The best wines of Shanxi

Discover the best wines of Shanxi as well as the best winemakers of Shanxi and estates of Shanxi to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Shanxi and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Shanxi by region

Looking for a good wine of Shanxi among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Shanxi. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Shanxi with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Shanxi

See the top 100 best red wines of Shanxi

Want to buy a red wine of Shanxi cheap or sell a red wine of Shanxi at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Shanxi

Red wines from the region of Shanxi go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or rice with sausage meat and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Shanxi

On the nose the red wine of the region of Shanxi. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, vanilla or plum.

The best vintages in red wine of Shanxi

  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Shanxi

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Marselan
  • Aglianico

Discovering the wine region of Shanxi

The wine region of Shanxi of China. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Grace (怡园酒庄) or the Domaine Grace (怡园酒庄) produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Shanxi are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Shanxi often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, microbio or dried fruit.

We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Shanxi, producing 21 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Shanxi go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

Great white wines of Shanxi

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Shanxi

White wines from the region of Shanxi go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of country cabbage, cod brandade without potatoes or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Shanxi

On the nose the white wine of the region of Shanxi. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in white wine of Shanxi

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.15/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.15/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.12/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.01/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Shanxi

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sparkling wines of Shanxi

See the top 100 best sparkling wines of Shanxi

Want to buy a sparkling wine of Shanxi cheap or sell a sparkling wine of Shanxi at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Shanxi

Sparkling wines from the region of Shanxi go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Shanxi

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

The word of the wine: Solera

A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.

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