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Anna's Vineyard Port Lincoln
Shiraz 2001 ***
Light and bright berry fruit nose. A simple, elegant,
mid-weight palate showing a good balance between the sweet
shiraz fruit and drying oak. The Wine
& Spirit Insider
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Anna's
Vineyard Port Lincoln Shiraz 2002 ***
Plum fruit nose with some solid chocolaty flavours. Soft,
sweet fruit and spice palate; astringent oak.
The Wine &
Spirit Insider .
National Praise
for Anna's Vineyard
One of Port Lincoln's
newest but smallest vineyards has been recognised nationally.
The 2001 Shiraz produced by Anna's Vineyard was named as one
of the top 29 new releases by Winestate Magazine.
It is a remarkable feat considering 700 shiraz varieties from
Australia's top vineyards were tasted. The vineyard was the
brainchild of Anna Stehr who wanted to do something to
rehabilitate and make better use of some vacant land behind
the Stehr Group property on Proper Bay Road.
At first fruit trees were planted, then two rows of table
grapes and finally the 30 rows of the shiraz vines.
"We're so lucky to have Ralph and Michelle who are so
passionate about what they do and what they produce,
especially using the organic techniques." Mrs Stehr said.
"It makes the wine special - clean and pure tasting."
Some products used to protect the vines include powdered milk
and chamomile tea. Only $135 was spent on fertilizer for the
vineyard over the last three years.
The vines have been very productive producing 2.1 tones from
only 0.75 of an acre and that is not even with the land being used to full
capacity.
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