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The Vine Times

• March 2008 •
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Vintage 2008...So far,so good

Looking over the vines from the cellar,I have never seen the vinyard look so healthy.Dark green leaves and strong growth have the vines powering along,supporting good levels of crop in most varieties. Some early hail affected our chardonnay and therefore yeilds are down but flavours are outstanding.Most of our clone 1 & 7 chardonnay will be set aside for our very popular sparkling which this year was picked on the 4th of March,along with a portion of Pinot Noir and Pinot Muenier.So,as they say,so far so good,with one eye on the horizon and the phone in hand to summon the harvesters into action if the weather turns bad.


Cheers !

Lee, Graham, Tamara and Catherine



Clearance Bargins:
2003 Pino Noir (Rose`)special price-$72

Our chilled Pinot Rosé is the perfect drink for summer barbecues and a bargain at $6 per bottle if you buy by the case. The delicate French oak and stewed strawberries and cherries deliver an easy drinking style. We've heavily discounted this wine to clear the last few cases. No labels, just a good honest wine left over from an export order to Thailand. Order a case or two today to avoid disappointment.


James Halliday rates us 4 1/2 stars.

James Halliday,the well known wine critic,vigneron and writer of over 50 books on wine has a career that span over 40 years. Every year James publishes a book called the Australian Wine Companion.In the 2008 edition we were awarded a 4 1/2 star rating which is a very good result seeing seeing as we are an estate grown vineyard.Meaning we dont mix any other vinyards fruit with our wines.So many people are now aware of cross blending from region to region and appreciate when they visit our cellar and that they are trying wines that are 100% ours,grown on our slopes from dry grown unirrigated vines.


Estate Grown Recognition

A while back Sue Vidovich and Ayme Mastaglia from the Wine Industry Association visited us and asked us if we had anything we wanted to discuss in relation to the industry in general.Well there was one thing that we would like to see happen,I said, Why cant we have a wine competition where all the wines from estate grown vineyards and from wineries who buy fruit in and blend up wines ?. Some time later Sue acted on this and the ANZ Bank Wine Competition included a section of this category (estate grown).
Of course,we entered and were chosen as finalist in red wines.Our 2004 Pinot was the only Western Australian Pinot chosen,so it was a great thrill to finally get this recognition.This concept was a success and we look forward to entering the ANZ challenge every year.




ABOUT THE WINES ***************
2006 Semillon

94%. James Halliday writes "spotlessly clean lively virant lemongrass and citrus flows into a precisely pitched acidity on a very long finish" Our Semillons are always popular and those of you who can manage to put a few away will be rewarded by pouring a completely different wine as compared to the youngsters at a year old.I recently retrieved a 1999 Semillon from the museum stock and found a distinguished wine ageing with integrity.Golden and smooth with a lemon lime dominance giving way to more honey.The 2006 stock is nearly all gone so add afew to a case.


2006 Sauvignon Blanc

93%.James Halliday writes "laser like precision from vinyard to glass' Same story with this classic wine with stocks nearly gone.Dominate passion fruit and a full tropical palate makes the wine just a perfect refreshing wine for all occasions.


2006 Harmony Classic White

90%. James Halliday writes "unoaked style an array of aromas and flavours throught tropical stone fruit and citrus range. Savignon Blanc makes its mark".


2005 Constellation Sparkling

Since making our first sparkling in 1999, we have been steadily increasing our production. Our sparkling is blended with our pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot muenier to bring you, with careful 2 years plus bottle aging, a delicate elegant sparkling which will never disappoint. Packaged in the classic large skittle bottle, this wine should be chilled and drunk to celebrate life. A truly stunning sparkling.


2006 Merlot

Only a few left of this black berry forest fruit dominated wine. The soft tannins and full palate provide a long lasting finish... Our first red wine in screw cap.


2004 Pinot Noir

Our very successful 2004 Pinot Noir is very popular. Now softening and drinking so smoothly this pinot has converted many a Cabernet or Shiraz drinker to pinot. Not much stock left as most have been exported to Copenhagen, Russia and Poland. Buy some now and don't let them have all the good wine.


New Releases


2007 UNWOODED CHARDONNAY

IT has been a practice of ours to never release our Chardonnays too early as we find that, with a little bottle aging, our wines, particularly our unwooded, just taste so much more complex and deliver all the full fruit flavours our cool climate can produce. The 2007 is full bodied and smooth with melon and fig and tropical fruit flavours. A stunning delicate and elegant wine suited to almost all foods. Try this one you won't be disappointed.


2007 PINOT NOIR

SOMETHING to watch out for is our 2007 Pinot Noir, due to be bottled in the next few weeks. Very sumptuous and complex dark cherry and mocha coffee taste with beautifully integrated French oak with smooth silky tannins and a seamless palate. Dark Garnet red in colour, with a stunning bouquet of spice and pepper mixed with fruit. Anyone interested in buying this wine should put their name down as this was not the biggest vintage we have had and I believe the 2007 will sell out early.


2007 SAUVIGNON BLANC

A perfect year for Sauvignon Blanc, full of passionfruit and citrus. Beautifully balanced and refreshing. Likely to be one of our best ever Sauvignon Blancs.



Don't Miss Out – Go Mail Order!
The only way you can get some of our award wining wine is when you visit the cellar! However, should you are unable to do so we have set up a fantastic mail order system. Discounted wine and free delivery to Perth makes it all too easy for you. Give us a call or fax an order through, you can even use our website and we will have a case of wine on your doorstep in two days (ready for the weekend). Just fill in the Mail Order form.




Expanding Horizons
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Our agent in Denmark Europe is HJ Hansen. Our wines are now being distributed throughout Poland and Russia.


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