Clonal Selection Programme

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• Clonal Selection Programme
• Yalumba Old Vine Shiraz Selections
• Nick Dry- Yalumba Nursery Viticulturist

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History of Clonal Selection

• Pre 1900s Negative or Positive mass selection
• Post 1900s selections based on measured
  parameters
• Late 1920s Clonal Selection trials began in
  Germany by Sartorius (Riesling)
• Based on greatest potential yield increases
• Late 1960s ENTAV-INRA begin clonal selection
  based on quality

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History Clonal Selection In Australia

• 1788 - Vines arrive with first fleet (South
  Africa Argentina)
• 1817 Pinot Noir Meunier introduced by
  Governor McArthur
• 1832 570 varieties introduced by Busby from
  premier grape growing regions of Europe
• 1836 vines from Busby collection planted in SA

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History of Clonal Selection In Australia

• 1958 - Harry Tulloch collects fruit weights from
  individual vines
• 1962 - Selected the top 6 and bottom 2 yielding
  clones based on 5 yr average
• Referred to as H1 to H6 L1, L2
• Virus screening using woody indexing
• 1966 - 1st replicated clonal trial at Loxton

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Yalumbas Clonal Selection Program

• Program established in late 1990s
• Selection based on wine quality
• Known health status
• Improve genetic diversity
• Three parts
• Importation from international selection
  programmes and distinguished vineyards
• Yalumba Selections
• Assessment of commercial clones rootstocks

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The ENTAV/ INRA trademark specifies origin,
authenticity, sanitary quality and genetic value
of clonal selectionThe clones selected and
produced over the last 40 years by ENTAV/ INRA
constitutes over 90 of the current planting in
France ENTAV/ INRA have produced over 15,000
individual clones for assessment. Some of the
more well known clones originally selected and
established by ENTAV/ INRA include Pinot Noir 777
and Chardonnay 76 95
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Yalumbas Clonal Selection Program

• Commercial clones Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon,
  Pinot Noir Chardonnay
• Viognier Sauvignon Blanc Yalumba imports
  commercial clones

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Clonal Selection Program Shiraz

• Oldest Shiraz vines in the world
• Project Aims to
• Identify clonal variation between Eden Valley
  Barossa Valley Shiraz clones
• Preserve genetic diversity
• Improve overall wine quality
• Candidate vineyards used in Yalumbas Icon Shiraz
  - Octavius
• Vineyards range in age from 40 to 127yrs

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Clonal Selection Program Shiraz

• 1999 - 5 Candidate vines selected per vineyard
• Tested for viral status using PCR
• Fruit maturity, colour chemical analysis
• After 2 yrs a single mother vine is selected
• Cuttings collected propagated

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Clonal Selection Program Shiraz

• 2001 Replicated trial planted in commercial
  vineyard
• Includes 13 old vine Shiraz clones
• 7 x Barossa Valley vineyards
• 6 x Eden Valley vineyards
• 4 x commercial Shiraz clones
• 2005 first wines produced

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Block Design
Row and Vine 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
6 14 11 11 2 3 16 16 16 1 11
7 14 11 11 2 3 16 16 16 1 11
8 14 11 11 2 3 16 16 16 1 11
9 3 13 9 16 4 5 15 1 5 9
10 3 13 9 16 4 5 15 1 5 9
11 3 13 9 16 4 5 15 1 5 9
12 13 7 12 11 17 8 5 14 3 15
13 13 7 12 11 17 8 5 14 3 15
14 13 7 12 11 17 8 5 14 3 15
15 11 9 1 7 5 17 13 12 17 4
16 11 9 1 7 5 17 13 12 17 4
17 11 9 1 7 5 17 13 12 17 4
18 12 17 7 3 9 2 12 15 4 17
19 12 17 7 3 9 2 12 15 4 17
20 12 17 7 3 9 2 12 15 4 17
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Clone Origin
Clone Block Region Year Planted Product Destination
EVOVS3 Johns Eden Valley 1977 Octavious
BVOVS5 Grope Barossa Valley 1919 Reserve/Octavious
BVOVS10 Shiraz Farm Barossa Valley 1899 Signature/Octavious
EVOVS12 Prowse Eden Valley 1967 Octavious
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Small Lot Winemaking

• All clones harvested on the same day
• Crushed de-stemmed into open fermenters
• Must acidified to same pH
• Inoculated using commercial yeast
• Fermented to dryness at controlled temperature
• Transferred to stainless steel vessels undergo
  secondary fermentation
• Finished wine sulphured and bottled

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Harvest Data
Clone ID Yield (kg/vine) Bunch weight (g) Must Analysis (Baume, T.A., pH)
3 7 90 14.8, 4.1, 3.77
5 6 88 15, 3.9, 3.78
10 6.3 90 15.1, 3.79,3.82
12 6.3 89 15.3, 3.8, 3.79
15 (1654) 6.3 83 15.2,3.8, 3.79