I started working on the 5th, and man was it hot! First heat wave of 2011. The vineyards look good. Small berries and tight bunches, which means intense flavour. Considering the lack of water and the poor winter we had the vineyards are surprising me. Inspected some holes on Wednesday and it is dry. Bone dry.
We are starting to harvest on Monday the 17th. Getting some of the younger Sauvignon blancs off and starting with the Rosé. Tuesday it is time for the Chardonnay for MCC. From the next week things will be going full throttle.
Here are some photos of last week. There were some really impressive clouds. I tried capturing their essence together with the vineyard. Darling is truely an amazing area. Ill try doing more updates during harvest to keep you up to date.
41.5 degrees Celsius! Does your electronic refractometer work? Anyway enjoy the harvest and happy winemaking!
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