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473 Heathcote-Rochester Road, Heathcote, Vic 3523 |
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Heathcote |
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(03) 5433 2343 |
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www.mountcamelridgeestate.com |
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Ian Langford, Gwenda Langford |
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1999 |
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350 |
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17 ha |
Ian and Gwenda Langford commenced planting their vineyard in 1999, the majority to shiraz (8.5 ha), cabernet sauvignon (3.4 ha) and merlot (3.4 ha), with a little over 0.5 ha each of petit verdot, viognier and mourvedre. The land has been developed using organic principles, using composted chicken manure every three years, the application of seaweed fertiliser and mulching of the prunings. The vineyard is dry-grown, and no copper, lime or sulphur fungicide has been used. The Langfords say, ‘As a result, worms have reappeared, and there is now an extensive frog population, ladybirds and other invertebrates and a range of beautiful spiders.’ Scientists from University of Melbourne, La Trobe University and the University of California, Davis, have commenced a survey in the vineyard to establish the connection between the health of the vines and the resident invertebrate population. The red wines are made in open half-tonne vats, basket-pressed and matured in French oak. Exports to the US.
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