SHANGRI-LA Ao Yun Cabernet Franc Cabernet, Yunnan Province 2015
Luring luxury connoisseurs from around the globe, this Chinese red is making waves internationally for being the first legitimately competitive high-end wine to come out of the country’s developing wine production industry. Its production is a long, complex story of cooperation between the CEO of Moët Hennessy, <strong>Australian enologist Tony Jordan</strong>, the Chinese government and Tibetan farmers - and it’s yielded something spectacular.
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The name Ao Yun means “roaming above the clouds” - and the name is apt, as the vineyards which produce it rise up to 2,600 metres at the foot of a sacred mountain in Yunnan province, not far from the famed city of Shangri-La on the fringe of the Himalayas.
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This spellbinding terrain has produced a wine of powerful flavour, complex spice, and a silky texture with tannin to spare and massive aging potential.
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Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of wine-making history from a nation with the potential to become a powerhouse.
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Luring luxury connoisseurs from around the globe, this Chinese red is making waves internationally for being the first legitimately competitive high-end wine to come out of the country’s developing wine production industry. Its production is a long, complex story of cooperation between the CEO of Moët Hennessy, Australian enologist Tony Jordan, the Chinese government and Tibetan farmers - and it’s yielded something spectacular.
The name Ao Yun means “roaming above the clouds” - and the name is apt, as the vineyards which produce it rise up to 2,600 metres at the foot of a sacred mountain in Yunnan province, not far from the famed city of Shangri-La on the fringe of the Himalayas.
This spellbinding terrain has produced a wine of powerful flavour, complex spice, and a silky texture with tannin to spare and massive aging potential.
Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of wine-making history from a nation with the potential to become a powerhouse.
Style: Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc
Vintage: 2015
Region: Yunnan Province
Code: AOYUN1
Varietal: Cabernet Franc,Cabernet Sauvignon
Country: China
Review
James Suckling
Now we see the reality of what this is. Dark berries, blackcurrants, wet earth, spices and slate. Full-bodied yet so in check and refined. Cool fruit and fine tannins. Glorious. Pretty fruit. So together. Needs three or four to come around but beautiful.
95 points, James Suckling, Wine Spectator, September 2018.