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

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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)

Size
1.6 Hectares
% of your production
22%
Buying fruit from
Harvested by hand
Dry grown
Soil/s
Sand/iron stone
Varieties planted
Shiraz
Training system
Vertical shoot positioning
Fertilizer
Biodynamic preparations and Mulch
Pest control
Sulphur and milk products
Weed control
Mechanical
When was it converted to natural farming
1997

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

Fertilizer
Biodynamic preparations
Pest control
Sulphur and milk products
Weed control
Mechanical
When was it converted to natural farming
2011

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

Fertilizer
Biodynamic preparations
Pest control
Sulphur and milk products
Weed control
Mechanical
When was it converted to natural farming
2015

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

Fertilizer
Biodynamic preparations
Pest control
Sulphur and milk products
Weed control
Mechanical
When was it converted to natural farming
2015

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

Fertilizer
Biodynamic preparations
Pest control
Sulphur and milk products
Weed control
Mechanical
When was it converted to natural farming
2005

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

Filtered
No
Fined
No
Elevage
Barrels, 500 litre and 225 litre for 6months
Wild Yeast
Total 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

Filtered
No
Fined
No
Elevage
Barrels, 500 litre and 225 litre for 6months
Wild Yeast
Total Sulphites (ppm)
25 ppm

Pet nat chenin

2015

Variety/ies
Chenin Blanc
Name of the vineyard/s where this fruit is sourced
Genovese
Days of skin contact
Zero
Filtered
No
Fined
No
Elevage
6 months in stainless steel and 1 month in barrel
Wild Yeast
Total Sulphites (ppm)
Zero