French paradise for Russian tourists

Today I suggest you take a short excursion to Bordeaux and look at a place that any Russian will cause a slight thrill and pleasant excitement. Yes, and how not to penetrate when it comes to Intendant liquor store. They say its walls hold 15,000 bottles of wine - a real arsenal!

But that is not the point. Intendant is located in an old mansion built in the 18th century. And more like a museum than a store. The place is literally riddled with history. Outside the walls, watching passersby for hundreds of years, but inside ...

... a huge spiral staircase. About such pictures were drawn by the imagination in childhood when we read Dumas novels.

Enhances the effect and shape of the building. The store is designed like a tower. But here it is very comfortable due to the abundance of the tree:

Intendant is at the top of the retail wine hierarchy. Many similar institutions around the world take an example from it.

And not in vain, the atmosphere here is unique. Everything tunes in some noble and even a little chamber way. As if you were in a club of noble gentlemen. But without a hint of pathos.

In general, Bordeaux is a very "wine city", here about a million bottles of this drink are produced annually. And, according to statistics, almost one in six residents works in this area.

If I understood correctly, the higher the floor, the cooler the drink.

There is such a thing as "grand cru." This term is called elite vineyards. As a rule, they have an outstanding history and some special soil on which a delicious crop ripens, respectively, and the wines are outstanding.

Here they are presented in all its glory. They say that at fairly attractive prices when compared with other stores.