vintage report 2010

A ‘false start’ to the season with unseasonably warm temperatures was then followed by protracted cool spring weather. This gave some variable shoot growth around the valley. Flowering was largely successful with warm weather during the critical set time. From late December onward the season was reasonably warm and very dry. Harvest was rarely interrupted by rain and the fruit was harvested at a steady pace as it reached ideal maturity.
 

VINTAGE REPORT 2009

Overall the summer was a little cooler and wetter than usual for Marlborough. Flowering was damp and cool for early sites so fruit set was variable around the region. January was very warm and dry while February and early March were punctuated by significant rainfall events that placed Botrytis pressure on a few blocks. Cool temperatures and dry weather throughout the rest of March and April allowed ripening and harvest to progress smoothly with all sites harvested within a month.

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