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We completed our final harvest of Vintage 2024 over the weekend, and it's been a brilliant season.
Despite a cool spring and early summer, a heat wave in early March jump-started the 2024 Vintage ten days earlier than 2023. We kicked off with Sauvignon Blanc from our Haines vineyard, followed closely by Viognier, Semillon & Malbec from our home vineyard in the Kohinoor Hills.
Our maritime climate creates a longer ripening period, which extends our harvest a few weeks beyond neighbouring wine regions. With Shiraz, Tempranillo and Cabernet Franc all fermenting, our final week saw the harvest of Cabernet Sauvignon and bush-vine Grenache.
The quality and quantity of fruit has been extremely positive. Adding a third vineyard at Cygnet River to our portfolio, with new varietals like Pinot Noir, has returned our production quantities to pre-bushfire volumes.
A highlight for vintage 2024 has been welcoming the next generation to The Islander Estate Vineyards with Yale’s son, Wynn, joining the team full-time.
While it's early days, we are particularly excited about our Vintage 2024 wines, such as our barrel-fermented Malbec, which is looking exceptional.
Our new release wines are always shared with our Discoverer's Wine Club members first. We anticipate our first Vintage 2024 hitting the shelves in late spring.
Cheers, Yale
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