{"id":9237,"date":"2023-08-28T07:21:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T19:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=9237"},"modified":"2023-08-28T07:21:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T19:21:21","slug":"a-visit-to-gillman-estate-matakana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=9237","title":{"rendered":"A visit to Gillman Estate, Matakana"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9237\" class=\"elementor elementor-9237\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-468d40b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"468d40b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5ae569\" data-id=\"b5ae569\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af903d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af903d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A trip up to <b>Matakana<\/b> earlier in the year gave me a chance to pop in and see <b>Toby Gillman<\/b> at his family vineyard. The year has been a write-off for weather and Toby starts by telling us the bad news\u2026 that they won\u2019t make any wine this year. The better news is that he has a decent stock of vintage wines that he\u2019s happy to show! Asked if there\u2019s anything that I\u2019d like to try, I suggest maybe looking at a cooler versus a warmer vintage? Toby suggests a 2010 as a ripe option, and a 2017. He notes that \u201c2017 was previously our wettest vintage &#8211; I think this year is going to take that crown\u201d.<\/p><p>With a glass of that in hand, we take a walk down to the vineyard and there is talk of the vines that are going to be replanted. Some more Cabernet Franc, but also \u201cI\u2019ve got the space, but if I had money to plant the rest of it I\u2019d put some white in. I wouldn\u2019t mind doing a Sauvignon-Semillon actually. I like white Bordeaux\u201d. The original plantings were two-thirds Franc, and the rest as Merlot, with a bit of Malbec. They\u2019re now replacing the Malbec with Petit Verdot and increasing the Franc &#8211; which will end up about 85%.<\/p><p>The vines aren\u2019t looking at their best, but Toby is philosophical: \u201cYou can see the leaf damage. It\u2019s very unusual. I think it is a combination of the wind but also a bit of powdery in there. It is what it is. I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019m not going to pick anything this year. And that gives me a bit more freedom to spray something a bit more hardcore and clean up all the fungal disease\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-092d4b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"092d4b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee6c456\" data-id=\"ee6c456\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1034af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1034af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/View-up-vineyard-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/View-up-vineyard-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/View-up-vineyard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/View-up-vineyard-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/View-up-vineyard-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/View-up-vineyard.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d606a3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d606a3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1af4ae\" data-id=\"c1af4ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a394eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a394eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The vineyard faces just a bit west off true north. The afternoon sun packs a bit more heat &#8211; giving more UV on the north east and more infra-red from the north west. The UV gives you sugars, but you need the heat on the skins to develop the tannins in your reds. I ask Toby if there was a wine that he aspired towards for his wines &#8211; like Cheval Blanc &#8211; and he replies \u201cCheval Blanc definitely, because of the Cabernet Franc, but also the approachability when it is young\u201d.<\/p><p>The vineyard was originally a horse paddock. Toby learnt to make wine at Providence Vineyard, about 3kms across the way. One day he and his Dad were driving around the area, with the idea that his parents would retire up to Matakana, and Toby would develop a vineyard. They spent around two years looking at what was on the market, but couldn\u2019t find anything suitable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4af7cb7\" data-id=\"4af7cb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b57a660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b57a660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe\u2019d drive around with a spade and a post hole borer. Jump some fences and start digging around &#8211; see if it was worth approaching the farmer. But nothing really panned out. The problem is the clay. You can put a bore down and it could be a hundred metres before it hits any rock. The top metre or so is granular orange iron-rich clay. But we\u2019d look at a place and go in with a digger, and two metres down we\u2019d keep hitting this sticky stuff underneath. You can make porcelain out of it! At Providence they\u2019ve got this pink, sandy loam and it is from a volcanic explosion a few hundred miles south. You\u2019ve got it on the south-facing slopes, and you\u2019ll see it in the cuttings as you drive around, but in the lee of the explosion &#8211; on north-facing slopes &#8211; it tends to disappear. So it was really hard to find a north-facing slope that had it underneath\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b8e5ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b8e5ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fcddfb\" data-id=\"3fcddfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197b8d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"197b8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Toby-cellar-h-1024x666.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9240\" alt=\"Toby Gillman in the Cellar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Toby-cellar-h-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Toby-cellar-h-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Toby-cellar-h-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Toby-cellar-h-1536x999.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Toby-cellar-h.