winery, and more importantly because he hopes it can maintain its status quo.

If the status quo is maintained, it is unlikely to make major personnel adjustments.

"He is in charge of Chateau Ausone now, right? What is his attitude towards our arrival?" Su Wei looked through the glass and found that Roland was already quite old.

Su Wei was very afraid of dealing with people of this age.

Because people of their age tend to stick to principles.

Of course, this is a nicer way of saying it. A bad way of saying it is to be stubborn and admit death.

"He was quite resistant to me at first, but after learning that Mr. Su, you also took a photo of a yacht worth more than 200 million, his attitude towards me softened a lot.

But he told me that he wants to talk to Mr. Su." In Xu Liyang's heart, she felt that this Roland was quite knowledgeable.

After knowing that my boss was rich, his attitude toward her improved.

It seems that this is the case all over the world, only with money can you have dignity.

"I resisted before, but now my attitude has softened? It seems that I can still talk to him." What Su Wei is most worried about this time is that the general manager will resign.

Because what he hopes is that this winery can continue to operate as before.

"Mr. Roland, let me introduce to you. This is the new owner of Auson Winery, Mr. Su Wei.

Mr. Su, this is Mr. Roland, the current general manager of Ausone Winery, and also the chief winemaker of Ausone Winery." This Roland is not only the general manager of Ausone Winery.

He is also the chief winemaker at Auson Winery, and several current winemakers at Auson Winery are his apprentices and grandsons.

"Hello, Master Roland." Su Wei checked the information and knew that Roland was a brewing master.

Because since he took over Chateau Ausone in 1995, in the 23 years since then, he has only produced top-notch wines in 6 years.

More importantly, because of his arrival, the second brand of Chateau Ausone was born.

In the past two hundred years, Chateau Ausone had only one genuine wine.

"Hello, Mr. Su" This time the Alain family sold Chateau Ausone, and the person who was most saddened was none other than Michel Rolland.

Because Roland has been a winemaking consultant since 1995 and has been the general manager for 23 years now.

One-third of his life was given to Chateau Ausone.

So when he first met Xu Liyang, he was very resistant.

But he also knew that his arms could not hold his thighs.

So his attitude toward Xu Liyang began to soften later.

"I heard that you want to talk to me. What do you want to talk to me about?" Su Wei did not expect that Roland could speak English.

Originally, he was worried about how to communicate with Roland.

After all, he really doesn’t know French, and it’s too late to learn it now.

"I want to hear from Mr. Su, your plans for the winery." After Alan sold Ausone Winery this time, many wineries came to poach Roland.

I want him to work as the chief winemaker at their winery after leaving Ausone.

After all, with him at Auson Winery, the quality of the wine has always been stable.

But he himself didn't really want to leave.

Because this place really holds so many memories for him.

And most importantly, this is Chateau Ausone.

"Okay, after I put away my luggage, I can answer any questions you have." Su Wei definitely wanted to keep Roland.

Even if he is not a veteran in the red wine industry, he knows that the quality of a red wine has a lot to do with the winemaker.

Roland Brewing's performance is so stable, it is undoubtedly a master among masters.

He let such a talent go and couldn't find a replacement.

"Put your luggage?"

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"This is where Alain Vautier and his family lived before. This is really bad." Su Wei walked into Ausone Manor and found that everything had been evacuated.

The current manor can only be described as dilapidated.

It seems that they also know that if they sell the winery this time, it is basically impossible to buy it back.

No wonder Roland had a strange expression on his face when he heard Su Wei say that he was going to put away his luggage.

After all, Chateau Ausone is almost in ruins.

"Mr. Su, I have booked a hotel in the town of Saint-Emilion. It will be there in a few minutes from the winery." Xu Liyang had already inspected the manor when she came yesterday.

I found that the Alan family not only moved away all their personal belongings.

Even the large items in the manor were all towed away by taxi.

In the current manor, except for this house, there is basically nothing left.

"It's good that their family moved the things away, which saved me a lot of trouble.

"Xiao Xu, after a while, you can find a design company to come over and ask them to renovate the house for me." Su Wei had no objection to the Alan family moving everything away.

After all, even if they don't move things away, he will demolish this place and build a new manor later.

Now they have moved everything away, which saves him a lot of trouble.

"Mr. Su, it is very troublesome to renovate an old house like this. Even if it can be approved, it may take several months." Renovating a house in France is a very troublesome thing in itself.

And an old house like Chateau Ausone is even more troublesome.

Coupled with the efficiency of French civil servants, if you can apply for it within a few months, you are just lucky.

"It's so troublesome, then it's okay if we only touch the inside of the house and leave the outside of the house alone.

And there is no need to rush this matter. After we return to China, I will allocate some manpower to you, and you can take care of this matter again." Su Wei heard that it was so troublesome to renovate the house, so he thought about it and let it go.

Then just renovate the inside and leave the outside untouched.

