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Vintage	Variety	Name	Region
2004	Zinfandel	The Tardy	Langhorne Creek
2004	Zinfandel	The Donald	Langhorne Creek
2004	Shiraz	Adamo	Barossa Valley
2004	Viognier	The Cellar-pod	Adelaide Hills

2004 Vintage Report for Barossa Valley (South Australia)
A heavy fruitset initially had predictions for high yields in the Barossa, but bunch thinning around veraison brought crop levels back to manageable levels with promising quality. A mild January was excellent for optimal colour production and flavour development. Heatwave conditions in mid February saw acidity decline at a rapid rate in conjunction with rising baume levels. Harvest began earlier than first predicted, with the earliest Shiraz being picked in late February. Quality expectations returned to high after the February scare—the Barossa experienced an Indian summer with no huge rainfall events and temperatures ranging between 25°C and 30°C.

‘Semillon is some of the best ever and Shiraz has good colour with elegant flavours. We are thinking Shiraz will be somewhere between 2001 and 2002 in quality, i.e. very good,’ Reid Bosward from Kaesler Wines said.
(Source winebiz.com.au)

2004 Vintage Report for Langhorne Creek (South Australia)
The Langhorne Creek season started well for those on the flood plain, with two good flood events during the growing season. Some frost later in the growing season, followed by two extreme heat days, presented challenges for growers, but otherwise it was a dry season with low disease pressure.

Vintage started early and was constant, with some reports of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon intake overlapping and creating a little pressure on winery fermentation space. Overall, quality was good, although yields were a bit variable with above average yield for many on the flood plain and slightly below average in other areas. Yields look like averaging out to compare well with previous years. The region experienced good even ripening with excellent flavour development. Flavour developed at a reasonable Baume level with some reporting optimum fruit flavour at a slightly higher Baume than in previous years. Acid levels were quite low. Shiraz is again looking great with excellent fruit ripeness and depth of balance. It was a superb quality vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon and parcels of Petit Verdot and Malbec. Cabernet Sauvignon in particular looks back to its best, showing fabulous structure, colour (rich and black) and flavour. Chardonnay is reportedly the best it’s been in several years.

Langhorne Creek experienced ideal growing conditions up to veraison this year followed by a long ripening period of mild, dry days and cool nights. The absence of weather extremes allowed every red variety, including the more heat-sensitive varieties, to achieve excellent ripeness, character and concentration of flavour. It was an early vintage this year with fruit destined for sparkling wine being harvested from the start of February. The harvest was then relatively constant with most finishing earlier than in past years. Only a few small parcels remained to be harvested by late April.

Yields, particularly of reds, were low to average this year but small berry size assisted with flavour concentration.
Red varieties across the district showed intense colours, clear varietal characteristics and excellent length of flavour although some berry dehydration in the last third of harvest has seen a few overripe wines being produced.
Cabernet Sauvignon quality is excellent with lots of blackberries and mint characteristics. Shiraz is showing plenty of plums, spices and chocolate.
Once again, excellent fruit from the Langhorne Creek wine region, but increased instances of uncontracted fruit in the area this year has left some growers with little joy.
(Source winebiz.com.au)