Add these 8 Chinese wines to your cellar

Looking to expand your knowledge of wines produced in the Chinese Mainland, add to your collection or simply try something new? Look no further than these labels from some of China’s most modern and highly rated wineries. 

1. Xige Estate, Ningxia: Xige Estate 2017 

Founded in 2017, Xige Estate – best known for its single vineyard cabernet gernischt – produces up to 10 million bottles per year. 

2. Kanaan Winery, Ningxia: Kanaan Winery Riesling 2021 

Located in Helan Mountain’s East Foothills, this boutique estate is known for its bold winemaking style and focuses on riesling, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and chardonnay. 

3. Silver Heights Vineyard, Ningxia: Silver Heights Emma’s Reserve 2018 

Silver Heights is all about biodynamic and organic viticulture practices. President Xi Jinping served its chardonnay at a state dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron. 

4. Helan Qingxue Vineyard, Ningxia: Helan Qingxue Jiabeilan Baby Feet Marselan 2019 

A pioneer of the rich Ningxia terroir and a “second growth” equivalent winery whose vineyard lies at the base of Helan Mountain. 

5. Legacy Peak Estate, Ningxia: Legacy Peak Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 

This family-ru n organic winery is one of the few to boast vines some 26 years old, and produces top-notch merlot, cabernet sauvignon and marselan. 

6. Grace Vineyard, Shanxi: Grace Vineyard Shanxi 

Founded in 1997, this winery is best known for its flagship series Chairman’s Reserve and Deep Blue – blends of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc. 

7. Domaine de Long Dai, Shandong: Domaine de Long Dai 2019 

This winery known as the “Chinese Lafite ” features a blend of cabernet sauvignon, marselan and cabernet franc grown in the foothills of Qiu Shan Valley in Penglai. 

8. Ao Yun, Yunnan: Ao Yun 2019 

Nestled in the Himalayan foothills, this first Grand Cru winery backed by LVMH works with 120 families in four villages across the Upper Mekong Valley to showcase the region’s diverse terroir.