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Wine Description
The Story
The name actually comes from one of those classic over the fence chats that neighbours have. It was 1969, Bill had just established his vineyards and he was already looking beyond those borders to expand the Clare Valley estate. His neighbour to the east had a beautiful patch of land with gentle rolling hills and soils perfect for grape growing.
Bill went to visit him and struck a deal that he'd be the one to purchase the land should he eve...
Wine Information
88p Ned Goodwin MW (8 Jan 2020)
"A value proposition. The sort of thing drunk in economy class. At least one would be happy drinking this: violet, dark cherry and bitter chocolate. A gentle bow of tension. An easy enough flow across the mouth."
Vintage 2018
At a glance summary
The Australian winegrape crush was 1.79 million tonnes – a decrease of 10 per cent from the record 2017 harvest.
The crush was just above the long-term average of 1.76 million tonnes
The average purchase price across all varieties increased 8 per cent to $609 per tonne – the highest since 2008.
Average winegrape purchase prices paid increased across the board:The average for red varieties increased by 11 per c...
