Vintage Information

Vintage Report - Barossa Valley 2007

The 2007 vintage in the Barossa was a difficult year with both drought and frost resulting in below average yields, only 1/2 Ton-1 Ton per acre across our range.

The greatest challenge at Glaetzer has been to harness the intensity and concentration of fruit to keep the trademark elegance and balance across our portfolio of wines. Three years of low rainfall and the resultant dry sub-soil, meant less radiant heat around the vines and therefore greater risk of frost. The frost struck at bud burst and we lost 30% of the original crop. Due to this early damage, secondary bud burst was delayed and ripening was later than usual by about 3 weeks. The weather remained mild throughout the growing season but our crop was the smallest in many years.

Ben Glaetzer,
August 2008

Winemaker