2021 Ao Yun Shangri-La

The Ao Yun Shangri-La (敖云云南香格里拉) is already China's most famous wine, produced in the foothills of the Himalayas (Shangri-La - Yunnan - China) by LVMH, under the leadership of Maxence Dulou, a winemaker originally from Bordeaux. It is known for: Cheval Blanc, Le Tour de Pin and Quinault L'Enclos. The Chinese winery Ao Yun in the Yunnan Province is considered one of China's top wines and demonstrates that great wines are being made in this relatively new wine country. The Ao Yun vineyards are located at the foot of the sacred Mount Meili at a dizzying altitude of 2,100-2,600 meters.

It all began with a dream. The dream to create a fine, world-class Bordeaux-style wine in China. Ao Yun is a dream come true, an incredible adventure that began in 2008 with a four-year quest through lands never before explored for viticulture. A quest for the perfect place to craft a great red wine. LVMH set its sights on an atypical terroir near the city of Shangri-La, in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern Yunnan Province. The vineyard, spread across four villages, is tended entirely by hand by local farmers trained in viticulture, while remaining faithful to the agro-ecological traditions of this land for hundreds of years. Situated at an altitude of between 2,200 and 2,600 meters above sea level, the estate is named after the magnificent clouds that gather above the permanently snow-capped mountain ranges: in Mandarin, "Ao Yun" means "flying above the clouds."

Ao Yun (敖云葡萄园) Shangri-La (敖云) is a subtle compromise between freshness and maturity, tension and density. Only half of the grapes harvested made it into the blend of the new vintage, reflecting an unparalleled level of precision since the first harvest in 2013. The 2022 Ao Yun is a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon; 19% Cabernet Franc; 12% Merlot; 6% Syrah; 6% Petit Verdot; A wine handcrafted from the estate’s 314 plots of land, which are in turn divided into over 700 sub-plots. Very limited production, half of which is destined for the local market, making Ao Yun a rare wine. Complex aging without excessive oak, beginning with five months in pots for 50% of the production, followed by ten months in barrels, 30% of which are new. The wine is presented in its original packaging in elegant bamboo cases (OWC/1 and OWC/6). Fewer than 10,000 bottles of the 2021 vintage were distributed through Place du Bordeaux, and the 2021 vintage has once again received very high reviews. This edition is presented in a luxurious bamboo case (OWC/1).

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