The winemaker is Barossa born and bred, he lives amongst his vines and was introduced to every planting as a child, his family have been husbanding these very soils for generations. An honours graduate of Roseworthy, he adores the richness and complexity achieved through an assemblage of old vines Barossa Grenache, Mourverdre and Shiraz. Following harvest by hand and the crush, the musts are treated to a term of cold soak maceration for optimal extraction of colour and tannin, a traditional course of open ferments, manual pumpovers and hand operated basket press, followed by an extended maturation in a selection of French oak barrels. Alcohol 15.0%