Anyway, he only comes here a few times a year, and it's too lazy to bother.

"Want to provide me with manpower? That's great, thank you, Mr. Su."

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"Master Roland, I just have time now so I can have a good chat with you." Su Wei walked into the manor and walked around before coming out.

When I came out, I saw Roland chatting with his apprentice about something.

"Then let's just stand here and talk. This place can see the whole view of the vineyard.

In fact, what I want to ask is very simple, that is, Mr. Su, if you buy Chateau Ausone, how do you plan to develop it?" Roland knew that there was no furniture in the manor.

So he took Su Wei to the backyard of the manor.

Because Chateau Ausone is built on a slope.

So where they stood, they could see the entire vineyard below.

"How to develop it? I plan not to make any changes, or you, Master Roland, will lead the Ausone winery.

Now that I have acquired this place, I will give you a 20% increase in salary for all of you." Su Wei is a novice in the red wine industry, and he has no plans to develop Chateau Ausone at all.

Since Roland has done a good job, of course he doesn't plan to change anything.

As for the salary increase, there are less than ten people in the winery.

Calculated, it only adds an extra 200,000 euros a year.

"Really? Mr. Su, aren't you in a hurry to cash in?" This time Su Wei bought this winery, but he knew that he spent 35 million.

Including the transfer tax and the money paid to the auction house, the price may reach 40 million.

If we give them a salary increase now, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to recover their money in 30 years.

"Realize? The main purpose of buying this winery is to drink wine from my own winery. I can't bear to see the small amount of money realized by Auson Winery." After one year, Auson Winery also made a profit.

Less than two million euros.

After all, the place is too small and the annual output is only so much.

The money it has earned through hard work this year is not as much as the interest money Su Wei earns by sleeping on it.

So Su Wei didn't care how long it would take to get his money back.

"Mr. Su, let me show you the vineyard. No one here knows it better than me.

In our vineyard, the main variety planted is Cabernet Franc, followed by Merlot, and a small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon." Su Wei's words undoubtedly gave Roland reassurance.

If the previous management style were maintained, he would have planned to stay.

After all, compared to Chateau Ausone, he looked down on other wineries.

Moreover, Su Wei gave him a 20% salary increase.

In one year, that's more than 100,000 yuan.

“I heard that Cabernet Sauvignon is the most common variety used to make wine, followed by Merlot, and finally Lü Lizhu.

How come we have the most Lu Lizhu here?" Su Wei knew all these things from reading the information on the way here.

Because the information he read said that the grape variety used in Lafite is Cabernet Sauvignon.

And Cabernet Sauvignon is also the most successful wine variety.

“This is what makes our Ausone winery so special and the symbol of our Ausone winery.

The left bank of Bordeaux is associated with Cabernet Sauvignon, while the right bank of Bordeaux is dominated by Merlot.

We are different from them. We are mainly based on Lu Lizhu, so this may be the reason why we are a first-class A-level farm." This planting method did not change after Roland came.

But for more than two hundred years, Ausone has always had this planting pattern.

What changes is the proportion of each type of grape when making wine.

"I still don't understand what the main label and the second label of our winery mean?" Su Wei still doesn't understand the difference between the main label and the second label.

Some people on the Internet say that the second-label wine is an OEM, and some people say that it is purchased from grapes from other vineyards.

Now that Roland is the authority, Su Wei certainly wants him to answer his questions.

"Our main wine and second wine have the same raw materials. The only difference is that the vintage of the grape vines is different." I don't know about others, but the difference between the first and second wines of Chateau Ausone is this.

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In the past, before Roland came, the quality was unstable because the vintage of the vines was not determined.

After he arrived, the first thing he did was to divide the years into two batches.

"The vintage of the grape vines is different?" Su Wei really didn't know that different grape vintages could have such a big impact.

In his eyes, the grapevines all look similar.

Even if there is a difference, how big of a difference can it make?

"Yes, Mr. Su, look, this is a grapevine that is more than 50 years old, and its roots are so thick.

And this is a 100-year-old vine, and its roots are even bigger.

This is only a 20-year-old grapevine, and its roots will be much smaller.

Ausone's genuine wines are made from grapevines that are over 50 years old.

As for the second-label wine, we all use grapevines that are less than 50 years old. Grapevines that are less than 50 years old can only be considered young people in the grape family.

Only grapevines that are over 50 years old are considered mature grapevines.

Wine made from this tree will have more depth and aging potential.

"How many bottles of wine can our winery produce in a year?" Su Wei did not expect that there were so many grapevines over 50 years old in the vineyard.

No wonder the vineyards here in Bordeaux have such a long history.

“For the genuine brand, we usually produce around 2,000 boxes, while for the secondary brand, it is around 2,500 boxes.

We used to reserve a quarter every year because Ausone’s red wine tastes better when it is more than 10 years old.” This is because Ausone’s red wine can be stored for a long time.

