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| Glenmore
vineyard and farm is situated off Caves Road, a few kilometers South of
Yallingup in the premier wine region of South West Australia. |
| Glenmore’s 5
hectare vineyard occupies a small portion of this historic and picturesque
property. The balance of the property is currently an operating cattle farm.The
vineyard has valley views to the ocean and is situated in well drained,
gravelly, red brown loam over yellow/blue mottled clay. The vineyard is North
facing, non irrigated,1,5
kms from the ocean and the beautiful slopes provide the necessary protection
from the prevailing winds.The
property is owned by Amy Beers and has been in the family since 1895.The proud
proprietor on the vineyard and Glenmore’s wine maker is Ian Bell, Amy’s
grandson. Amy still lives on the property and is proud of the Glenmore vines and
believes that they will lead to prosperity for generations to come. |
| Ian planted the
first hectare of Cabernet in 1990,with additional plantings in 1994 and
1999.Currently the vineyard is 3,6
ha of Cabernet Sauvignon and 1,2 ha a combination of Merlot, Petit Verdot and
Malbec. All pruning, foliage management, fruit thinning ( to max 4kg per vine)
and picking is performed manually under Ian’s close scrutiny. |
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Ian has
monitored progress very carefully and the first Glenmore wine produced was a
bold Cabernet sauvignon from the 1998 vintage.The Glenmore wine label
incorporates the Armstrong family crest and motto.
“We
remain unvanquished “
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