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The 2024 vintage will be remembered for it’s fast pace, it’s early timing and it’s quality.

While all the forecasts predicted a return to an El Nino weather pattern, with drier conditions expected, the growing period between September and December 2023 saw above average rainfall and cool and mild conditions.

We were certainly preparing ourselves for another cool, wet and late vintage.

Veraison commenced approximately 10-14 days earlier than usual, starting in late December in our early ripening varieties.

A 68mm rainfall event on Christmas Day 2023 created splitting in some of our more susceptible blocks, leading to leaf plucking and fruit thinning in order to protect the crop from disease.

Fortunately January through to March remained dry and warm, without being excessively hot, seeing a rapid accumulation of sugar in the fruit, while also ensuring the fruit remained disease free.

Vintage commenced on the 13th January with Chardonnay harvested from 44 year old vines from our Sunday Creek vineyard.

As we progressed through the vintage, it became clear that the quality of the reds were very strong, as well as our full bodied whites. What is most exciting however, is the quality of our fortifieds, particularly our Topaques and Vintage and Tawny styles, which are all outstanding.

A blend of 3 different parcels of wine, each vineyard was picked separately in the cool of the early morning and immediately processed to remove the juice from the skins and preserve the fresh aromatics.  The juice was clarified prior to fermentation, then fermented in stainless steel tanks for around 7-9 days at temperatures of approximately 12-13° Celsius.  When the ferment was at the halfway point, the fermentation was stopped through cooling and filtration, leaving the natural sugars in the wine and a lower alcohol content.

The wine was fined and clarified prior to bottling in mid May 2024 to lock in fruitfulness and freshness.

Our 2024 Pfeiffer Moscato is a light, refreshing and deliciously aromatic wine. The palate is fresh and vibrant, with seductive tropical flavours, delicate sweetness and a light spritz. A wine to be enjoyed for all occasions.

Very versatile – can be enjoyed with both savoury and sweet dishes. Our Moscato makes a great aperitif, served alongside an antipasto or crudité platter. Try it with a Vindaloo curry, to see how the fruity flavours in the wine quell the heat of the spices. Or as an accompaniment to dessert, try our Moscato with grilled peaches and a high quality vanilla icecream.