Good rains for the beginning of the 2004/2005 growing season augured well for vintage. By mid January the skies had cleared, and balmy temperatures for the remainder of the season meant that flavours ripened over an even and long period. The result at Wrattonbully was perfectly ripe Viognier with excellent flavour and structure by early April. April and May remained unusually dry, and the grapes - still on the vine - stayed healthy and fresh, gradually increasing in sugar and flavour over the period until the late harvest on the 4th May.