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f6c027 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f6c027\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9d0875\" data-id=\"c9d0875\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9873d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de9873d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The winery is appropriately small. When they are picking, the front area becomes the reception area for fruit, with sorting tables and the de-stemmer set up. We settle in and try a 2007 &#8211; which was a really dry, drawn-out year &#8211; with a drought that threatened to shut the vines down, until a period of rain came along, leading into a nice, warm autumn. There\u2019s a swag of aged, secondary character to it, but a kirsch cherry offers an initial pop of fruit. Good structure, with the oak quite noticeable, but overall softly balanced with acidity and tannin all aligned.<\/p><p>In an average year, they would make around 2000 bottles, but with half the vineyard decommissioned at the moment, it has been more like a thousand bottles a year. There is also pressure from birds, but Toby hasn\u2019t always put up nets in the past, as it can cut out some sunlight. This isn\u2019t a problem when things are ripening quickly, in hot years. With the wider nets now more available, he\u2019ll be able to net off multiple rows, which he finds more appealing. There is the risk of having a burst of rain and the vines shoot off, growing through the nets, so Toby talks of the idea of putting up wooden post extensions, and stringing ropes across to hold the nets up. \u201cWe\u2019ll find out next year if it works!\u201d he adds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b82a6e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b82a6e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85e9517\" data-id=\"85e9517\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032e977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"032e977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/view-down-vineyad-v-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9242\" alt=\"View over Gillman estate vineyard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/view-down-vineyad-v-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/view-down-vineyad-v-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/view-down-vineyad-v.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b90b093\" data-id=\"b90b093\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98c1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f98c1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They have tried shooting at the birds, but apparently they now have a problem with Mynahs that have flocked to the trees across the gully. As soon as Toby heads out of the vineyard, they will fly in, and if he comes back their sentry will alert them all to fly off again! They\u2019ve decimated the bottom third of the vineyard.<\/p><p>A 2010 bottle is opened, and it shows that vintage off very well. A year when it was possible to get fruit ripe and plush. It doesn\u2019t quite have the complexity on the nose that the 2007 showed; but the structure is so firm and tight, that I\u2019d think it will go for another twenty years, easily. Speaking of which &#8211; I ask about the future of Gillman Estate, and Matakana in general.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b7c5b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b7c5b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42e031d\" data-id=\"42e031d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1d555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d1d555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Toby is again quite frank: \u201cI need to expand to be profitable. But I just don\u2019t have the time or money. If I found the right partner I\u2019d think about it, but it would have to be the right person. And everything just gets more expensive. Even things like earthmoving. When I established this in the \u201890s it was about a thousand dollars a row &#8211; the way we planted. And now the earthworks alone would be a hundred grand &#8211; for that extra acre. Vines have doubled in price.<\/p><p>Matakana went backwards for a while. Ransom has gone. Matakana Estate has been taken over but is mostly bringing in grapes from Hawke\u2019s Bay and Marlborough. It says Matakana on the front but \u2018product of Hawke\u2019s Bay\u2019 on the back. I associate Matakana &#8211; the place &#8211; with wine &#8211; because I\u2019m out here making wine. But most people don\u2019t. There was an article about Matakana in North and South magazine &#8211; it was on the cover. There was a little thing about Heron\u2019s Flight and that was it. A story about Brick Bay that didn\u2019t even mention that they made wine! It\u2019s off people\u2019s radar and not considered a wine destination. Everyone goes to the Market and then Omaha Beach. I don\u2019t know.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1b06ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1b06ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e4c976\" data-id=\"0e4c976\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ebb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7ebb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Toby-cellar-sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9241\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Toby-cellar-sq.jpg 960w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Toby-cellar-sq-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Toby-cellar-sq-768x562.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c24bae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c24bae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9d9646\" data-id=\"e9d9646\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1085d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf1085d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a few people doing stuff though. Karl Nola over towards Leigh has some Marsanne, Chenin Blanc, Viognier, Syrah and Tempranillo. Dave is still doing Heron\u2019s Flight. I guess the few big players that came in &#8211; big by Matakana standards &#8211; have stopped. It\u2019s not commercially viable unless you\u2019re doing something special &#8211; it just doesn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A trip up to Matakana earlier in the year gave me a chance to pop in and see Toby Gillman at his family vineyard. 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