Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Ao Yun |
Label Name: | Yunnan |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Country: | China |
Region: | Yunnan (Deqin / Shangri‑La foothills) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Petit Verdot |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Major critic scores: James Suckling 98; Wine Advocate (Edward Ragg) 96; Jane Anson (InsideBordeaux) 96. Released internationally via La Place de Bordeaux; highly rated and collectible
Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant, black cherry and plum with graphite, cigar tobacco, cedar and alpine herbs; mineral salinity and roasted spice, silky fine-grained tannins and a long, precise finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled or roast lamb, beef short ribs, venison, mushroom risotto, aged cheeses (Comté/cheddar). Asian: Peking/roast duck, Sichuan beef or spicy hotpot, Cantonese roasted meats, Korean BBQ, braised pork belly with shiitake.
Production Method
Hand-harvested terraces vinified parcel-by-parcel; gravity-fed fermentation, malolactic in barrels and oxygen‑permeable stoneware jars; aged ~35% new French oak, older oak and stoneware, final blending at sea level.
Vineyard Info
LVMH-owned estate founded 2013; vineyards on terraces at 2,200–2,600m near the Meili Snow Mountains (Deqin), ~28 ha across 300+ plots; technical direction by Maxence Dulou; hand-tended, regenerative viticulture.