Winemaking: Partially hand picked, fermented in 5t open top stainless steel fermentation tanks. Carbonic macerated, hand plunged and basket pressed. Put straight into 30% new French oak for 14 months.

This shiraz comes from multiple sites across the Adelaide Hills.

Vineyard 1: Estate grown on our Mt Barker vineyard, at 410m this vineyard experiences a warmer, dryer summer than average for the Adelaide Hills. Exceptionally pretty, right and lifted Shiraz.

Vineyard 2: Grown at Balhannah, at 335m this vineyard experiences a warmer, dryer Summer than average for the Adelaide Hills. this vineyards fruit had great concentration with an earthy and savoury character.

Vineyard 3: Grown at Charleston, at 450m this vineyard is a wet cool party of the Adelaide Hills and displays spice and plum flavours.

Vineyard 4: Grown at  Mt Torrens, at 470m this vineyard is very low yielding, therefore producing fruit with intensity of dark fruits and gives the wine incredible structure.

Story: This wine displays a true varietal expression of the Adelaide Hills.

Taste: The palate displays dark berry fruits, plum, chocolate oak and Asian spice (a typical feature of the Mt Barker sub-region). Medium bodied with high natural acidity and moderately low tannin.