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VINTAGE 2007

I can't keep the words "annus horribilus" out of my mind when I think of the 2007 vintage. Our Glenora vineyards were devastated by frost on 16 October 2006, resulting in a loss of approximately 80% of our normal yield. Fortunately our Cambridge vineyard was virtually unaffected.

However, around every cloud there is a silver lining, and if nothing else the drought gave us magnificent ripening weather – warm and dry with plenty of sunshine. This in turn has meant that what little fruit we did pick has given us good quality wine with good intensity and surprisingly ripe flavours especially from some of the secondary crop.

The stand out wine from the 2007 vintage at this stage would appear to be our Pinot Gris.

SHOW POLICY

Due to the proliferation of wine shows around the country Meadowbank enters wines in only three shows:

• The Royal Hobart Wine Show which attracts over 3000 entries from all over Australia and New Zealand.
• The Tasmanian Wines Show traditionally judged by Huon Hooke, James Halliday and an internationally qualified guest judge.
• The Derwent Valley Wine Show featuring only wines from the Derwent Valley.