Longting Reserve Sea Breeze Chardonnay 2020

Longting Reserve Sea Breeze Chardonnay 202092 100 Zekun Shuai, JamesSuckling. com Pure nose with a slightly honeyed tone to the lemons and seashells. Fresh, textured and bright on the weighty, medium to full bodied palate with a saline twist. Subtle and limpid finish showcases lovely minerality at the end. 80% chardonnay and 20% petit manseng. Drink or hold. Longting is a heritage Chinese boutique winery, located on the eastern slop of Mount Feng in Penglai where is the northernmost in

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Zekun Shuai, JamesSuckling.com

Pure nose with a slightly honeyed tone to the lemons and seashells. Fresh, textured and bright on the weighty, medium- to full-bodied palate with a saline twist. Subtle and limpid finish showcases lovely minerality at the end. 80% chardonnay and 20% petit manseng. Drink or hold.

Longting is a heritage Chinese boutique winery, located on the eastern slop of Mount Feng in Penglai where is the northernmost in Shandong peninsula. Longting vineyard occupies 68 hectares, and half of the estate is dediated to vines. The vineyard is planted primarily to Petit Manseng, Marselan, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Petit Verdot and Vidal. Name ‘Longting’ embodies the essence of estate culture, comes from the owner’s deep perception of Chinese civilization. ‘Long’-dragon, is supreme symbol of Chinese nation. ‘Ting’-pavilion, is the shining point of traditional garden architecture and a place for visitors to hike and rest. There is a beautiful myth, dragon stayed in pavilion portend favorable weather and good harvest. ‘Reverence for Nature, Prime Quality, Happy Life, Pursuit of Goodness’ is Longting vineyard’s core philosophy. With the principle of the union among climate, terroir and man, it adopts biodynamic methods, to produce world-class organic fine wine with Chinese-style.