Color: Deep crimson
Nose: Black berry fruits and oak locked together - also some cigar box tobacco characters.
Palate: Firm with a complexity building. The tannins are soft and fine grained and should hold the wine together for many years - good balance between fruit, oak and tannin.
Vineyard Region: Shanxi
Grape Variety (%): 23% Merlot, 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Cabernet Franc
Alc/ Vol: 13.8
Acidity: 5.95
pH: 3.58
Sugar Level: 3.9
Dates Grapes Picked: 2006-10-1
Length/ Type of Fermentation: Control fermentation temperature at within 30℃ in stainless steal tank, follow with prolong maceration period at lower temperature. MLF finishes in barrel.
Date Wine was Bottled: within June 2008
Peak Drinking: Now-2016
Suggestions: If for drinking now, decant at least 15 minutes  before drinking. Good by itself our with food.
Tasting Dates: 2009 Feb