We are honoured to be on the ancestral lands of the Peramangk people. We acknowledge the First Australians as the traditional custodians of this continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history.
The traditional owners of the Barossa Valley are the Peramangk people. Before European settlement, the Peramangk people lived on and facilitated the land.

George Fife Angas played a significant role in establishing land parcels for residents with religious freedom and in granting land rights to indigenous people.
George Fife Angas and Paster Kavel arranged four ships in 1838 one being the Catherina that the Hahn Family were upon to set sail to South Australia and make the Barossa their home.
The Hahn family settled in the Barossa Valley in 1846 and began to build their lives and home here at Nuraip Road Nuriootpa.

Michael and I became custodians of the original Hahn homestead and land in 2010, rich with Barossa Valley history and beauty they embrace and respect the opportunity that they are custodians of a piece of Barossa history.
We are practising regenerative vineyard techniques to improve soil health, water retention and penetration.
We are reworking and installing new vineyards with modern irrigation to always enable water monitoring by phone, to allow minimal watering and to retain valuable water resources.
During vintage, all winery skins and stalks are composted down and then reintroduced back into the vineyard, once broken down.

Vineyard timeline

1846-2010       Hahn Family
1846 – 1980       Mixed farming land by the
1990 -1995          Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Chardonnay planted
1990- 2010         Traditional farming methods.
2010- now       Papps Family
2010                     Susan & Michael Papps purchase Nuraip Road
2011                      Removal of Chardonnay vines and removal of all sprays and pesticides use.
2011                      Organically ran, natural grasses, sheep grazing, no overhead sprays, whipper snippering                                   and mowing.
2011                      Roussanne planted
2021                     Removal of Cabernet Sauvignon and Roussanne vines.
2022                     Rework of Shiraz vineyard
2022                     Soil testing throughout all 4 blocks, organic compost spread,
2022                     Completely reposted re re-wired, new irrigation and monitoring in front vineyard block
2022                     Planting of Roussanne, Grenache Blanc and Grenache

Clone | Rootstock | Year
Front Block 1a Roussanne | ENTAV 468 | Ruggeri 140 | 2022
Front Block 1b Grenache Blanc | ENTAV 143 |  Ruggeri 140 | 2022
Back Block 2 Shiraz  | 1654 | Ricter 99 | 1995
Back Block 3a Bush Vine Grenache  | ENTAV 362  |  Ruggeri 140 | 2022
Back Block 3b Bush Vine Grenache | not yet planted

A deliberate importance to have our front vineyard entry to the estate planted in white varietals, as we see these as a valuable part of the future sustainability of the Barossa Valley and the importance of the varietals on our vineyard to be representative of our brand and ethos.
After years of research and consultation with neighbouring viticulturists, we decided the rootstocks chosen for the replanting of the red & white grapes were for moderate to high vigour, drought and salt tolerant and high resistance to nematodes and suited to the Barossa Valley. The decisions for the clones of whites produce true varietal wines. The new Grenache plantings clone from southern Rhone and produce high-quality small bunches at low to moderate yields.
After over ten years of running sheep throughout our vineyards and no use of chemicals and allowing natural grasses to evolve, we were interested to see the soil test on the different blocks.
We will look at this and retest over the next year again after the introduction of organic compost and replanting to see how this is developing.
The introduction of our B-Hyve watering system allows if we are away and interstate to be ale to effectively apply water when needed to the vineyard. This saves water usage and effectiveness of growth in the vineyard.
When planning the new front vineyard replanting and restructuring the importance of usage of Creosote Strainers and posts as a renewable resource and natural aesthetics and narrowing our vine rows to 3m/10ft and vine plantings at 1.8m apart. The introduction of catchment wires in late 2024 will allow light and airflow to the two varietals Grenache Blanc and Roussanne.

We look forward to seeing the transition of soil and the development of the young vineyard in the future.

 

– Susan Papps

References. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fife_Angas