Kanaan Winery Pretty Pony 2015

Kanaan Winery Pretty Pony Ningxia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Region: Ningxia, China

Vintage: 2015

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape:Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

ABV: 14.5%

Pretty Pony is the flagship wine from Kanaan. Bright ruby red in colour, this wine is characterised by fresh notes of blackcurrant, coffee, cinnamon, and chocolate, which give way to an elegant and refined palate, with finely structured tannins.

Kanaan has 16.8 hectares of vineyard near the Helan Mountain, with 10 hectares planted with Cabernet Sauvignon. Due to the sandy soils, vines are planted on their own roots as there is no need for protection against phylloxera. The vines are trained in the upturned ‘L’ training system, where the cordon is kept close to the ground to facilitate vine burial, and drip irrigation is used. All vineyard work is done by hand as this training system is not suitable for mechanisation.

Considered to be one of China’s top wineries, Kanaan is located at the foothills of the Helan Mountains in Ningxia, about 1,000 kilometres west of Beijing. Kanaan means ‘the land of milk and honey’, signifying the hope for Ningxia to be one of China’s leading fine wine regions. The horses on the label reference the Helan Mountains, as ‘helan’ translates to horses in ancient Chinese. The winery was founded in 2011 by Fang Wang, whose father Wang Feng Yu was a pioneering viticulturist in Ningxia. Fang is nicknamed ‘Crazy Fang’ due to her ‘crazy’ idea of establishing a winery with no prior experience and embarking on the near-impossible mission of growing Riesling in Ningxia. Fang spent 12 years abroad, including a significant period in Germany where she acquired her love of Riesling.

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