This year's Georgiana is once again an exotic blend reflecting her name no doubt. Sauvignon and Chardonnay are the predominant varieties, comprising 75% of the blend with equal portions of Semillon and Chenin making up the balance.  The harvest really stretched out this year with the first of the whites harvested on the 28th February while the last white grapes were harvested on the 25th March. Chardonnays averaged 24.0 brix while all the other varieties were picked around 22 brix. Ripe fruit flavours appeared at lower sugar levels than are usually seen in Margaret River. Good sized yields between 10 and 13 tonnes per hectare for whites were the norm though Chardonnays yielded closer to 7 tonnes per hectare.Grapes are sourced from both estate and contract growers in the Margaret River region but predominantly from our own Chapman Brook vineyard planted in 1996-97. Vineyards grow on a range of different soil-types with gravel sandy loams and alluvial sandy loams the most common with a smattering of gravel laterite soils as well. Canopy management methods employed include vertical shoot positioning, Scott Henry and TK2, all with the same objective of maximising sunlight into the fruiting zone. The most favoured technique however is vertical shoot positioning which improves the incident of sunlight exposure, enhancing fruit flavour development, the single most important requirement for aromatic white wines. Irrigation is used judiciously to maintain balanced vine growth and a steady rate of ripening.AN EXCELLENT VINTAGE, MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS RESULTING IN A LONG RIPENING PERIOD PRODUCING GRAPES OF EXCELLENT FLAVOUR INTENSITY.Lifted aromas of citrus and passionfruit. The palate is succulent with mouth filling softness, yet finishing with typical Georgiana crispness. The aromatic melon and lemon flavours skip merrily across the palate, departing with a clean and refreshing finish.Analysis: 13.5% Alcohol, 6.9g/L acidity, pH 3.38