A mild spring was followed by extremely hot weather over the early and middle parts of the summer which made us wonder whether we might lose varietal typicity.  Subsequently the weather moderated and the autumn was dry, lingering and warm...

A mild spring was followed by extremely hot weather over the early and middle part of summer. Initially we thought the season might be too hot for pinot noir but the latter part of summer was quite cool, bringing things back into balance. The autumn was dry, lingering and warm...

A mild spring followed by a hot summer and a warm, lingering autumn added up to make a perfect season for dessert wines.  A portion of chardonnay, which was allowed to become fully botrytic late in the season, was carefully hand selected to make this wine.

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, slowing down the grapes’ maturation.  There followed a long, dry autumn which allowed the riesling to ripen perfectly.

Early and mid-summer were extremely hot, raising the concern that the sauvignon blanc and semillon might lose their freshness and zesty varietal aromas and flavours. Late summer, however, was unusually cold, which slowed development and allowed the long warm autumn, which followed, to draw out ripening. We were thus able to harvest fully mature, perfect fruit in late autumn, which is our aim...

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 a typically cool, which slowed down development. There followed a long, dry, warm autumn, which allowed the grapes to ripen perfectly.

The spring was cool but the weather was warm. There was a period of cooler weather again in early autumn but the time leading up to the harvest was mild and dry. These conditions lead to a small crop of grapes which has given the wine concentration. In addition it was made completely from the Mendoza clone, which traditionally produces a richer style due to the tendency to hen and chicken or millerandage...

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...