We’ve just pressed the last of the 2008 fruit today (24 March) so Derek & Peter are celebrating!
The first pick was the chardonnay for the Sparkling on 23rd January, so it feels like its been a long vintage this year.
It was warm, hence the Sparkling fruit being picked about 2 weeks early, the Chardonnay and especially the Verdelho are looking great and we hope to have them bottled mid May.
The Shiraz has great depth of colour and rich fruit, so we ought to be able to make a worthy successor to our previous Trophy Winning efforts. The Cabernet Sauvignon is a little lighter than in previous years.