HELAN MOUNTAIN CABERNET SAUVIGNON
GRAPE: Cabernet Sauvignon | ALCOHOL CONTENT: 15 % Vol. | BOTTLE SIZE: 750ml
TASTING NOTES BY LENZ M. MOSER
Speaking on this wine, Jancis Robinson MW said to Lenz M. Moser in 2016: “This is the most important wine in your portfolio – it will reach many consumers around the world a create the awareness for wines from China.”This is also a reason why we put our utmost care in creating this “affordable” wine from our Chateau.
We also wanted to create a new style of unoaked wine from the Chateau – “showing the character of the best Cabernet Sauvignon berries I have ever worked with”, says Lenz. Spice of China, concentrated fruit aromas and flavours you would never expect from such a young Cabernet. The small berries occur in this desert climate to protect themselves from evaporating the water – hence a fantastic skin to juice ratio.
PRODUCTION NOTES
2023 was a great year in Ningxia
Vines between 12 – 18 years old
100% Cabernet Sauvignon (small and healthy berries with brown seeds and 23 brix)
No wood treatment
growing and blending under close supervision of Lenz M. Moser (Chief Winemaker Chateau Changyu Moser XV) who spent the entire harvest period in Ningxia
“Mise en bouteille au château/Estate bottled“: bottled for the very first time at the Château in February 2024 by Lenz M. Moser