Longview

LONGVIEW ESTATE

Longview is a stunning family owned Australian vineyard located just outside the historic township of Macclesfield in the Adelaide Hills. Set on undulating slopes reminiscent of classic old world estates, it has quickly established itself as one the most awarded vineyards in the region since its first vintage in 2001.

Red Bucket
Shiraz
Cabernet

Red Bucket
Semillon
Sauvignon
blanc

Brothers Peter and Mark Saturno were eager for a change from the big city lifestyle of New York City and decided they were ready to move back to their native South Australia to take on the challenge of producing the kind of premium, cool climate wines they had developed a passion for whilst abroad. Along with their sister, mother and father the boys have wine, food and hospitality in their blood and with help from dedicated vineyard staff, this family affair aims for further success while never forgetting the fundamentals of past achievements.

Longview Vineyard is a little warmer than other Adelaide Hills' sites but its wines are still decidedly cool climate in style showing restraint and finesse without sacrificing depth. With gorgeous 4 star accommodation, breathtaking views from our cellar door, immensely popular Sunday tapas and a most sought after function centre, Longview Vineyard is more than just a premium wine producer: it is one of the most impressive wine tourism destinations in South Australia and the 'Pick of the Adelaide Hills'.

          

 The wines

Whippet
Sauvignon
blanc



Blue Cow
Charddonnay


With a site perfect for Macclesfield’s unique micro-climate, Longview Vineyard produces exceptional fruit for graceful cool climate wines. The Adelaide Hills is traditionally known for its white wines but Longview pushes the envelope with some of the most awarded reds of the region. With a drive for elegance and balance, complexity and longevity, every berry in every drop of Longview is grown on the estate.

The quintessentially Australian blends of the cheeky Red Bucket Range pack a punch beyond their price; the single varietals of Longview’s Estate Range exhibit a purity of fruit that showcases what the vineyard does best; and the Elite Range takes the very best fruit Longview produces each vintage and using only the finest oak, meticulous wine making and luxurious packaging, sends wine to astronomical heights.

      

 

 

 

 

 

Vineyards





Iron Knob Riesling



Devils Elbow
Cabernnet Sauvignon





The beauty of Longview goes beyond its spectacular vistas. It also happens to be perfectly situated to grow both white and red varietals equally well with the natural gradient of the vineyard’s vast slopes being carefully chosen to suit each varietal. Aspect is highly important and in planting the vineyard, northerly facing slopes were planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Nebbiolo while our classic cool climate white varieties (Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and Chardonnay) which require less radiation are on the southern slopes.

Longview is located on the South Eastern Ridge of the Mt Lofty Ranges and to the south has the southern ocean and to the east Lake Alexandrina. This accounts for a slightly higher average temperature than the rest of the Adelaide Hills while still remaining a cool-climate site.

Most rainfall occurs in winter and throughout summer warm days are followed by cool winds shifting from the southern waters of Lake Alexandrina and the coast.



 





Yakka Shiraz

Consequently these conditions result in a very high diurnal range which is quite site specific, ensuring a breadth of flavours and aromatics in the grape berry. Longview wines are all from our single estate and therefore much of the work to provide depth and character is completed in the vineyard. Each block is serviced differently, in order to build complex flavour profiles which are then fermented separately and blended to make the wine of any one vintage.

Red Varieties (37.7 Ha) Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Pinot Noir Nebbiolo Merlot

White varieties (32.3 Ha) Chardonnay Riesling Pinot Grigio Sauvignon Blanc Viognier Semillon

 

 



The Piece Shiraz
(packed in a spraycan tube)

Riserva Nebbiolo

After a challenging 2011, this year’s harvest is set to be one of the great years. By the beginning of March Longview harvested all its whites which was a sigh of relief. All these varieties were harvested for flavour profile rather than weather conditions influencing harvest dates. By late March/early April we began to harvest Shiraz followed by Cabernet Sauvignon. Both varieties showed exceptional flavour profiles and like our whites, exceptional acid levels. Colour was also a stand out.

Nebbiolo was harvested in Mid-Late April which was approximately 2 weeks ahead of average. The fruit harvested appeared to show the best flavour development we had ever seen from Nebbiolo at Longview vineyard and we’re very excited to see the resultant wine. As we leave Autumn, harvesting has finished, with the Late Harvest Riesling Grapes the last to be picked.














Thankfully, all of Longview's wines will be made this year along with an exciting new wine that our database will get first dibs on!

In the vineyard, flavours looked fantastic and all ferments are progressing well. We are very excited to see the 2012 wines in bottle and we thank you in advance for your patience as we fine tune them into absolute show stoppers!
source: http://www.longviewvineyard.com.au

Longview wines are imported by Jean Arnaud Wijncom Tilburg for the Netherlands, Belgium markets. More info: www.jeanarnaud.com or mail info@jeanarnaud.com