Comments on: DRC Lafite Languedoc! [China]

By: Xavier-Luc LINGLIN

Xavier-Luc LINGLIN — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 08:24:14 +0000

From Chairman of the Académie des Vins et de la Gastronomie Française.

There is no point to comment on that bottle. It is a fake and moreover a stupid fake from a total ignorant (as usual I should say)! Once again a distributor who want to make money thanks to what somebody else has created. The only way to preserve the consumer from these rapacious is to bring up the knowledge of the buyers and consumers.When Chineses people will drink wine because they like it and not in order to show off their money these thieves will die by themselves and chinese will drink good wines at a reasonable price. First lesson is to enjoy the wine in the glass and not the money it represents. Best to all the wine lovers of you. XL

By: Trelawney Wines

Trelawney Wines — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:53:03 +0000

Has anyone actually tasted this? In all the wine shops I’ve visited, never have I come across this bottle. I’m inclined to think that this might be a fake after all.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:01:08 +0000

Thanks, all! So much win!

By: Lee Newby

Lee Newby — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:16:53 +0000

I have started a collection of fake labels from China, I have never seen this one yet. If the seller piles on lots of names and symbols a person with little or no euro language skill may only recognize one or two names, BINGO a sale.

By: bill st john

bill st john — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:15:41 +0000

send this to (1) http://www.engrish.com/ and (2) david henry hwang http://chinglishbroadway.com/

By: RobinC

RobinC — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:13:27 +0000

You have more of a chance of getting a fake wine from or in China than getting an authentic wine.

By: Scott Claffee

Scott Claffee — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:01:29 +0000

This has been bouncing around for a while. The Lafite connection, for those of you unfamiliar with it, is the famous arrow logo:

http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/joe-redgrape/th_lafite_arrow.jpg

By: Bob Rossi

Bob Rossi — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:46:21 +0000

And what is “Mis en Montpellier”?

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:01:30 +0000

Just looking at the label more closely and realized that although it has “Vin Blanc Sec” in big letters, the little seal says “Vin Rouge Sec” – so would definitely lean towards the fake….

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:59:48 +0000

Yeah, I don’t quite see where the Lafite connection comes in. France Lafei Group is a wine exporter that specifically markets French wine in China. Now, as to whether DRC is producing a white Coteaux du Languedoc…. perhaps it’s a relabeling of their Domaine du Grand Crés white, or maybe something produced specifically for the Chinese market? Or, it could be a fake.

By: Gerry Dawes

Gerry Dawes — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:36:21 +0000

Is someone blind here? The label may say Romanee – Conti, which is outrageous, but “France Lafei” is hardly “Lafite,” nor is “Vin Blanc Sec,” “Vin Rouge Sec.”