Teangi Farm Vineyard

Teangi Farm Vineyard is owned by Ben Potts and his partner Lucy Willson. Teangi is an Aboriginal word which means ‘peaceful place’. Teangi Farm Vineyard is home of the old Langhorne Creek rifle range where Fiddle and Lenny Potts spent many hours practicing and competing rifle shooting.

Vineyard
Teangi Farm Vineyard

Location
5 km South of the Langhorne Creek township

Varieties
shiraz

Row Orientation
Shiraz East-West

Vine age
shiraz 12 years

Soil Type
Loam over very tight clay

Wines
Fiddles Block Shiraz

Why does Ben Potts Wines utilise this fruit?

Teangi Farm Vineyards soils are exceptional for growing shiraz. The soils are tight and restrict excess vigour whilst still giving up enough moisture and nutrients to get balanced vines.

The vineyard is run extremely lean with minimal water applied only in the driest conditions. The site is showing potential as one of the best shiraz vineyards in the Langhorne Creek region, hence it has been given the nickname of Gods Country!

Shiraz from this site also goes to John Glaetzer for Margaretes Shiarz.

Wines from Teangi Farm Vineyard typically exhibit primary fruit characters such as ribena, plum and black currant. They also have good very palate weight and richness with firmer tannins while still retaining good length and are often quite complete wines prior to blending.

Shiraz cuttings have recently been selected from Hoffmann’s Dimchurch Vineyards older vines and planted out on some of the tightest clays on Teangi Farm Vineyard. These new vines have not produced a crop as yet however Ben is confident the fruit from this new planting will be something special.