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Our
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At Mt Tully Vines,
we planted our first vines in spring 1995 on a 20 ha property in Mt Tully
Road, 6.5 km Southeast of Stanthorpe in the Granite Belt region of Southeast
Queensland. |
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Physical
Characteristics
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The
land is approximately 210m wide and follows the Northern side of a
valley with a slope rising to a ridge in the West. The soil profile
is decomposed granite overlying clay at approximately 1200mm depth.
As with most of the Granite Belt, the land is strewn with large granite
boulders and outcrops. In the early 50s’ approximately half the block
was cleared and used as an orchard and for vegetable growing. The
uncleared land is generally too steep or rocky for cultivation. There
are 4 dams on the property, which provide water for irrigation.
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Trellis
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The
vines are planted generally at 1m centres on a trellis set up to provide
a vertical shoot position canopy management system. The trellis has
timber end structures and intermediates. The rows are 3m apart. |
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Irrigation
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Irrigation
is by way of undervine drippers using water reticulated around the
vineyard and pumped from dams. |
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Plantings
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All vines planted
are on their own roots. Own rooted vines generally take 3 years to
establish, but are considered to provide better quality grapes for
winemaking. The initial planting of 0.33 ha has been added to with
plantings of same area in 96-97, 97-98, 99-00 and 00-01 bringing the
total to 2.5 ha. The vines planted are Semillon, Chardonnay, Shiraz,
Merlot, Malbec, Mataro, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat.
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