Climate
Turpan is sunny and dry all year-round with little rain of only 16-20mm per year. Average temperature is 14.4°C with extreme diurnal temperature variations. Growing season is around 270 days, 3000-3200 sunshine hours per year. The dramatic swing in temperature variation means that our grapes’ exposure to sunlight increases the ripening qualities while the sudden drop in temperature at night preserves the balance of natural acids in the grapes, resulting in more resilient and intense flavoured grapes with high acid and high sugar contents.
Terroir
Vineyards lie on a bed of alluvial soil of Gobi gravel, sand and silt. South-facing on a Valley basin at 450m above sea level. The average age of vines is between 10 – 20 years. Grapes are watered naturally with melting snow from Tian Shan Mountain. Untouched by men and free from pollution, it channels through the underground Karez water system to their vineyards, keeping the water source naturally pure.
Ageing
All grapes were fermented in stainless steel tank using native yeast. 7 days of post-fermentation skin maceration. Aged ½ in tank and ½ in second wine barrels for 24 months before bottling. Unfiltered. Low sulfites
