Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Xiaoling |
Label Name: | Chardonnay |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Country: | China |
Region: | Yunnan (Shangri‑La — Hongpo) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 3 |
Length: | 3 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 10-12°C |
Awards/Ratings
TerroirSense (Ian D'Agata) — 89 pts for 2020 Chardonnay (Hongpo); listed in XiaoLing Terroir Series; Drinking window: 2023–2028
Tasting Note
Bright lemon and yellow stone-fruit with hazelnut, herbs, toasted oak and saline minerality. Fresh, taut acidity, compact mid-palate, tight texture and a slightly bitter, medium-long finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roasted chicken, seared scallops, mushroom risotto, butter‑poached lobster, soft cheeses. Asian: steamed fish with ginger & scallions, Hainanese chicken rice, light pork belly with soy glaze, dim sum.
Production Method
Hand-harvested high‑altitude fruit; light foot‑treading and overnight skin contact, ~36‑hour oxidative must exposure, fermented in puncheons and new Burgundy barrels; ~1/3 malolactic; lees ageing.
Vineyard Info
Xiaoling (霄岭) estate, founded 2014 in Shangri‑La, Yunnan. Burgundian consultants/partners; small, high‑altitude plots (2000–2800m) producing low‑yield, terroir‑driven wines.