The Vintage Journal - Cloudburst

WARDANDI BOODJA – Saltwater People’s Country Land carefully attended to for countless millennia. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the Wardandi People, and pay respect to their elders, past, present and emerging, as we care for this country. MARGARET RIVER WINE REGION The Margaret River Peninsula enjoys a Mediterranean climate featuring mild, wet winters and warm dry summers. The Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge runs the length of the peninsula and is comprised of ancient granite dating two billion years. The decomposed granite has formed iron rich clay and granitic gravel loams, low on organic matter, ideal for grapes. Southwestern Australia is a Biodiversity Hotspot home to thousands of unique species of plants including towering Karri trees, amongst the tallest trees in the world. Cloudburst vineyard is situated on the inland slope of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge within sound of the sea. The vineyard is perfectly aspected with regard to sun and

MARGARET RIVER WINE REGION STATISTICS LATITUDE 33.9509° S LONGITUDE 115.0738° E HEAT DEGREE DAYS 1600 GROWING SEASON AVERAGE RAINFALL 51.8 mm MEAN JANUARY TEMPERATURE Max 26.6°C Min 13.9°C

wind exposure. Protected from extreme winds by ancient Marri eucalypts, the vineyard connects to the Indian Ocean through pristine “A-class” bushland. Cloudburst land is pristine and has always been free of chemicals. The vines are own-rooted, non-irrigated, and non-cultivated.

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DENSITY 10,000 vines per hectare.

VARIETY Chardonnay Cabernet Malbec

BLOCKS 1. Shakti 2. Elixir 3. Prasad 4. Ambrosia

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5. Amrita 6. Nirvana 7. Buddha 8. Nectar

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