Therefore, a quarter will be reserved in the winery.

Wait until the later stages and then take action slowly.

This is also the reason why the 1982 Lafite has been sold for so many years.

"2,000 boxes? How many are in one box?" When Su Wei bought wine before, there were only 6 bottles in one box.

If you calculate it this way, there are more than 10,000 bottles of genuine products per year.

“One box contains the standard 12 bottles of Bordeaux. If there are 2,000 boxes, it will be almost 24,000 bottles. If it is a second label, there will be 30,000 bottles.” Ausone seems to have a large quantity, but its annual output is only one-tenth of Lafite’s.

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If you include the secondary cards, the output may be only a few tenths of that of Lafite.

"Now that we have finished viewing the vineyard, we can go to the wine cellar to have a look." The 100-acre vineyard was completed in less than half an hour.

At this time, he happened to reach the door of the cellar, and Roland planned to take Su Wei to the cellar to have a look.

This wine cellar at Chateau Ausone is very unique. It was originally a quarry.

It has a light-proof, constant temperature and constant humidity storage environment, which can provide perfect aging conditions for wine.

"Wine cellar? Is there any old wine stored in here?" Su Wei came to Chateau Auson this time, but he planned to bring some wine back to show off.

This time his requirements were not high, just bringing back a thousand bottles would be enough.

"This, the previous wine collection has been sold by the Alan family. There are only red wines from 2016 and 2017 that have not been filled yet." The rule of Auson Winery is that after the grapes are made into wine,

It must be stored and fermented for 24 months.

It is for this reason that the wines from 2016 and 2017 have been preserved.

Otherwise, the Alan family will definitely take them all away.

"There's not even one bottle left? That's too harsh. Forget it, just take us to the cellar and have a look." Su Wei was originally in high spirits, but now he was in no mood at all.

After all, there was no wine inside, so there was no point in going down any further.

Moreover, he had already told Li Ziwei and the others that he would treat them to wine from Chateau Ausone.

Now he can only go to the market and collect some Ausone red wine.

Who would have thought that the owner of Ausone Winery would actually want to collect his own red wine.

"Mr. Su, going down from here is the cellar of Auson Winery. In the past, whether it was fermenting wine or bottled wine, everything was stored in it." This quarry is really huge.

And the environment is also top-notch.

Because it is underground, the temperature here is very close to a constant temperature environment.

"This place is really big, but it's a bit too empty." From this cellar, Su Wei saw how much wine had been stored here.

It's a pity that there is only new wine in oak barrels that has not been filled yet.

If Su Wei wanted to drink some wine, he could only buy it himself.

"The Alan family wants to sell the winery this time, not only because they have to pay inheritance tax, but also because they need to update the equipment of the winery, so they finally decided to sell it." This time Roland brought Su Wei to the cellar, intending to have a chat with him.

Talk about this.

The Alain family runs Ausone Winery, and that is also emotional.

How could we let go of this gold mine if we had no other choice?

"Updating equipment? In what aspect?" Su Wei guessed at this time that Roland must have something to talk to him about.

No wonder he keeps bringing him to this cellar.

“It’s mainly about the irrigation system. Now Auson Winery still irrigates manually. Although it’s cheap, it’s not as uniform as a machine.

Also, the temperature in the cellar is now hotter every summer than in previous years, so a constant temperature system needs to be installed. This will crush the Alan family this time, in addition to the inheritance tax.

It is the irrigation system of the vineyard and the constant temperature system of the cellar.

Nowadays, summers are often very hot, and it would be impossible without an irrigation system and a constant temperature system.

The Alan family already had to pay inheritance tax, so where would they get the money to install irrigation and constant temperature systems?

So these two things are the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

"I don't understand any of these things, you just need to use the best techniques for me." Su Wei didn't understand this thing at all.

But if he has money, he can just buy the best equipment.

He is not afraid that Roland will trick him, because he will definitely send someone to supervise him later.

"The best material? The price will not be less than 2 million euros." Roland did not expect that Su Wei would be so generous.

In the past, under the Alan family, they only saved money when they could.

For the first time, Roland felt that changing the owner might bring Ausone Winery to a higher level.

"It doesn't matter. You can just ask Miss Xu for these things in the future." Su Wei would pay so happily because he knew how hot the summer would be in the next few years.

If these two systems are not available, it will definitely affect the taste of red wine.

"Awei, come and see." At this time, Zhao Yayou was in a corner of the wine cellar, shouting loudly that Su Wei had been there.

Just after arriving at the cellar, everyone dispersed.

Su Wei and Roland are looking at the oak barrels here.

Zhao Yayou, Zhang Ruoyu and the others were wandering around.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Su Wei thought something happened to Zhao Yayou and the others.

He wasn't worried about other things. He was mainly worried that they would encounter any snakes, insects, rats, and ants.

"No, there is a lot of red wine here."