With the cooler spring the flowers on the vines did not pollinate fully and this resulted in a smaller "set" of berries. A warm but not overly hot summer ensured full, but slow ripening and encouraged the development of good varietal flavours. The autumn was dry and lingering which allowed the grapes to be harvested in optimum condition. The semillon was held on the vine until late in the autumn to ensure full maturity.

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...

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 fruit ripened beautifully with intense flavours and concentration while the natural acidity was retained...

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...

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...

The vines were carefully trained by hand so that the leaves and bunches were fully exposed to the sun. This included the removal of all leaves which might shade the grapes. Such careful attention to detail ensured good physiological maturation in the fruit.

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. A lingering autumn meant the growing season was long.

Finale is only made in special years and 2000 was one of these. Spring was mild and encouraged early budburst and development of the new growth on the vines.