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Coriole
McLaren Vale ranks as one of the world's oldest wine growing areas, successfully retaining its phylloxera-free status. Coriole was established there by Hugh and Molly Lloyd in 1967, and achieved recognition rapidly, winning the coveted Wine Bushing King and Queen title in both 1974 and 1975 for making the best Shiraz in McLaren Vale. Mark Lloyd, Hugh and Molly's second son and ace rock'n'roller, has been running the winery for 20 years now and his younger brother, Paul, became business manager in 1993.
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McLaren Vale ranks as one of the world's oldest wine growing areas, successfully retaining its phylloxera-free status. Coriole was established there by Hugh and Molly Lloyd in 1967, and achieved recognition rapidly, winning the coveted Wine Bushing King and Queen title in both 1974 and 1975 for making the best Shiraz in McLaren Vale. Mark Lloyd, Hugh and Molly's second son and ace rock'n'roller, has been running the winery for 20 years now and his younger brother, Paul, became business manager in 1993.
The Coriole Estate Vineyards are situated at an altitude of 150m in the hills to the north of the McLaren Vale township. The average age of the vineyards is 30 - 35 years, with the oldest block having been planted in 1919. The majority of the vineyard is situated on south facing slopes. The soil is predominantly red clay over capped limestone. The red clay varies from being almost non-existent to about 1m deep. There is one strip of soil, housing the 1919 plantings, which is deep alluvial soil. Summer daytime temperatures hover between 20 and 37 degrees C, after cool nights. Various trellising methods are used, ranging from single cordon to Scott Henry. Our preference for new plantings is to use a VSP (vertical shoot positioning) system. This is a single cordon wire with foliage wires to lift the canopy and optimise the balance of shade and sun. Increasingly the entire vineyard is being converted to the VSP system. Average yields are approx. 3t an acre.