Officially released on May 22, 2023 we have four very special wines to introduce to you:

2022 Beechworth Riesling 2022 Beechworth Chardonnay (SOLD OUT) 2022 Beechworth Pinot Noir 2022 Beechworth Syrah All are RRP AUD $44.00

A new range for us, of single varietal wines, intended to showcase the mostly higher altitude Beechworth vineyards we’re working with. The wines are grown on the region’s Ordovician sandstone and shale soils, and the basis of these wines are four classic varieties from our Thorley, Brunnen and new Palmer vineyards, all of which are situated above 700m ASL in Stanley. The Palmer vineyard is the old Ninth Mile site, sold in late 2021, about 0.6Ha of mature Pinot Noir and Riesling in the Stanley township. Blending of small amounts from the lower altitude Indigo (350m ASL) and Abotomey (550m ASL) vineyards provides a depth of fruit in the reds suited to this earlier release. These wines are our first single varietals of the 2022 vintage from Beechworth and provide an earlier drinking snapshot of what is to come from our premium Single Site wines (August 2024 release).

How was 2022? Like much of eastern Australia, the 2022 season in Beechworth was cool to mild with rainfall throughout the growing season months. This created the expected challenges in the vineyards around disease pressure, combined with the slowest and latest ripening we’ve experienced to date. Our final harvest date of May 11th was exactly three weeks before the first snowfall at Thorley. Yields were around average albeit with some variability across sites and varieties. What has been unexpected, and pleasing, is how much flesh these wines do have on their bones. For a season that should have prescribed an overarching leanness, we feel these wines exhibit texture, weight, and a purity of fruit.