The 2010 Adelaide Hills vintage received above average winter rainfall. A two-week heat wave experienced across South Australia in November had less impact on the vines in the cooler Adelaide Hills, as it occurred pre-flowering. Spring rains continued through till midsummer and was recorded as one of the wettest seasons for many years.

Intense aromas of musk spice, anise, pear skin and nectarine.

The juicy, lush, intensely flavoured palate shows citrus rind, ginger spice, white lavender and tropical fruit with a creamy texture and structure, and a long focused finish.

Pale straw with a green hue.

Fermented in tank and held on lees for 6 months with regular stirring to build complexity.

Like Eden Valley, the vintage in the Hills was a week earlier than 2009. The earlier vintage without the extremes in temperature gave high quality fruit with great aromatic flavour and fine acidity together with average yields.

***Two Day Harvest***: 2-3 March 2010