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	Aramis Vineyards Blackbilly Bowen Estate Clonakilla Coates Craiglee Elderton Fireblock Flinders Bay Frankland Estate Grosset Wines Heathcote II Hill of Content Mount Horrocks Primo Estate / Joseph Rocky Gully Rutherglen Estates Sir Paz Estate The Catcher Wines The Jumping Grape Wines The Old Faithful The Wishing Tree Tir na N'og   Flinders Bay Location:   3 hours south of Perth, Margaret River boasts some of the best surf in Australia, and now stellar wines. The Flinders Bay vineyard extends over 125 acres at Karridale, south of the township of Margaret River. Climate:   Mediterranean Climate similar in terms of warmth to Pomerol and St Emilion. MJT:   20c AR:   1083mm GR:   232mm ASH:   1685 Soil:   Lateritic soils. Well drained brown ironstone soil, over granite. Harvest:   End Feb - Late Apr This is a very exciting Producer, with plenty of potential. I have known Bill Ireland for quite a few years, and he and his business partner Al Gillespie have planned this project well, and with great patience. Stylistically, the vineyard offers fruit that delivers something quite distinct in the Margaret River context. Much has to do with the warmer conditions experienced at Karridale. White varieties reach optimum ripeness with relative ease, so they get well-defined flavors. With reds, and Shiraz in particular, they get really concentrated dark fruit flavors, as well as wonderfully developed secondary characters, without an over-reliance on new oak. As the vines age, the wines should deliver even more. Download PDF  www.flindersbaywines.com.au   MJT: Mean January Temperature AR: Annual Rainfall GR: Growing Season Rainfall ASH: Average Sunshine Hours