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HELMSFORD
VINEYARD
CLARE
VALLEY
Horrocks
Road, Watervale, South
Australia
The property is
in the heart of the Clare Valley, immediately north
of the famous Quelltaler winery. The land is
undulating, with predominantly south facing slopes
rising up from the road frontage to a ridge near
the rear of the property with the northern portion
falling away in the northerly and westerly
direction.
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Soils
are deep red loam over limestone of a
terra rossa type on 29.11 Hectares (72
Acres)
The
annual rainfall is 650 mm (26
Inches)
Elevation
500m
Vines
under cultivation
- Chardonnay
2.02 ha (1994)
- Semillon
4.16 ha (1995/96)
- Semillon
2.30 ha (1998)
- Shiraz
5.40 ha (1994/97)
- Shiraz
2.55 ha (1998)
- Grenache
0.41 ha (1945) Dry grown old bush
vines
- Grenache
1.41 ha (1998) Dry grown on VSP
Trellis
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A
further 20 acres of premium soil have been
identified for future planting.
Trellis
design is pine and steel posts in Vertical
Shoot Position configuration
Controlled
water is supplied from a drip irrigation
system.
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OLD
SCHOOL HOUSE VINEYARD
COONAWARRA
Coonawarra,
South Australia
Coonawarra
is renowned for its cool climate and soil that
produces grapes of exceptional flavour and
intensity. The Schoolhouse vineyard is near the
town of Penola, in the heart of the "terra rossa"
soil region. While Coonawarra is generally flat
terrain, this vineyard is one of the few in
Coonawarra with a noticeable slope.
Soils are deep
red terra rossa loam over limestone on 37 Hectares
(91 Acres) and the annual rainfall is 582mm (23
inches). Elevation is 60 metres.
Vines under
cultivation -
- Riesling 5.30
ha Planted1999 Clone McWilliams
- Shiraz 25.0
ha Planted1999 Clone 1654
- Merlot 11.0
ha Planted1999 Clone D3V14
- Cabernet
Sauvignon 50.0 ha Planted1999 Clone
Reynella
Trellis design is
pine with cordon, foliage and drip wires. Row
spacing is 2.75m and vine spacing is 2m.
Controlled water
is supplied from a drip irrigation
system.
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