Lenz Moser hails Ningxia 2025 harvest ‘a perfect vintage’
“Balance and stability” were the words used by Château Changyu Moser XV to describe the 2025 grape harvest in Ningxia. The Chinese winery has hailed 2025 an “optimum” vintage, despite yields dropping 30% year-on-year and smaller than average berry size.
Château Changyu Moser XV has described 2025 as “one of the most remarkable vintages” in Ningxia’s recent history.
The region, situated at the foot of the Helan Mountains, experienced no extreme weather events, neither late frost nor heavy rainfall, in 2025, the wine producer has reported.
Ningxia is a sunny region, averaging 3,000 hours of sunshine a year. By comparison, Bordeaux receives about 2,200 hours of sunshine.
Budbreak in mid-April occurred only slightly later than usual, flowering in late May proceeded smoothly, and the summer brought evenly distributed rainfall alongside an above-average number of sunny days.
“The grapes were nearly perfect; I have rarely seen such beautiful and above all physiologically ripe fruit,” said Lenz Maria Moser. The 15th-generation Austrian winemaker has partnered with Changyu Pioneer Wine Company, China’s oldest winery founded in 1892, since 2013 on the Château Changyu Moser XV winery.
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However, fewer buds and later flowering led to a reduction in yield of around 30% year-on-year, and berry size was significantly reduced.
Moser explained: “The berries in Ningxia are already very small due to the desert climate – but this year nature went a step further, enhancing the region’s typicity even more with even smaller berries and low yields.”
Despite these reductions, Moser still hailed 2025 “a perfect vintage, an optimum”.
This year, grapes were harvested between 4-15 October, approximately 10 days later than the previous year. The year’s first frost arrived on 27 October, well after picking was completed.
He said: “Now it’s a matter of avoiding mistakes in the cellar and allowing the wine to express its identity.”
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