Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
par Jane Anson le 26/02/2022
Sleek and rich, exceptionally good quality, touches of mint leaf and green pepper as it opens, giving a savoury Cabernet character along with sandalwood, aniseed and fennel spices. There is plenty of grilled oak smoke but it is well balanced by raspberry and black cherry fruits that become clearer with 24 hours opening as the tannins soften. At this point winemaker Maxence Dulou and the team at Ao Yun were getting to better understand the terroir (helped by an extensive soil study programme, furher subdividing the plots into 314 blocks, and measuring the water retaining capacity of each plot). Harvest September 17 (Xidang Village) to October 19 (Adong Village). 31hl/h yield, 60% new oak.