Ao Yun Shangri-la (No box) 2014 敖雲乾紅酒

Exceptional Vision
LVMH see potential where others cannot, and is resolute in realizing their unique vision. By creating a world-class wine on par with the icons of the world, here in China they are rewritting the rules of winemaking with a new legend that inspires both sense and imagination.

No Mountain Too High
4 years to find and 4 days to reach, Ao Yun winery is sited next to the never-summited Meili Mountain, a testament to the daunting inaccessibility of the Himalayas. With neither road nor electricity in places, LVMH faced and surmounted fears every step of the way in their quest to find the ideal terroir.

Rating: 94 Points by James Suckling

Appearance:  An intense, deep dark colour.

Nose: Several layers of aromas that develop subtly, intertwining and evolving during the tasting. Intense red fruit, cassis, cherry which evolve to dark currant, spices, mint, tea leaves, mild tobacco.

Palate: Exuberant ripe red fruit, cherry stone, with a touch of spiciness, mild tobacco and minerality, with captivating and penetrating flavors.The wine is light with fine, supple and silky tannins. A lingering red fruit finish with very precise, chiseled tannins. A very harmonious, sophisticated, delicate wine with a long finish.

General: Complexity, freshness, elegance and subtle tannins make up the unique character of this new Himalayan terroir, which AoYun 2013 expresses for the first time.

Serving: Optimal tasting temperature between 16°-18°-no tasting above 20°, so wine temperature needs to be adjusted depending on room temperature (15°if room >20°).

2014僅僅是傲雲的第二個年份。酒名傲雲，寓意為「雲間翱翔或漫步雲端」。酒莊葡萄園坐落在位於雲南省西北角、海拔6740米的梅里雪山山麓處，探訪者必須在危險的山路上驅車半日才能到達。敖雲採用90%的赤霞珠和10%的品麗珠調配而成，釀酒葡萄由阿東、朔日、斯農、西當的本地村民種植採摘——四個村莊的海拔高度均在2000米以上。

飲酒筆記：其中玉桂、肉荳蔻等香料風味複雜，加之中式紅棗乾及柿子的風味層疊交互，為作品本身更添一份深邃。餘韻是這款酒最令人驚豔的地方——這不僅僅是款濃郁、飽滿的干紅酒，深色漿果及香料芬芳，帶出其近乎石墨和板岩的泥土味，緊緻的單寧結構，後味歷久彌新。口感醇正集中，濃而不膩。酒液滑過口腔，如同訓練有素的良駒——健碩而優雅。