Turkey’s
largest single parcel vineyard in a land of 1.168.000 m2 was established at
Torbali- Izmir. They started to produce wines in 2004 from the grapes and began
to be grown in organic viticulture methods in order to preserve the original as
well as fruity characters.
Experts reviewed the territorial and climatic characteristics of
vineyards and as a result of soil and climate analyzes conducted, saplings
supplied from Europe were shipped to Lucien Arkas Vineyards by special
air-conditioned trucks. Then, they decided to plant high quality wine making
grapes such as Tempranillo, Chenin Blanc, Viognier, Marselan, Ugni Blanc
(Trebbiano) , Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Bornova Misketi
at LA Vineyards. These are the types of grapes which were thought to perfectly
match the soil and conditions of Aegean and some of them were never cultivated
in Turkey. At Lucien Arkas Vineyards, vines are wrapped by wire based on a
cultivation system called “High trellis' to ensure that they grow upward. This
provides plenty of air circulation and sunlight required for healthy growth of
grapes. Also, we prune and cut the vines before harvesting and reduce the
amount of bunches of grapes per vines based on “low productivity, high
quality'' principle. In this way, aromatic character of grapes is
strengthened.
Awarded Wines:
-LA Consensus Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot ,2009
-LA Organic Mon Rêve Chardonnay-Chenin Blanc, 2010 & 2012
-LA Mon Reve Tempranillo, 2010
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