Casa Freschi wines.....The Vineyard

Adelaide Hills Langhorne Ck

"A place to reflect, to be humbled, to be fulfilled. A place where you can spend countless hours working with nature, each important in its subtle contribution to the end result."

CASA FRESCHI ADELAIDE HILLS VINEYARD

LOCATION	4 KM NORTH OF MT LOFTY NEAR SUMMERTOWN
TOTAL AREA	3.2 HA
VARIETIES	1.54 HA CHARDONNAY (4 CLONES PLANTED 2004)
	0.87 HA PINOT GRIGIO (2 CLONES PLANTED 2004-2007)
	0.47 HA RIESLING (5 CLONES PLANTED 2005)
	0.32 HA GEWURZTRAMINER (2 CLONES PLANTED 2005)
AVE YIELD	5 TONNES/HA
PLANTING DENSITY	8000 VINES/HA
AVE MEAN GROWING SEASON TEMP	15.6C (COMPARABLE TO BURGUNDY AND ALSACE)
MICRO CLIMATE	COOL TO COLD, HIGH RAINFALL IN WINTERS AND SPRINGS. SUMMER AND AUTUMN - HIGH RH AND HIGH SUNSHINE HOURS. COOL TO WARM DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS
AVE RAINFALL	1050 MM
ALTITUDE	530-580 M
SOIL TYPES	MOSAIC OF SHALE, QUARTZ, SANDSTONE, IRONSTONE AND SILT.
SLOPE	STEEP NORTH TO EAST FACING AMPHITHEATRES
PRUNING	HAND - UNILATERAL CANE
SHOOT POSITIONING	VSP (VERTICAL SHOOT POSITIONING)
SPRAYING	ORGANIC FUNGICIDES (SULPHUR AND COPPER)
VINEYARD FLOOR	PERMANENT GRASS SWARD
IRRIGATION	DRY GROWN
FERTILIZER	LIGHT ORGANIC FERTILIZER EVERY FOUR YEARS
HARVESTING	HAND

CASA FRESCHI LANGHORNE CREEK VINEYARD

LOCATION	4 KM NORTH OF LAKE ALEXANDRINA
TOTAL AREA	4.4 HA
VARIETIES	2.00 HA NEBBIOLO (10 CLONES PLANTED 1999-2005)
	1.35 HA CABERNET SAUVIGNON (PLANTED 1972)
	0.78 HA SHIRAZ (PLANTED 1972)
	0.27 HA MALBEC (PLANTED 1972)
AVE YIELD	2.5 TONNES/HA
PLANTING DENSITY	4000 VINES/HA (NEBBIOLO), 1600 VINES/HA (1972 PLANTINGS)
AVE MEAN GROWING SEASON TEMP	17.2C (COMPARABLE TO NAPA VALLEY AND MARGARET RIVER)
MICRO CLIMATE	TEMPERATE WITH MILD WINTERS AND SPRINGS AND WARM, DRY SUMMERS AND AUTUMNS. STRONG COOLING LAKE AND SEA BREEZES FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTH WEST DURING SUMMER.
AVE RAINFALL	300 MM
ALTITUDE	10 M
SOIL TYPES	LIMESTONE BASED SOIL, WITH SAND AND CLAY OVER DEEP CALCAREOUS CLAY AND LIMESTONE GRAVEL.
SLOPE	FLAT
PRUNING	HAND - BILATERAL CANE (NEBBIOLO), SPUR (1972 PLANTINGS)
SHOOT POSITIONING	VSP (VERTICAL SHOOT POSITIONING)
SPRAYING	ORGANIC FUNGICIDES (SULPHUR AND COPPER)
VINEYARD FLOOR	PERMANENT GRASS SWARD
IRRIGATION	DRIP IRRIGATED DURING PERIODS OF DROUGHT
FERTILIZER	LIGHT ORGANIC FERTILIZER EVERY FOUR YEARS
HARVESTING	HAND

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David and Tanya Freschi at the Langhorne Creek vineyard.