The lead up to the vintage period looked perfect - winter rains resulted in high subsoil moisture levels, and a mild start to Summer with little rain indicated a potential for a longer ripening period. Then January and February came with high temperatures and little rain. This combination brought on grape maturity very quickly. The order of grapes being picked was also different than “normal”. In most years white wine varieties are picked before red wine varieties. This year saw Shiraz often picked before some of the white grapes from the same property. It was a compressed vintage but ultimately a successful one, in which we expect to see some beautifully balanced and lovely structured wines.