Vintage Reports, Years: 2005
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2005 vintage report for Murray Darling (NSW/Victoria)
Near-to-perfect weather and good-to-exceptional quality. Thats the snapshot view of the 2005 vintage in the Murray Valley. The downsides to the season were the further reduction in prices and the leaving behind of some Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz. Working out how much remained unsold is largely anecdotal at this time of the year, […]
2005 vintage report for King Valley (Victoria)
Good winter rains preceded the start to the season with budburst occurring in midlate September throughout the valley. Average temperatures prevailed during October and November and the customary mid-October cold snap did not eventuate this season. The average temperatures, coupled with below average rainfall resulted in steady shoot growth in the lead up to flowering […]
2005 vintage report for Henty (Victoria)
After an October frost and a cool spring which resulted in a reduced fruit set (25 per cent down), the Henty wine region experienced a significantly warmer and drier summer than usual. This continued into autumn, bringing forward the (approx.) 838-tonne grape harvest by two weeks. There were some problems with European wasps in the […]
2005 vintage report for Ballarat (Victoria)
The early growing season was characterised by an even budburst and good flowering and fruit set. Unseasonably heavy rains in February led to greatly-reduced stress on vineyards, with some vineyards going through the growing season with minimal levels of irrigation. The rain was followed up by warm, dry conditions throughout March, April and into May. […]
2005 vintage report for Padthaway (South Australia)
The 2004-05 season was one of contrasting conditions. It was only slightly warmer than normal with the heat summation being about five per cent above the average of the last 20 years. There were two short periods when the maximum temperatures exceeded 40°C and yet on 3 February the maximum temperature was only 15°C. The […]
2005 vintage report for Mount Benson (South Australia)
The 2005 vintage in Mount Benson could be characterised as a mild growing season, below average yields and very good reds. The winter and spring rains were above average and most vineyards used very little irrigation through the start of the growing season. A late hot and dry summer and autumn created perfect ripening with […]
2005 vintage report for McLaren Vale (South Australia)
After a reasonably wet winter across the region the vines burst well with good early shoot growth. As a consequence there were large canopies which played a part in the faster-than-usual ripening period. McLaren Vale had a milder-than-usual summer with very few days of extreme temperatures, resulting in an excellent, even ripening period. Consequently, vintage […]
2005 vintage report for Langhorne Creek (South Australia)
Langhorne Creek experienced ideal growing conditions up to veraison this year followed by a long ripening period of mild, dry days and cool nights. The absence of weather extremes allowed every red variety, including the more heat-sensitive varieties, to achieve excellent ripeness, character and concentration of flavour. It was an early vintage this year with […]
2005 vintage report for Coonawarra (South Australia)
Coonawarra vignerons are pleased to report that 2005 was a very good vintage with warm dry conditions during March and April concluding the favourable conditions experienced throughout the growing season. The early start to vintage delivered some terrific flavours in the white varieties and this trend was maintained for the red wines with all varieties […]
2005 vintage report for Barossa Valley (South Australia)
After only an average budburst, good summer rains and mild ripening conditions enabled an unexpectedly large crop of excellent quality, with good natural acidity and low pH in most varieties. Indeed, some varieties yielded at bumper levels. Weather conditions during vintage were ideal. Whilst bunch numbers were generally down, bunch and berry sizes were up. […]
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