Vintage Reports
The journey behind each wine is often a long and elaborate one. It starts out in the vineyard well before vintage and finishes with our winemakers' pursuit to bring out the finest expression of the fruit.
Each vintage brings with it a unique set of characteristics that change the nature of the wine – and that's the beauty of wine. Our vintage reports will give you a unique insight into how that glass of Taylors wine you're enjoying came to fruition.
Vintage 2011 will surely go down in the history books as one to remember! With rain being the main issue (and the associated diseases that occur in those humid conditions) and the corresponding protracted ripening period, this was certainly a vintage that separated the pack. However, despite any pessimism surrounding this vintage, we are very happy with the overall quality of our wines. Of our white wines, both the Riesling and Pinot Gris look particularly outstanding, whilst out of the red varieties, the Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon look particularly promising.
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The growing season leading up to vintage in the Clare Valley commenced with above average winter/spring rainfall which filled profiles in the soil to saturation points not seen in the past three seasons. During flowering in November an unprecedented heat wave occurred; the Clare Valley experienced 13 consecutive days above 30°C. This heat-wave coincided with the peak of vine flowering, which resulted in reduced yields across almost all varieties at harvest. The stand-out wines from this vintage are sure to be Riesling – which is displaying pure focused fruit and a linear acid line and Shiraz which is expressive of the region.
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Good rainfall received during the growing period after budburst set the vineyards up for promising crop yields. The valley was then subjected to a heatwave in late January, setting records for the longest run of days recording temperatures of over 40 degrees – 6 in all. Thankfully, the majority of the vines had not undergone veraison at that stage and were not adversely affected. From that point on, vintage 2009 was exceptional with ideal growing conditions experienced throughout February. The new winery facility was completed in time for vintage 2009 and the installation of a brand new 60 tonne French Pera press made for much excitement. This new piece of equipment allowed us to ‘whole berry’ press all of our Riesling and Chardonnay from this vintage. This pursuit of quality is cornerstone to the Taylors winemaking approach and is why our wines consistently deliver outstanding value for money.
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