Bendigo Vineyard
The wines from this very warm part of Otago have been described as "big friendly beasts". They are dark, rich, lush wines capturing the rock-reflected heat and ripeness of this special site.
Location: Lakefront Terrace, Bendigo
- Climate: Semi-Continental
- Altitude: 310 - 350m
- Clones: 777, 5, Abel, 115, 943
- Soils: Windblown loess on bands of mineral-rich clays and paedogenic lime, intermixed with schist and quartz throughout.
- GDD: Approx. 1150
- Rainfall: Approx. 450mm per Annum
- Vine Age: Planted 2017
- Vine Density: 2500 / Hectare
- Trellis System: VSP
- Pruning: Cane & Spur