{"product_id":"2023-silver-heights-marselan-750ml","title":"2023 Silver Heights Jiayuan Marselan 750ml","description":"\u003ch4\u003eAwards, Ratings \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e — James Suckling · 2023 Vintage · Tasted: Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003e“A floral and peppery nose of violets and fresh blue and purple fruit. Spicy, with a medium to full body and fine-grained tannins. Spot-on balance with good length. Drink or hold.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout This Wine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver Heights Jiayuan Marselan 2023 is produced from 100% Marselan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are hand picked and fermented using only wild yeasts in neutral barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine is aged in 100% new French oak for 12 months before bottling and filtered using the traditional Bordeaux method.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProducer Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmokey and savoury - lap cheong, cured meat, cumin, star anise and white pepper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shiso leaf \/ spring onion freshness balanced by toasty oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium bodied with firm tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver Heights is a family-owned winery in Ningxia, founded in 2007 by Emma Gao and her father, committed to making artisanal wines that demonstrate craftsmanship, integrity and passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll wines use indigenous yeasts, minimal filtration, and minimal sulphites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter completing a National Diploma in Oenology in 2002, and completing several vintages across Bordeaux, including two years at Calon Segur, Emma Gao returned to Ningxia to develop her family’s new vineyard into a world class estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmma Gao proved her worth quickly - achieving the highest score from a Chinese winery in Jancis Robinson’s 2010 review. A few years later, Silver Heights was featured in the “World Atlas of Wine” as the highest quality representation of the Eastern Helan Foothills appellation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Silver Heights were finally able to make their wines from 100% estate fruit, which they began to farm biodynamically and organically in 2018 using western philosophies and the Chinese principles of Jieqi. In 2023, the family achieved Demeter certification - the first Chinese winery to do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage: 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrape Variety: 100% Marselan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegion: Ningxia \/ People's Republic of China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFermentation: Fermented using wild yeasts in neutral barrels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaturation: 12 months in 100% new French oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction Attributes: Biodynamic, Organic, Hand Picked, Wild Yeast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlcohol: 13%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosure: Cork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweetness: Dry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Periphery Wine Imports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52202220683566,"sku":"2081734634","price":69.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/6596\/6894\/files\/2023SilverHeightsJiayuanMarselan750ml.png?v=1781591588","url":"https:\/\/www.jcfinewines.au\/products\/2023-silver-heights-marselan-750ml","provider":"JC FINE WINES","version":"1.0","type":"link"}