Our Vineyard

The first plantings of Shiraz and Cabernet vines were planted to 16 .5 hectares on the Malone property ‘Talinga’ in 1998. These plantings were the next step in the evolution of the farming business.

The vineyard site was selected for its gentle slope and free draining loam soils over limestone, these features matched with the cool climate, support the production of premium red wine grapes.

The vines have been planted and trained to a single wire trellis to run in an east/west direction down a gentle slope. This enhances air flow in the vineyard which reduces the risk of disease to the vines and fruit and protects against frost. ( note potential pic of vineyard).

Trellis wires are used in the Shiraz and Chardonnay to help elevate the foliage during the growing season to enhance ventilation around the fruit zone and provide a dappled light to balance exposure of the grapes to sunlight.

In more recent years the plantings of Chardonnay (5 hectares) and Shiraz (2.25 hectares) occurred in 2002 and 2004 respectively. The Chardonnay was planted with a view to expand the range of varieties produced on the property and further capitalise on the cool climate characteristics of the Wrattonbully region.