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| Location: |
The Rutherglen region is located in the North East Victorian zone of Australia, approximately 280km from Melbourne. An area steeped in history, vines came to Rutherglen with the gold rush of the 1850s. When the rest of Victoria went into a decline in the face of the move to fortified wine production, the north-east came into its own, notwithstanding the onslaught of phylloxera around the turn of the century. |
| Climate: |
The climate is warm and dry, with good rainfall during the growing season. These conditions create rich, ripe, indulgent wines, with fine varietal flavors and elegance. |
| MJT: |
22.45c |
| AR: |
590mm |
| GR: |
299mm |
| ASH: |
1919 |
| Soil: |
Red duplex soils, in conjunction with mid-row crops. |
| Harvest: |
End Feb-Early May |
Undoubtedly this is the most exciting and ambitious vineyard project since Rutherglen was first planted back in the 1850’s. Since 1997 Rutherglen Estates has planted almost 360 hectares of vineyard, spread across 5 separate hillside vineyards. The largest vineyard is “Melville’s” with 113 hectares planted. The vineyards are planted predominantly to Rhone red varieties with Shiraz, Petit Sirah, Grenache and Mourvedre being the main focus. In addition there are substantial plantings of Marsanne and Viognier.
The warm and dry growing conditions on these meticulously tended hillside vineyards are ideally suited for these varieties. Given the heritage of the region, there are almost 40 hectares devoted to Muscat and Tokay plantings.
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