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tasting $$$

Beat Lafite in blind tasting

Helan Qingxue Winery

Historic 2011 moment: Helan Qingxue's Jiabeilan 2009 beat Lafite in a Decanter blind tasting, shocking the wine world. Small production, meticulous viticulture, world-class terroir expression.

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Helan Qingxue Winery
Stock photograph — illustrative, not a picture of this location.

City

Helan

Country

🇨🇳 China

Duration

2 hours

Good to know

Difficulty
Easy
Languages
English-friendly

How to Complete

4 steps curated by Wine Memories

Insider Tips

  • Try Jiabeilan - the wine that shocked Decanter

  • Very limited production - book early

  • Worth every yuan

Tagged

  • iconic
  • decanter-award
  • world-class
  • must-visit

Updated February 2026

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