2021 Magnolia Shiraz

The Magnolia vineyard is located in the Vine Vale sub region of the Barossa Valley.  The vineyard has an exciting array of viticultural traits that are excellent for growing winegrapes.  The vineyard lies between 305-335 metres in elevation and sits at the base of Mengler's Hill where three gullies converge and three winter streams meet.  To the West the vineyard is protected from the hot Westerly sun and winds by a small gum lined hill.  The vineyard is strongly influenced by cold air draina...Read More...

The Magnolia vineyard is located in the Vine Vale sub region of the Barossa Valley.  The vineyard has an exciting array of viticultural traits that are excellent for growing winegrapes.  The vineyard lies between 305-335 metres in elevation and sits at the base of Mengler's Hill where three gullies converge and three winter streams meet.  To the West the vineyard is protected from the hot Westerly sun and winds by a small gum lined hill.  The vineyard is strongly influenced by cold air drainage from the three surrounding gullies by the winds known as the 'Vine Vale doctor'.  These gully winds lead to lower average temperatures and rapid cooling from sunset to sunrise. The vineyard soils are predominantly deep alluvial sands many metres in depth ground from the granitic rock of the surrounding hills.  A small section on an Easterly slope is comprised of sandy loam over clay with schist rock, mica and rose quartz. The land was owned and worked by the Yates family since the 1850's until our purchase in June 2013.  The first plantings began in the 1890's including 1896, 1965, 1996, 2010 & 2016 Shiraz, 1950 Grenache, 1941,71,75 Semillon and 2016 Grenache Blanc .  In wetter years the whole vineyard is dry grown.  In drier years two thirds of the vineyard is dry grown with the remaining third usually receiving one or two irrigations. - Brett Grocke, Winemaker. 

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