Vineyard

Black soil (Black Vertosol)

Neutral brown soil (Brown Dermosols)

Duplex soil (Chromosols) 

 Resulting in all day sun during the growing seasons. This is a core element of vine growing, without sunlight vines do not flourish, having consistent sunlight during the growing season is integral in the development of a vine’s capacity to produce high quality fruit. By orientating a vineyard based on the trajectory of the sun is a key consideration that can have undeniably the greatest impact.   

Causing a mixture of the subsoils above and provides a natural barrier to frost during Winter and Spring. As a result, the entire vineyard has no frost protection due to the warmth of the water in the early hours of ‘frost ridden’ mornings. Also, during the growing seasons afternoon sea breezes flow from Frederick Henry Bay which allows for optimal airflow. By having a natural buffer against frost, this allows for consistency from year to year without the interruption of frost events which can decimate vineyards. 

Combined, these elements of Riversdale enable the grapes grown to exemplify the purest expressions of Riversdale. These elements enable the white fruit to retain tremendous natural acidity whilst the red fruit becomes bolder and expressive, resulting in red wines that age gracefully.