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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   Blackbilly Location:   The Blackbilly Estate is located in McLaren Vale, 60kms south of Adelaide. The Mclaren Vale wine region is one of Australia’s first wine producing areas. Its boundaries to the west are the waters of St Vincents Gulf, east are Clarendon and the Mount Bold reserve, north is Reynella and finally to the south are the Sellicks Hill Range. Climate:   Warm, Mediterranean with hot dry summers and cold wet winters. MJT:   21.7c AR:   656mm GR:   180mm ASH:   1765 Soil:   McLaren Vale: Sand over clay. Alluvial loams. Cracking Biscay clay and Terra Rosa types on selected parts of vineyards. Fleurieu: Mainly Sandy loams with some clay soils. Harvest:   Late February to early April. Winemaker Nick Haselgrove is a noteworthy character from the McLaren Vale region, with over 21 vintages of Australian and International winemaking experience. Nick’s talent for the art of winemaking is part of his guarantee to always provide the best possible quality and value for the wine drinkers of the Blackbilly wines. WHAT IS A BLACKBILLY? BLACKBILLY is the name for the extraordinarily distinctive Yakka Tree that is unique to Australia. It has spikey leaves and a unique spear shaped flower. Periodically bushfires change the Australian bushland and burn the “Blackbillys” into their distinctive shape. Unique spear shaped flowers grow out as part of the regeneration of the plant. Download PDF  www.blackbilly.com   MJT: Mean January Temperature AR: Annual Rainfall GR: Growing Season Rainfall ASH: Average Sunshine Hours