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Wine Description
The Story
The un-irrigated, insanely low yielding 3.2 hectare Emily's Paddock, planted with Shiraz and a few rows of Cabernet Franc, lies on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The Cambrian derived soils of friable red brown gravelly loams run in a unique thin north-south non-continuous strip between two parallel fault lines. These are well drained soils with high levels of iron and good water holding properties. A laissez-faire winemaking approach ...
Vintage 2013
Australia’s 2013 wine vintage was defined by extreme heat and severe drought, resulting in a fast, condensed harvest with low yields but high flavor concentration across much of the country. A warm spring led to early flowering, followed by a scorching heatwave in January that accelerated ripening and tested winemakers' vineyard management. Despite the challenging conditions, dry weather kept disease pressure exceptionally low, allowing region...