FW Bok Nan Lo Ao Yun 敖云2013 versus Malescot St Exupery Margaux 2005 Ao Yun 敖云2013 versus Malescot St Exupery Margaux 2005 9.5/10 stars I have reported Malescot St Exupery 2005 in the past here Ao Yun has been gathering a lot of attention lately, this wine is produced ... 2005 Vintage 9.5 Stars Ao Yun Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon China Merlot Tasting Notes 2021
FW Bok Nan Lo 2017 Domaine du 1er Juin Riesling Ningxia China 2017 Domaine du 1er Juin Riesling Ningxia China 9.25/10 stars Wax sealed cork from China?! Hard for me to accept it as it was probably a hoax, as I didn’t know any Riesling to have premox or oxidation... 2017 Vintage 9.25 Stars China Domaine 1er France Riesling Tasting Notes 2020
FW Bok Nan Lo 2015 Wu Dao 2015 Wu Dao 8/10 stars This was probably the most decent red I’ve ever come across from Chinese wines, nothing related to Mouton Rothschild, although the name meant a bit about understanding Dao (or T... 2015 Vintage 8 Stars China France Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo Great Wall Cabernet Sauvignon Great Wall Cabernet Sauvignon 4/10 stars CHINA MARKET Armed with 1.4 billion population, China is definitely a huge wine market whereby every winemaker, high end or low, wishes to have a foothold ther... 4 Stars China France Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo Changyu Dry White Wine Changyu Dry White Wine 4/10 stars SLIGHTLY BETTER Another white wine I tasted that’s produced in China, this time from Northwestern China of Xinjiang. Nose of slight butter. Palate was very mandarin o... 4 Stars China France Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo NV Great Wall Riesling NV Great Wall Riesling 3/10 stars UNEXPECTED RIESLING My first encounter of Chinese Riesling, kinda weird although drinkable. It’s almost a fusion of Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, although it does p... 3 Stars China France Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo Changyu 张裕 Red 张裕干红葡萄酒美乐 Changyu 张裕 Red 张裕干红葡萄酒美乐 3/10 stars SUGAR WATER Thought I gave Chinese wine a try, and I picked a cute label. No go, this was sugar water content. Certainly chapterized (sugar added), as it tasted way... 3 Stars China France Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo Faguo Le Guishu Semi Sweet Demi Doux Faguo Le Guishu Semi Sweet Demi Doux 8/10 stars FEEMANTED RICE The producer claimed that Chinese had been drinking rice wines for the past 9000 years, so a Bordelaise became creative and used fermente... 8 Stars Baijiu China Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo Ningxia Red Wolfberry Wine Ningxia Red Wolfberry Wine 9/10 stars HEALTHY WINE Not sure if you guys know about the health benefits of wolfberries, in ancient China, it was highly regarded by many Chinese medicinal practitioners.... 9 Stars China Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo NV Le Guishu Semi dry Demi Sec NV Le Guishu Semi dry Demi Sec 7/10 stars SWEET RICE WINE! Certainly like eating some form of rice dumplings, except this rice wine was like it was soaked with some molasses that resulted from being s... 7 Stars Baijiu China Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo Wu Liang Ye Er Ma Ma Wu Liang Ye Er Ma Ma 6/10 stars HEAVY STUFF This Baijiu at 52 degrees abv was definitely on the heavy side. I thought it might be a good pairing to the BBQ rib of fresh lamb, but was proven a fatal mi... 6 Stars Baijiu China Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo Chongqing Distillery Jiang Xiaobai Chongqing Distillery Jiang Xiaobai 10/10 stars PERFECT MATCH After years of hunting a liquor to go along with my favorite Sichuan food, I’ve finally found something interesting to go with it. Look at ... 10 Stars Baijiu China Tasting Notes 2017