The season began with good winter and spring rains. Good set at flowering continued on to one of our hottest summers on record. Occasional timely thunderstorms arrived to maintain the humidity with a few millimetres of wonderful rain.

Sweet, perfumed floral aromas of lemon blossom, white roses and frangipani with fragrant stone fruit and lemon zest characters and underlying notes of slate and oyster shells.

The intensely concentrated palate is full of pure citrus and green apple flavours, balanced layers of texture and fine acidity with a crisp, dry, long and elegant finish.

Vibrant straw with green hues.

Vintage began two to three weeks early. The arrival of milder autumnal weather provided average yields and excellent wine quality. The year particularly highlights the tenacity of riesling in the hills.

***Single Day Harvest***: 10 April 2001