Henschke Vineyard Technical Information
- MOUNT EDELSTONE
Vineyard location: Eden Valley wine region, 4km west of Henschke Cellars at Keyneton, in the Mt Lofty Ranges east of Barossa Valley, South Australia
Varieties: Shiraz, on own roots, dry grown. Vines sourced from pre-phylloxera material from Joseph Gilbert's nursery; believed to originate from James Busby's selection
Wines produced: Single-vineyard bottling since 1952
Age: Planted in 1912 by Ronald Angas
Average yield: 5 t/ha (2 t/acre)
Soil: Deep sandy loam over gravelly medium-red clay, overlying laminated siltstone
Trellis: Two Wire Vertical, Scott Henry
Planting: Wide planting 3.7m x 3.7m giving 783 vines/ha. Rows are planted east-west; dry grown
Treatments: Undervine mulching and permanent sward, incorporating organic and biodynamic practices
Maintenance Quality: Mass selection carried out over three growing seasons from 1986. Establishment of a nursery source block in 1989. Assessment of trellis systems and use of rootstock
Rainfall: 600mm
Altitude: 400m
Latitutde: 34° 32'
Longitude: 139° 06'
Aspect: Easterly
Size: 16ha (40 acres)