ESTATE
VINEYARDS
MAGNOLIA - VINE VALE VINEYARD
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Nestled in the Vine Vale sub-region of the Barossa Valley, the Magnolia vineyard boasts a range of viticultural traits perfect for growing wine grapes. Positioned at an elevation between 305 and 335 meters, the vineyard is situated at the base of Mengler's Hill, where three gullies and winter streams converge. This water catchment allows us to completely dry grow the vineyard in most years with some irrigation applied to a third of the vineyard in the very driest years. To the west, a small gum-lined hill shields the vineyard from the harsh afternoon sun and hot westerly winds. This protection, coupled with the cooling gully winds known locally as the 'Vine Vale doctor,' and elevation results in rapid cooling from sunset to sunrise and lower average temperatures.
The soils of the vineyard are primarily deep alluvial sands, formed from the granitic rock of the nearby hills. On an easterly slope, a small section features sandy loam over clay, interspersed with schist rock, mica, and rose quartz.
The Yates family owned and worked the land since the 1850s until its purchase by us in June 2013. The vineyard's first plantings began in the 1890s, with notable additions including Shiraz in 1896, 1965, 1996, 2010, and 2017, Grenache in 1950, Semillon in 1941, 1971, and 1975, and Grenache Blanc in 2016.
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Magnolia 1941 Semillon
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KRONDORF VINEYARD
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The second of our estate vineyards, the Krondorf vineyard is located in the Krondorf sub region of the Barossa Valley. The vineyard is situated at the foothills of Kaiser Stuhl and High Eden and is strongly influenced by the local gully winds which rapidly cool the landscape and keep disease at bay. Another dominant feature of the site is the 'Terra Rossa' like soil consisting of sandy loam over heavy red clay with calcareous material at depth. The ability of the soil to store large amounts of moisture and hold it tightly in it's matrix allows the vines to produce powerfully fruited and complex wines. The vineyard consists of Grenache planted in 1903 and 1999 and in 2014 the remaining land was planted to five exceptional clones of Shiraz and two patches of bush vine Mataro (selection massale).
Krondorf Bushvine Mataro