Tapanappa acquired the 30 year-old Whalebone Vineyard in 2002 and completely renovated it onto a new trellis supporting a shoot thinned vertical canopy. The old Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Cabernet Franc vines of the Whalebone Vineyard have responded magnificently. After a thirty-year struggle the vine roots have penetrated the deeper limestone layers and are extracting a balance of moisture and nutrient to sustain a meagre crop of 4 tonnes/hectare. The vines have sufficient canopy and root system to fully ripen the harvest relying only on natural rainfall. The Whalebone Vineyard has consistently proven to be cooler than Coonawarra in prior and subsequent vintages. The paradox is that despite being cooler Whalebone Vineyard ripens each variety earlier and more completely than Coonawarra, probably because of the protection it receives from the crest of the Naracoorte Ranges to the west and the much reduced wind speeds from the Great Southern Ocean from the southwest. Tapanappa Wines Tapanappa Wrattonbully Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz Sort By: Default Title - A to Z Title - Z to A Price - lowest first Price - highest first Time Added - latest first Popularity - most popular first Sales - best selling first Tapanappa Wrattonbully Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz – 6 bottle case 95 Points YWG 94 Points Gourmet Wine Traveller 93... $416.28   Ok