McLaren Vale, South Australia
Proprietor: James Erskine
Year of Establishment: 2009
Size of Estate: 7 Hectares
Av. bottles/annum: 30,000
Website: www.jauma.com
Jauma produce wines that highlight the joy and dreaming of the land of South Australia. Every year we grow with our wines and this is reflected in the stories the wines tell. We strive to create and add to our exciting local community, one of the most amazing places on earth to live.
James was named Gourmet Traveller Sommelier of the Year 2008 and has been chief judge of the Hot 100 wine show from 2010 to 2013.
VINES
Wood (grenache)
Size
0.75 Hectares
% of your production
10%
Buying fruit from
Harvested by hand
Dry grown
Soil/s
Sand/iron stone
Varieties planted
Grenache
Training system
Bush
Fertilizer
Biodynamic preparations and Mulch
Pest control
Sulphur and milk products
Weed control
Mechanical
When was it converted to natural farming
1997
Wood (Shiraz)
Size1.6 Hectares% of your production22%Buying fruit fromHarvested by handDry grownSoil/sSand/iron stoneVarieties plantedShirazTraining systemVertical shoot positioningFertilizerBiodynamic preparations and MulchPest controlSulphur and milk productsWeed controlMechanicalWhen was it converted to natural farming1997
Foreman
Size
1.9 Hectares
% of your production
27%
Buying fruit from
Harvested by hand
Irrigated
Soil/s
Grey silty loam
Varieties planted
Grenache and Shiraz
Training system
Trellised
FertilizerBiodynamic preparationsPest controlSulphur and milk productsWeed controlMechanicalWhen was it converted to natural farming2011
Genovese (Grenache)
Size
0.8 Hectares
% of your production
12%
Buying fruit from
Harvested by hand
Dry grown
Soil/s
white sand
Varieties planted
Grenache
Training system
Trellised
FertilizerBiodynamic preparationsPest controlSulphur and milk productsWeed controlMechanicalWhen was it converted to natural farming2015
Genovese (Chenin Blanc)
Size
1.4 Hectares
% of your production
16%
Buying fruit from
Harvested by hand
Irrigated
Soil/s
white sand
Varieties planted
Chenin Blanc
Training system
Trellised
FertilizerBiodynamic preparationsPest controlSulphur and milk productsWeed controlMechanicalWhen was it converted to natural farming2015
Birdsey
Size
0.6 Hectares
% of your production
7%
Buying fruit from
Harvested by hand
Irrigated
Soil/s
Red sand on clay
Varieties planted
Cabernet Franc
Training system
Vertical shoot positioning
FertilizerBiodynamic preparationsPest controlSulphur and milk productsWeed controlMechanicalWhen was it converted to natural farming2005
Vargaras
Size
10 Hectares
% of your production
6%
Buying fruit from
Harvested by hand
Irrigated
Soil/s
Sand on quarzite
Varieties planted
Gewurztraminer
Training system
Vertical shoot positioning
Fertilizer
Conventional
Pest control
Conventional, copper, sulphur
Weed control
Conventional
When was it converted to natural farming
Not yet converted
Wines
Alessa
2015
Variety/ies
Shiraz
Name of the vineyard/s where this fruit is sourced
Foreman
Days of skin contact
18 days
Filtered
No
Fined
No
Elevage
Barrels, 500 litre and 225 litre for 6months
Wild Yeast
Total Sulphites (ppm)
Zero
sup
2015
Variety/ies
Grenache
Name of the vineyard/s where this fruit is sourced
Foreman 70% Genovese 28% wood2%
Days of skin contact
40 days
FilteredNoFinedNoElevageBarrels, 500 litre and 225 litre for 6monthsWild YeastTotal Sulphites (ppm)Zero
Chenin
2015
Variety/ies
Chenin Blanc
Name of the vineyard/s where this fruit is sourced
Genovese
Days of skin contact
1 day
FilteredNoFinedNoElevageBarrels, 500 litre and 225 litre for 6monthsWild YeastTotal Sulphites (ppm)25 ppm
Pet nat chenin
2015
Variety/iesChenin BlancName of the vineyard/s where this fruit is sourcedGenoveseDays of skin contactZeroFilteredNoFinedNoElevage6 months in stainless steel and 1 month in barrelWild YeastTotal Sulphites (ppm)Zero
Danby
2015
Variety/ies
Grenache and Shiraz
Name of the vineyard/s where this fruit is sourced
Genovese 99% Wood 1%
Days of skin contact
10 days
Filtered
No
Fined
No
Elevage
Barrels, 500 litre and 225 litre for 6months
Wild Yeast
Total Sulphites (ppm)
25 ppm