Mollydooker Blue-eyed Boy Shiraz

”Vintage Report: Vintage began slightly earlier than usual on the 23rd February and went on to be one of our most exciting and challenging vintages to date. An unseasonably dry spring produced an early budburst and still conditions gave the fruit a chance to set in beautifully. Heat spikes in January followed by 11 days over 35°C/95°F in the first 23 days of February meant that careful monitoring of the vine’s health using the Marquis Vineyard Watering Programme was integral in producing high quality grapes. Despite the seasonal challenges we harvested a total of 1026.24 tonnes and processed 72 individual parcels of fruit. Due to our scrupulous Fruit Weight guidelines and our commitment to excellence this year’s fruit did not achieve the required Fruit Weight necessary to make the Enchanted Path Carnival of Love and Velvet Glove. On the bright side this meant that some incredible fruit was used to make our 2015 Lefty and Family wines. Combining quality fruit wi