2007 Harvest
Although 2007 started off well with record temperatures in March and particularly April, the weather deteriorated in mid-May becoming cool, wet and overcast. This resulted, despite the excellent show of flowers on the vines - some of the biggest and best ever seen - with poor flowering conditions which led to widespread losses during flowering. The summer was decidedly cool and damp - ideal for disease - and the vines in many vineyards, including at Hush Heath, suffered from outbreaks of Downy Mildew. This resulted in a much lower yield than previously harvested.
Picking dates were typical: the Pinots on October 15th and the Chardonnay on October 22nd. Pinot Noir came in at only 1.66 tonnes/acre at 8.6% potential alcohol and 12.8% total acidity, Pinot Meunier at 3.85 tonnes/acre at 8.7% potential alcohol and 13 g/l total acidity and the Chardonnay, always the hardest to ripen, at 2.42 tonnes/acre, 9.4% potential alcohol and 15 g/l total acidity. Overall, 9,136 kg were harvested. This has resulted in a final blend which is 50% Chardonnay, 34% Pinot Noir and 16% Pinot Meunier.