Committed to growing and making classic regional McLaren Vale wines, Dowie Doole utilise predominantly estate grown fruit which is crushed, fermented and matured at Boar's Rock winery in McLaren Vale, under maestro Brian Light's guidance. Leigh Gilligan, who joined as partner in 1998, now manages the day to day operations, while Norm Doole oversees the Norjan vineyard in the heart of McLaren Vale. Cabernet, Merlot and Shiraz are sourced from blocks at Norm Doole's California Road Vineyard and Drew Dowie's Tintookie property. Parcels are crushed and fermented on skins for several days before being separately aged twelve months in older American and French oak barrels. Alcohol 13.8%