In The Vineyard
We have had an excellent Spring start to the season and the vines are making good growth. It is always an exciting time to monitor the new season's growth and at this stage we would expect the grape quality to again be of a high standard.
In the Winery
The maturing in a combination of American and French oak barriques for 18 months, the 2008 Shiraz has now been bottled and will undergo a year of bottle maturation prior to release. We released the 2005 Shiraz during the Glenrowan Wine Region's June 2008 Wine and Food Festival and the the 2006 Shiraz at this year's (2009) Festival. The 2006 Late Harvest (predominantly Orange Muscat) has proved popular with all who try it.
In his 2008 Australian Wine Companion, James Halliday rated our 2005 Shiraz at 4.5 glasses out of 5 glasses (90 out of a possible 100 points) and described the wine as 'clear medium-bodied blackberry and black cherry fruit, with a nice touch of spice; fine tannins and integrated oak; fruit-accented style'.
We have also released the 2008 Verdelho which is a crisp, refreshing wine full of fruit flavours.
The 2006 Shiraz was recently awarded gold medal, the trophy for best wine in the Shiraz class, and the trophy for best wine in the Dookie Wine Show. We are very proud of this achievement and the wines were presented at a dinner for 200 in Shepparton in late October to showcase the trophy wining wines of the Show.
We look forward to catching up with you at the winery some time soon.
Best wishes
Geoff and Lyn
To find us...Hooper Rd Goorambat
phone (03) 5764 1320 or 5764 1380
facsimile (03) 5764 1320
email wine@goorambath.com.au
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