1st Grand Cru of the Himalayas
Ao Yun Himalayan Estate Visit
LVMH spent four years searching the world for the next great wine terroir. They found it at 2,600 meters in the Himalayas, where French missionaries had planted Cabernet Franc in the 1800s. The vines were still there. The Tibetan villagers still tended them. Now you can visit the estate where everything is made by hand by local Tibetan workers. Chew altitude pills. Watch prayer flags flutter above the vineyard. This is the only Grand Cru where harvests begin with Buddhist blessing ceremonies.
A Wine Memories experience Β· winememories.fi
Good to know
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Languages
- Mixed
Insider Tips
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Book months in advance through Ao Yun directly - visits are extremely limited
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The drive from Kunming takes 5 hours through stunning mountain passes
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Altitude sickness is real at 2,600m. Start taking altitude pills 24 hours before arrival.
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Ask to see the original 1800s vines planted by French missionaries - they are still producing
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The wine costs $300+. The experience of being here is worth it regardless.
Tagged
- high-altitude
- lvmh
- tibetan
- buddhist
- extreme
- luxury
- bucket-list