Gloriville 'At The Lake By Blue'

79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Marselan from 2020 and 2021 vintages. The former vintage is aged in used oak for 28 months, with the latter seeing 16 months in used oak. Zero sulphur.

Fresh fleshy black cherries, black plum, crushed gravel, acai and umeshu. Purple fruited. If you love an old Cab-Merlot blend, you'll love this.

Bordering the Yangzte & Sanggan Rivers, Chengzi’s family story is consistent with many others in the region - 10 hectares of vineyards planted in 1999 to serve large wineries, particularly Great Wall Wine Co. Growing up at the family winery, Chengzi wasn’t destined to become a winemaker. However after discovering the ‘natural wine’ trend in 2013, Chengzi took control of the family estate, transitioning their vineyard away from the dwindling high-volume market to instead produce independent cuvées. By 2018, Chengzi had implemented organic farming principles and planted new varieties to experiment, and by 2023 he had committed to biodynamic principles. Now, with a modest 20,000 bottles a year, Chengzi’s wines are as anti-establishment and independent as it gets. Nothing is filtered, and no new oak is used.