Vintage Reports, Years: 2004
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2004 vintage report for McLaren Vale (South Australia)
A longer than usual vintage, attributed to cool conditions during ripening, will produce quality wines. Good winter and spring rainfall ensured even budburst and enabled growers to maintain adequate soil moisture for maintenance of healthy grapevine canopies, from veraison to harvest, contributing to optimum flavour development. A warm dry November saw a rapid flowering period […]
2004 vintage report for Alpine Valleys (Victoria)
The growing season began around 23 September 2003, as the Chardonnay buds emerged to cool conditions, with snow down to 700 metres. This cold period continued during October, resulting in slower than average shoot growth. Rain periods were also frequent throughout October, resulting in unusually high disease pressure, which was managed competently by the regions […]
2004 vintage report for Mount Benson (South Australia)
The 2004 vintage produced the best yields for three seasons. The reds in particular set good crops, but all varieties yielded well. Spring conditions were excellent with good bunch numbers, fruitset and no disease. A dry summer with warm to hot conditions raised the expectations of a great vintage and saw a rapid increase in […]
2004 vintage report for Adelaide Plains (South Australia)
Little rain fell on the Adelaide Plains in the 2003 winter, but good rains came in August and early September. No frost damage was reported and there was only slight wind damagemainly to the top tips of shoots. There was even flowering and fruitset, delivering a good number of bunches in both whites and reds. […]
2004 vintage report for Murray Darling (NSW/Victoria)
From the unusually low-yielding 2003 season, the Murray Valley increased production by almost 30%, to a record 396,000 tonnes this year. Chardonnay maintained its position as the largest single variety, producing 97,000 tonnes. White varieties overall went to 230,000 tonnes, up from 172,000 tonnes. Of the reds, Shiraz accounted for almost 64,000 tonnes of a […]
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