The early summer was extremely hot and initially it seemed as though it might be too much for this cool climate variety. Fortunately, February was atypically cool, which slowed down development. There followed a long, dry autumn which allowed the berries to ripen perfectly...

The pattern of the weather during the growing season was similar to that of the previous year, but even more marked. That is to say, the summer was not overly hot, leading to the development of true cool climate riesling aromas and flavours, with the retention of good levels of good acid in the grapes...

Spring was mild leading to the buds bursting early. The weather then became cooler and remained like this over much of the summer, ensuring good retention of natural acidity. There followed the most amazing Indian summer with an incredibly warm, dry, long autumn, ensuring the fruit was beautifully ripe and healthy...

Spring was mild and encouraged early budburst and development of the new growth on the vines. The weather became cooler over flowering in early summer, resulting in a relatively small crop of grapes setting. The rest of the season was warm but not excessively hot and there was a long Indian summer...

The season which produced the 1999 vintage was ideal for Riesling. Warm spring temperatures lead to early bud burst and flowering. The summer was hot, but the nights remained relatively cool, promoting berry development and maturation, while retaining good acidity. A long, lingering autumn completed the ripening...

1998 was an incredibly good vintage for all varieties including riesling. It was a very hot summer and a long dry autumn. The riesling reached an excellent degree of ripeness before some of the most perfect noble rot we have seen began to develop...

The growing season was special in that there was overall good heat summation without extremes of temperature and the autumn was dry, warm and very prolonged. This lead to very even ripening with the development of true varietal flavours and retention of good levels of natural acidity...

The growing season was special in that there was overall good heat summation without extremes of temperature and the autumn was dry, warm and very prolonged. This lead to very even ripening with the development of true varietal flavours and retention of good levels of natural acidity...

The vines are carefully trained by hand so that the leaves and bunches are fully exposed to the sun. This includes the removal of all leaves which may shade the grapes. A mild spring was followed by a warm, but not overly hot summer...

Spring was mild and encouraged early budburst and development of the new growth on the vines. The weather then became cooler, resulting in a relatively small crop of grapes setting. The growing season was long with a lingering autumn. The vines were carefully trained by hand to give the grapes and the leaves maximum exposure to the sun...