five geese

Sue Trott is one of Australia's few long established women vignerons. After many years of growing grapes for some of Australia's best known wineries, she decided it was time to select some of her best parcels of fruit in Blewitt Springs for her own label. In July 1999, she established five geese to produce premium McLaren Vale wines. The production is a tiny 2,000 cases.

On Sue's Blewitt Springs vineyard, five wild geese have lived for many years, foraging for feed between the rows of vines. Each night they sleep on the waters of the dam, seeking refuge from marauding foxes - hence the name five geese

Sue has 32 Hectares of vineyards in the McLaren Vale region nestled in the northeastern end of the Willunga Basin, Blewitt Springs, about 180m above sea level. This slightly higher elevation provides a cooler climate than nearby McLaren Vale and Willunga. With cooler temperatures and moderating afternoon sea breezes, the grapes grown here enjoy a long, even ripening season. Vintage in Blewitt Springs is often some two to three weeks later than the rest of the district. These extra weeks give the fruit time to develop more complex flavour ripeness, without the excessive baumes found in warmer areas. The grapes develop a beautiful balance of flavour, acidity, and sugar, which then translate into complex, but not overly alcoholic wines.

The Shiraz is sourced from a vineyard planted in 1965 and the grenache is sourced from her dry grown, old bush Grenache vines, planted in the 1920's.

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