Introduced to me by the sommelier at Bulgari Hotel Shanghai. The wine comes from a Xinjiang vineyard. Rkatsiteli (stands for “Red Stem”) is a grape from Georgia (Europe/Asia) for making white wine. It is surprisingly good. Crisp, leafy taste, sweet tasting (pear & coconut), mineral — 4 years ago
An excellent Riesling! If you were suspicious about NZ whites 20 years ago, well, life is a journey, full of discoveries, and China is a rather big country. hell, good food demands great wines. The rest is eurocentism and, worse, Porterism for wines. We had a blast! This Riesling (not a blend) is fresh, fruity, bright, balanced, fun, v drinkable w/o any undesirable aftertastes and leaving your head okay the morning after. A friend brought it from London, a 2017 harvest, and boy, were we suspicious? Then again: Coming from a 19th vineyard - how would they not know their thing? It‘s us not knowing their wines! — 4 years ago
It has been too long till I last had his beauty. An acquired taste for sure but one of the great liquors of the world. — 3 years ago
Amazing Chinese wine — 4 years ago
Very surprised that my hometown winery could produce such fine wine. I likes its dark color and berries smell, a bit sweet and low tnnins. it's a great value for everyday drink. — 4 years ago
Very well done, probably the best wine I had from China ever, please keep in mind that my experience is limited, well balanced, lots of black fruits, wood, earth, medium to full body, good acidity, well integrated tannins and a long balanced finish. My score 88+, drink to 2023 — 4 years ago
Bob McDonald
My first wine from China and the only Chinese wine in my cellar. On research, this vineyard is about 50 miles from the Burmese border in high country (8000 feet) near the Mekong River. Owned by LVMH hence the expense at around $500AUD. This Cabernet blend (90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc) has a lovely fragrant nose, medium bodied with persistent fluid tannins. One can see so many influences from Left Bank Bordeaux - great depth of flavour and density with ripe black fruits. I think this has more years in front of it unlike the drinking window I was following. An excellent effort - very promising. Great packaging as you can see. — 5 months ago