A meagre 10.7 Tonne was produced from the 20 acre Athol's Paddock in 2008, it was a vintage that was hot and dry, but vineyards that were managed well produced...
A tougher year in Heathcote with the slightly higher alcohols not holding up to time in the same manner as some of the preceding and following vintages of the wine....
A tremendous vintage that yielded over 2 tonne an acre, and produced one of the most iconic expressions of aged Heathcote Shiraz that I have enjoyed to date. ...
A near perfect vintage in Heathcote with the vineyard yielding a little over 1 tonne an acre. The wine was matured for 24 months in new steam bent American Oak....
What a difference a year makes, 2002 produced 20% of the yield that was seen in 2001 with vintage conditions and winemaking technique producing a wine of great elegance and...
An anomaly in terms of yield with 40+ tonne of fruit coming from Athol's Paddock, representing over 2 tonne an acre when compared to typical yields being closer to 1....
A low yielding vintage with only 8 tonne coming from 20 acres of vines, 16 acres of which were harvested for the first time. The wine was matured in steam...
The wine is starting to show it's age with some browning towards the rim, on the nose the fruit is starting to fade with a touch of volatile acidity. ...
It's hard to believe that 1998 was almost 20 years ago, the pin up vintage of the 90's across much of South Eastern Australia, it's nice to look at a...