Color: Medium to deep ruby red color
Nose: Liquorices, tobacco, cigar box, dried leafs character underlying with black currant & spice.
Palate: Well structured, medium to full bodied red with vegetative, chocolate & hint of liquorices character towards the end. Well weight red with finely grained tannins.
Vineyard Region: Shanxi
Grape Variety (%): 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 60% Merlot
Alc/ Vol: 12.7
Acidity: 5.3
pH: 3.47
Sugar Level: 4.9
Dates Grapes Picked: 2005-10-1
Length/ Type of Fermentation: Cold fermentation for both Alcohol & MLF in stainless steel tank for 1 to 3 months duration, and follow by barrel aging.
Length/ Type of Aging: 18 months aging under 30% New Barrel blended with 70% 1 year & 2 years old barrel (with French barrel dominant in the wine).
Date Wine was Bottled: 2007-4-1
Peak Drinking: Now ~ 2015
Suggestions: Decant this for at least 15 minutes, enjoy over an hour, either with food or by itself.
Tasting Dates: 2007 January