Vintage 2013

2013 has bestowed a very dry summer upon us here in the Yarra Valley so the recent rains were welcomed with open arms, and the odd whooping and throwing of hats in the air!

The vines coped well with the dry due to their 40+ years of age and are now feeling refreshed and have set themselves up to come home with a wet sail.

All the Chardonnay and Viognier are safe and sound in barrel, the Pinot Noir is all harvested and ticking out their last grams of sugar before heading down to barrel and we’ve even picked a small amount of Blenheim Shiraz.
Malbec is coming into the winery as I write and indications are that it’s produced its usual miserly amount, so if you enjoyed the 2010 Malbec be warned, there are 5 cases left and then that’s it for possibly another 25 years!

The full onslaught of Vintage 2013 should commence within the next week, then organized chaos will reign, as already evidenced by the fact that Paul is sporting a beard!