Mid vintage update

Hi again…

Feb 22 and we are marching to the beat of minimum sleep, hard work and great aromas as the ferments engulf the winery.

So far we have picked all lower yarra pinot and the woori chard which looks stunning. Still on the vine is upper yarra pinot and the late varieties including riesling (Strathbogies), Syrah (Gruyere) and the Cabernets. We have had some great weather for ripening and envisage a busy couple of weeks ahead.

We are picking today our 1 Tonne parcel off one acre of Woori Yallock. This will be our first chance to really evaluate low cropping on this vineyard so we are all dropping what we are doing to head out for a few hours to do a slow and selective pick.

Alan and JK have stepped up to the demands with ease while Manu (and Elodie) who have arrived from the UK via France has quickly come to grips with vintage life.

Also attached is a photo of one of our Blaufrankisch vines… very exciting to actually see this Austrian vine handling our summer. Grafting commencing at the end of 2010.

Enjoy Autumn everyone….And when i get back on here we will hopefully be reporting that all pinot and chardonnay is in and looking good.

Mac