What kind of wine is XO and why is it so expensive?

XO " in film and television sketches , everyone agrees that the wine marked with " XO " is a very expensive wine. So why is XO so expensive? Is it wine? Yuncang winery brand LEESON red wine sharing.

Strictly speaking, those marked with VSOP and XO belong to brandy, produced in France, made of grapes and fermented in oak barrels, but not wine.

" XO " is not a kind of wine, but a level of brandy, which means "special aging" in the brandy series.

Brandy has four grades: XO , VSOP , VS and VO , among which XO grade is the highest, comparable to China's Moutai and Wuliangye. XO is not a brand of wine, but represents the quality of the wine. To be precise, it is the age of the wine. Generally, the highest level of brandy must be aged for more than 6 years, and some particularly high-quality XO can be aged for more than 20 years. From April 10 , 2016 , wines can only be classified as XO after aging in oak barrels for more than 10 years .

The longer the brandy is aged in oak barrels before bottling, the higher the level, usually the higher the quality, and the higher the price.

XO , as the absolute son of French cognac, is expensive for a reason, because the French government strictly manages the division of brandy grades, and no wine merchant can call itself at will. The protection of the AOC rating system, so as long as you see the French brandy with XO on the bottle , it must be a good wine.

Yuncang winery brand LEESON red wine sharing In terms of choosing XO brandy, in addition to looking for the three major brands of Martell , REMY MARTIN , and HENNESSY , if you want to drink the best XO , you must remember to look for COGNAC production area.

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