The Bordeaux of the Great Southern
Mount
Barker this cool subregion is generally regarded as the most important
subregion of the Great Southern. Ripening month and average temperatures in the
established Mount Barker vineyards are significantly lower than in the Médoc, and
significantly lower than in the lower warmer Bordeaux appellations such as
Saint Emilion and Pomerol.
Average ripening period sunshine hours at Mount Barker together with the whole
season measure of sunshine hours are nearly identical with those of Bordeaux.
Situated in the middle of Great Southern, with strong continental aspects
together with marri soils and lateritic gravely and sandy loams provided from
the granite rock backdrop the region is suited to Riesling, Shiraz, Cabernet
Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir.
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James Halliday Comments...
"Mount Barker is not only the senior subregion of the Great Southern, but was the first to be declared in Australia. If this were not enough, it was also here that the first vines in the Great Southern region were planted. It is large-scale, gently undulating, largely open grazing country, with widely scattered vineyards separated by large distances. But there is a feeling of ‘oneness’ akin to that of a micro-terroir of France, a hundredth of the size of Mount Barker."
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Mount Barker Visitor Centre and Guide
Mount Barker WA Visitors Guide The Mount Barker WA Visitors Guide is comprehensive guide to the Mount Barker area and its wineries, landmarks, places of interest and is filled with interesting & useful information. It is available in print and also as a downloadable pdf.
To download the guide in pdf format please use this link .
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For further information arount the town of Mount Barker and Accommodation go to http://www.mountbarkertourismwa.com.aut
To download the guide in pdf format please use this link .
For optimal viewing please ensure that you have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat installed.
Links will open in a new window for your convenience.
For further information arount the town of Mount Barker and Accommodation go to http://www.mountbarkertourismwa.com.aut
