Australia Vineyards Rosily Vineyard Welcome to the Rosily Vineyard, formed in 1994, when owners Mike and Barbara Scott and Ken and Dot Allan purchased a 60 acre cow paddock in the heart of the Margaret River wine region and set about fulfilling their dreams of producing world class wines. Cuttings were taken from vines growing just a few kilometers away at the acclaimed Moss Wood Vineyard and were planted in 1994 through to 1997 From day one our philosophy has been quality at any cost, so for the first five years the focus was entirely on establishing the young vines to the point where they could last the long dry summers with minimal or no irrigation. During this time all fruit from the young vines was sold to the nearby Hay Shed Hill winery. Shortly before the 2000 vintage it was realised that our fruit had reached a quality level deserving of its own wine - so a winery was built on the property and in our first small step into the world of wine marketing, we found ourselves...a name! Comte Francois de Rosily was a French navigator who in 1772 made the first chart of Flinders Bay in the south west of Western Austra.ia. On the same voyage that captain of his ship claimed possession of the south west of Australia on behalf of France. Had that claim succeeded we would now be speaking French, not English and our national drink would have been wine, not beer. Our purpose built winery was designed and constructed by Innovest in early 2000. The design allows for the red fermenters to be gravity drained into the press, and for the press to then be "gravity emptied" into the waiting trailer for disposal. The external walls are constructed using thermomass technology which keeps the interior cool, allowing for perfect barrel aging conditions in the barrel store. The winery's water requirements are met 100% by collecting rainwater off the roof. The liquid effluent produced is pumped to a soak, which if filled is automatically spread under hundreds of purposely planted eucalypts via a system of sprinklers. As is the case for all Margaret River vineyards, the main influences on the quality of our grapes are the sunny, dry ripening seasons, together with the cooling influence of the Indian Ocean. The photograph above shows a typical sunny summer morning in Margaret River. By 10:00am, the strip of blue ocean will be flecked with the white-caps of the incoming sea-breeze, and by 11:00am the breeze will arrive with a cooling rush at the gates of Rosily Vineyard...30 seconds later even the far end of the Merlot rows will be given respite from the building heat! The differing wine characteristics of the various sub regions Margaret River are basically a result of the distance to the ocean, as well as the overall latitude of the sub region. Rosily Vineyard is found in the heart of the Wilyabrup sub region, which is close to the coast and of a central to slightly northern latitude within the overall Margaret River region. Within the Wilyabrup sub region, the differences of each producers wines are a result of differing human influences (how the grapes are grown and how the wines are made), and equally importantly, of the differing soil characteristics and micro-climates of the individual vineyards. Rosily vineyard is planted on a gentle hill sloping down to a winter flowing tributary of the Wilyabrup brook. The soil types vary from deep gravely loam to lighter sandy soils over a clay base. The importance of the health of these soils is paramount to the quality of our wines, and sustainability of our vineyard is also recognised as being vital. We have established a permanent cover crop of clover and grass; the clover adds nitrogen to the soil over the winter months, which ensures healthy growth of the grasses, which are slashed late in the spring to provide organic matter for the soil under the vines. All of our varieties are planted on rows running from east to west, which are 3.3m apart. Along the rows the vines are spaced at 1.8m intervals, giving 1684 vines per hectare. Yelverton Rd, Wilyabrup WA 6280 Tel/fax: 08 9755 6336 website: www.rosily.com.au

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