News off the Vine
The extremes in weather events leading up to the 2009 vintage provided viticulturists with a challenging start to the season. Following a short burst of hot weather in late January/early February, the weather then settled to warm days and cool nights allowing the vineyards to recover and the majority of the grapes to ripen slowly, producing wines with excellent intensity.
The quality of the white wines are showing well with Verdelho, Riesling, and Chardonnay being the stand out varieties. It is an outstanding red wine year, with the wines exhibiting strong varietal characters accompanied by incredible depth of colour. The Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are the strongest we have seen since 2001 and other varieties such as Merlot and Petit Verdot are showing great depth of flavour and colour.
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