2022 Ao Yun

Auslieferung im Juni 2026!
Delivery in June 2026!

Love this wine, and love how it keeps telling its story of a mountain wine with fragrant fresh herbs and succulent black fruits that slowly unroll in the glass. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah stand out in the glass, spiralling outwards and upwards with cold ash, freshly cut herbs, cassis, blueberry and cranberry fruits. Steel and gunsmoke reduction evident on the opening, give this time in the glass or a few more years in bottle. One of the most 'European' vintages since the launch of the wine, in terms of rain in spring and dry in summer. Maxence Dulou winemaker, with 131 families farming the 31ha of vines across 773 sub-plots (yes, you read that right) set at 2,100-2,600m. 23hl/h yield.
99/100 Jane Anson

Glorious. Deep dark black cherries, bulby floral elements, a little Szechuan and rose peppercorn, blueberries, mulberries and brambles. All pure and crunchy and essential. Loads of graphite too and a hint of cedar. Sandalwood. This feels quite solaire for Au Yun and there’s quite a lot of liquorice. It’s lovely and very pure, but a wine that’s a little less accessible at this stage than previous vintages. But it does retain a remarkable freshness. Quite saline on the finish, and with it a little game. All the elements are present and although integrated one senses the final form of that integration is still to come. This needs time and will reward it.
96/100 Colin Hay; The Drinks Business