Location

Glenwood vineyard at Relbia is a NE facing 85ha property approximately 10km south of Launceston and 3km east of the airport where the North Esk River cuts through short, rolling hills on it’s way to feed the River Tamar. Pirie Tasmania draws fruit only from selected blocks, predominantly Pinot Noir. 

Climate

Protected both from significant maritime effects and the dominant influence of the Tamar itself, Relbia’s maximum elevation of 140m results in cooler maximum and colder minimum temperatures than in the Tamar Valley north of Launceston. 

Mean Annual rainfall              683mm

Warmest month                    January  

Soils

Aged, black basalt over doleritic sub soils 

Varieties

Pinot noir                              11 ha

Chardonnay                             2 ha

Pinot Gris                                1 ha

Gewurztraminer                      0.5 ha

Viticulture

2,700 vines/ha grown on VSP (vertical shoot positioning) trellises.