Chateau Nine Peaks Petit Manseng Collection Sweet White 2022 · 九頂莊園 單一園小芒森甜白 2022

The closing note of our Chasing Terroir: Shandong dinner — a Petit Manseng sweet white built on balance, not sweetness.

Region: Penglai, Shandong, China | Grape: 100% Petit Manseng | Vintage: 2022 | Style: Sweet White | ABV: 10% | Residual Sugar: ~90g/L | Total Acidity: 7.8g/L | Volume: 750ml

Terroir
Petit Manseng is grown on a single plot beneath Jiuding Mountain, first planted in 2017. Qingdao's coastal climate is slightly warmer and drier, with a marked day–night range that lets this late-ripening variety reach full maturity in mid-to-late October while keeping its signature high acidity. Thanks to this coastal “warm and dry” microclimate, Nine Peaks' Petit Manseng shows more concentrated tropical fruit than Penglai examples.

Winemaking
Hand-picked and hand-sorted twice. Fermented at low temperature; 80% of the wine aged 9 months in 500L French oak, adding width and texture without masking the grape's natural character.

High Cru Tasting Notes
Bright, glowing gold. Ripe mango, jackfruit and apricot lead the nose, layered with honeysuckle and locust blossom, opening with air to a touch of honey and beeswax. The palate leads with acidity, not sweetness — Petit Manseng's natural high acid carries the residual sugar effortlessly, joined by salted preserved mango, candied citrus peel and a whisper of sea-salt minerality. Long finish of ripe mango, honey, blossom and saline freshness.

Food Pairing
Nostalgic layered agar pudding, golden fried water chestnut sticks — the wine's high acidity cuts through the fried richness while echoing the malt-sugar sweetness of the dessert.