2006

Maestro 2006

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MaestroMaestroThis was a very balanced and even growing season without extremes.  Mild spring weather resulted in early bud burst.  There was good accumulation of summer heat and a long, dry autumn.  As we did not harvest the fruit until May it had plenty of time to become physiologically ripe with a good balance of sugars, acid and tannins. 


Merlot Cabernet - 2006

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This was a very balanced and even growing season without extremes.  Mild spring weather resulted in early bud burst.  There was good accumulation of summer heat and a long, dry autumn.  As we did not harvest the fruit until May it had plenty of time to become physiologically ripe with a good balance of sugars, acid and tannins. 


Prima Donna - 2006

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The growing season was longer than usual as mild spring weather resulted in early bud-burst, but was followed by cool nights which prevented excessively rapid growth.  We had good accumulation of summer heat and a long, dry autumn.  Harvest was, as usual, in April. The fruit was beautifully physiologically ripe when picked, but yet had good levels of natural acid without excessive concentration of sugar.


Virtuoso - 2006

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The 2006 growing season was longer than usual as mild spring weather resulted in early bud-burst; however this was followed by cool nights which prevented excessively rapid growth.  There was good accumulation of summer heat and a long, dry autumn.  Harvest occurred late in April, a little earlier than normal to retain elegance.


Sauvignon Semillon - 2006

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Mild spring weather resulted in early budburst but there followed a period of cool nights, which prevented excessively rapid berry growth. There was good accumulation of summer heat and the autumn was dry, warm and long. We thus had a somewhat longer growing season than usual and this extra time on the vine lead to the development of zesty, ripe fruit flavours...


Riesling - 2006

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The growing season was longer than usual as mild, spring weather resulted in early bud-burst, but was followed by cool nights which prevented excessively rapid growth.  We had good accumulation of summer heat and a long, dry autumn.  Harvest was, as usual, in early May.  This extra time on the vines meant the fruit was beautifully physiologically ripe when picked, but yet had good levels of natural acid...


Chardonnay - 2006

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The 2006 growing season was longer than usual as mild spring weather resulted in early bud-burst; however this was followed by cool nights which prevented excessively rapid growth.  There was good accumulation of summer heat and a long, dry autumn.  Harvest occurred late in April, a little earlier than normal to retain elegance...


Pinot Noir - 2006

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The growing season was longer than usual as mild, spring weather resulted in early bud-burst, but was followed by cool nights which prevented excessively rapid growth.  We had good accumulation of summer heat and a long, dry autumn.  Harvest was, as usual, in April. The fruit was beautifully physiologically ripe when picked, but yet had good levels of natural acid without excessive concentration of sugar...


Aria - 2006

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The growing season was longer than usual as mild spring weather resulted in early bud-burst but was followed by cool nights, which prevented excessively rapid growth.  We had good accumulation of summer heat and a long, dry autumn...


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