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Sirromet’s three major vineyards include some of Australia’s highest altitude plantings. High altitude, good climate and special soil is to good wine what Ferrari is to motor sport & Gucci is to fashion … a passport to excellence.
For 200 million years, the mountain plateaus of the Granite Belt have promised a perfect, wine growing climate of cold winters, spring frosts & mild summers.
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Our Granite Belt vineyards are amongst the highest altitude plantings anywhere in Australia. Workers from Victoria & South Australia spend time acclimatising to the colder conditions.
With a combined 144 acres under vine, Sirromet’s vineyards occupy more than 1/4 of the entire region. Drainage provided by the granite soil adds to the grapes’ intense flavour & colour – forever bonding the grapes to their roots.
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Though grapes were first planted here in the 1870s, the Granite Belt has long been the sleeper of Australian viticulture. Only within the last decade has the region achieved international recognition & success (wineaustralia.com).
Not surprisingly, the timing coincides with Sirromet’s launch. Eight years on, the viticulture initiatives have begun bearing outstanding white grapes & even better red ones. Across all varieties, the quality is unprecedented in the Granite Belt’s recent history.
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