Yacca Paddock, McLaren Vale

Scott and Kerry Heysen Hicks

Yacca Paddock was set up by film director Scott Hicks and wife Kerry Heysen Hicks to create their very own paradise in the Adelaide Hills. Mission accomplished – the vineyard, located next to Geoff Hardy's Kuitpo vineyard in the lower mount Lofty Ranges, is a breathtaking site.
A cool, temperate climate, with temperatures on average 2.5 C cooler than vineyards only 5km down the road as the crow flies in McLaren Vale . This is a premium site for the Tempranillo and the off-dry Germanic VOR0GS Riesling. The site also receives considerably more rainfall than down the road – an average of 850mm per annum, as compared to the McLaren Vale average of approximately 650mm.
Ancient podzolic soils combine with modern viticultural tactics – as well as being next door to Geoff Hardy's Kuitpo Vineyard, the vines are also managed by Geoff. Both varieties are on a single wire trellis, and shoots are vertically positioned, to maximise light exposure to the grapes, which enhances even ripening.

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