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 swim 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: Always the first fruit harvested each vintage. Picked in the cool of night to retain freshness, wild fermented with no added acid, enzymes or fining agents. Skin contact kept to a minimum, long/cool fermentation temperature has ensured we have retained freshness and maximised varietal flavour and texture. Best served chilled and enjoyed with good friends and lots of shenanigans! 

 WINEMAKER : Andy Coppard

VITICULTURALIST: Chalkhill Viticulture

VINEYARD: Chalkhill Viticulture California Road Vineyard

CAMPBELL MATTINSON WINE FRONT This is pale, pure and dry but boy does it have character. It’s delicious. It’s salty, strawberried, ripped with aniseed, spicy and more. It has a crackle to it, texturally, and pop to it, flavour wise, and yet it’s bare-foot-through-the-aussie-bush-in-summer dry as well. Fabulous drinking. 93 POINTS