Kaiseki Restaurant is located on the fourth floor of the LA PORTE mall in Tokyo, and when the elevator goes to the fourth floor, the whole style of painting changes.

A second ago, they were in the elevator of a bustling shopping mall, and a second later, Li Zhongxin and Komura Huixiang were greeted by a well-dressed service staff bowing and saying hello, and a quaint restaurant.

The restaurant is elegantly decorated with light music in Japanese style, making you feel as if you have traveled back in time to ancient Japan. In order to create the best dining environment, it is divided into several areas for guests to sit, and each table is unique, giving it a sense of tranquility.

Because Li Zhongxin asked Keika Komura to book a private room in advance, it was very easy to find a reserved private room under the guidance of the waiter.

The waiter who ordered the food knelt down on his knees at the signal of Eika Komura, and very quietly held up the menu beside Li Zhongxin, ready to wait for Li Zhongxin to order.

"Hello sir, Kutsui is at your service. Do you need an order or any service now? When Li Zhongxin was thinking about it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a very beautiful waitress held the menu and knelt beside him respectfully.

Li Zhongxin saw that this waitress was very beautiful, and her voice was very good, with a sweet taste, and a capable air between her eyebrows.

He couldn't help but think that the high-end places in Tokyo are really good, that is, the waiters are all beauties of this level, and on the Chinese side, the Zhongxin Fish Restaurant he built in Jiangcheng is already a pretty good hotel, and the hotel in Japan is simply heaven and earth, when will such a hotel appear in China, and when will it be able to really rise to the top of the world!

After Li Zhongxin's unrealistic thoughts were thrown out of his mind, he took the recipe, ordered some dishes casually, and said casually: "After the menu is handed over, bring me another bottle of 82-year-old Lafite, and use the wine decanter to wake up now." ”

Li Zhongxin thought that he had never drunk before, and he had not mentioned drinking, so when he invited a guest this time, he should order a bottle of 82-year-old Lafite red wine, so that the atmosphere during the negotiation could be adjusted and more upscale.

Li Zhongxin has always had the impression that Lafite is one of the world-renowned French Bordeaux wines and a representative of French red wines.

1982 was a rare vintage, with excellent weather conditions that resulted in very good quality grapes, and the vintage was highly praised by wine collectors all over the world, making it very expensive.

Because the '82 Lafite is one of the best vintages, it has been cherished by many people since it was released.

The high-quality 82-year-old Lafite circulating in the market was quite famous in later generations, and it was a symbol of status for Chinese when they drank alcohol.

"I'm sorry, sir, we don't have '82 year old Lafite here, and I don't recommend drinking a recent red wine when you drink it.

Because red wines have a drinking period, if you want to choose Lafite, I recommend that you choose a 49-year-old Lafite. The 45-year-old, '47-year-old, '49-year-old Lafite is the best. And the 49-year-old Lafite is the right time to drink, and the price is not very high. Kujing Tsukiko, who was kneeling beside Li Zhongxin, explained to Li Zhongxin with a shallow smile and recommended Li Zhongxin to choose the 1949 vintage Lafite.

After Li Zhongxin listened, he was stunned at first, and then looked at the capable Japanese girl in front of him as if he had suddenly discovered a new world. This girl speaks in a very nice voice, and is very beautiful, with an extremely sweet taste when she smiles, and most importantly, she actually understands red wine, and actually knows the drinking period.

Li Zhongxin also heard about the drinking period of red wine in his later life, but the red wine he drank was the kind of wine that did not reach the grade, and there was no drinking period.

Li Zhongxin smiled slightly, revealing the expression of a big boy, and he asked with interest: "It seems that you know a lot about red wine!" Then tell me why you chose the best 49-year-old wine, and what is the drinking period of red wine. ”

Seeing Li Zhongxin's interested appearance, the waitress smiled and said, "I worked as a wine promoter in Paris when I was studying in France, so what!" I know a little bit about wine.

Let's tell you this! When wine is ready to drink has always been a hot topic for wine lovers and experts alike.

The main reason why this has become a constant topic is that not all wines age at the same rate.

All wines have their own life cycle.

Most of the wines you see on the market need to be consumed immediately or consumed in a relatively short period of time, perhaps one to two years.

Generally speaking, white wine has a shorter lifespan than red wine. It is important to note that all wines (including red wines) reach their peak quality at a certain time, and then slowly enter a period of decline.

As the wine ages, the vigorous fruitiness and acidity of the young wine gradually become less pronounced, and subtle aldehyde flavours and softer tannins emerge in the wine.

As the wine continues to mature, the fruitiness begins to fade and the body becomes slightly lighter, and oxidation causes the flavor of the wine to fade further over time.

Some wines, especially red wines, do become more and more delicious as they age. For example, the best time to open a bottle of vintage porter is 20 to 40 years after maturation.

However, many winemakers have realized that most ordinary consumers don't want to spend 10 to 20 years waiting for a wine to be delicious.

So, if you get a bottle of wine that you cherish, it's important to know how long it will last for a long time.

The most common thing to do is to get this information about the wine from the merchant, but the best thing to do is to don't hesitate to drink it if you think it may have reached its peak quality.

And now the 49-year-old Lafite is just entering its best, so I recommend that you choose the 49-year-old Lafite.

A few years ago, a fake wine scandal broke out in Bordeaux, France, 3 million bottles of fake wine were sold as famous brands, Bordeaux wine was wailing, and Lafite and even the entire Bordeaux region of France became a pariah.

Nowadays, no one cares about high-end red wines, such as the 82-year-old Lafite you just mentioned, which is being promoted in a small supermarket in France!

Lafite and several major wine distributors with his name are now doing a lot of advertising and promotion, and red wine is just getting a little better.

Li Zhongxin listened very attentively, and after coming back to his senses, he groaned slightly, chose to order Lafite, who had been in the past for 49 years, and told the very enthusiastic waitress Kutsui that after a while, Masako Mitsui and Ono Gongxin would immediately bring the red wine when they arrived here.

After the waitress Kujing, who was very smart and clever at first glance, went down, Li Zhongxin fell into deep thought.

The 82-year-old Lafite was actually in such a situation at this time, which really subverted Li Zhongxin's imagination.

In later generations, let alone Lafite in '82, he didn't buy Lafite in '90s.

The price of tens of thousands of yuan made Li Zhongxin feel that it was not worth it.

The most important thing is that the 82-year-old Lafite sold in China in one year is even more than the production of Château Lafite in ten years, that is, it is basically buying fake wine at a sky-high price.

Do you want to save some '82 Lafite at this time?

Li Zhongxin's right hand pinched twice on his temple, and he decided to make some '82-year-old Lafite to store it, putting aside the huge profits of this wine for the time being, and when the future generations arrived, he could take out a bottle of pure '82 Lafite anytime and anywhere, which was definitely a particularly face-saving thing.

The waiter from Kujing is from studying in France, and he is not very old, so in the past two days, he should take the time to have a good talk with Kujing and see if this Kujing is working for him.

To buy Lafite in France, Jiujing Kazuko should be regarded as a better channel, after all, Kujing Kazuko has been engaged in red wine promotion in France, and he will be familiar with people over there.

According to the current situation of Lafite and other famous French wineries, as long as someone goes there to buy the best red wine, it is their God.

How much wine should I save?

Do you use this money to save for wine, or do you use this money to invest in other things?

Li Zhongxin was a little hesitant.