These reservations are often aired by those new to Ao Yun.
These reservations are often aired by those new to Ao Yun.
Last year’s vintage cost upwards of $300 – yet producing Ao Yun takes four times the man hours as top French labels, Chateau d’Yquem included. Harvesting and tending is done entirely by hand, and the vineyards are 100 per cent organic. The project is, in fact, not going to turn a profit for a while.
CAN SUCH YOUNG VINEYARDS PRODUCE GOOD GRAPES?
Half of the 30ha had actually been planted in the early 2000s, long before any LVMH involvement. The land was thus already yielding good grapes.
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