Ao Yun Yunnan 2019

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.