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VINTAGE UPDATE
With the 2023 vintage underway, each winery site has shared its progress and expectations for vintage 2023. We wish everyone a safe and happy rest of the season!
New South Wales
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temperatures have been ideal for fruit development and maturation which resulted in greater fruit flavour. We are still at the very beginning of our crush, and it is too early to say how the rest of the harvest will be, but so far, we are happy with the quality of the Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc and Sparkling varieties.”
David Joeky | Head Senior Winemaker
South Australia
Yenda
“The growing season did start off with high rainfall across the country and very mild temperatures. Due to the cooler temperatures, our veraison and harvest timing have been pushed out by approximately 3 weeks. Since the start of the ripening period, we have had
Peter Lehmann Wines, Barossa
overall, due to mild and sunny conditions at the critical times. A generally cool start to summer has further slowed development and we are only now just seeing some colour development in reds and softening of white fruit. Although maturation is probably around 3 weeks later than ‘average’, slow fruit development is conducive to positive structural development of tannins, colour and flavour components in the berry. The challenge with a later start to vintage is with varieties that ripen later in the season. There may be a difficulty in achieving optimum fruit ripeness if the autumn period is cool and wet also. The grapes taste very acidic still, with no flavour development yet.” a solid dry run with nice bright days and mild to cool nights. Overall, cooler day and night
“The lead up to vintage saw above average rainfall throughout spring, keeping sub-surface moisture levels healthy throughout flowering and fruit set. Fruit set well
Brett Schutz | Head Senior Winemaker Brand’s Laira
“The growing season has been cooler than ‘normal’ and the rainfall higher. This has led to a delay in ripening by 2-3 weeks. The fruit development and maturation have been slower than ‘normal’ and are still developing. The grapes are still
