2022 VINTAGE SUMMARY The regions milder summer and warm autumn resulted in a gentle and slow ripening period, producing outstanding fruit. We didn’t have one day above 40C and only a handful above 35C. Fantastic conditions for ripening all wine-grape varieties, less so for a knock-off swing and cleansing ale at Port Willunga beach. Yields were generally lower compared to 2021 but flavour intensity is exceptional with amazing levels of natural acidity for both red and white wines. La Nina influenced vintage in much of eastern states, but McLaren ale had its mildest weather conditions in recent memory.

WINEMAKING Open fermented using indigenous yeasts, hand plunged & 16 days on skins. No added acid, enzymes or tannin. Maturation in hogsheads and puncheon for 12 months. 100% seasoned French oak.

WINEMAKER Andy Coppard

VITICULTURALIST David and Rebecca Adams VINEYARD Miracle Hill Vineyard, McLaren Flat

CAMPBELL MATTINSON WINE FRONT: What elevates this wine is its finesse. It tastes of earth, leather and red cherries, with roasted spice notes sprinkled throughout, but it’s the interplay of tannin, fruit and acidity that puts a skip in its step, an elegant twirl, that that’s enough to give it something. 91+ POINTS