Grapes are selected from growers who have been supplying Stonier for years, a select group of hand tended vineyards located amongst rolling hills, with an epicentre around Balnarring, Merricks and Merricks North. Modest yields from some of the younger vineyards which contribute fruit, mean that the pure, ripe flavours are well balanced by fine, plentiful tannins. The gently de-stemmed fruit is vinified in a combination of small open vessels and larger potter fermenters. A component is treated to fermentation as whole bunches. The wine is pressed and transferred to a combination of new and prior use French oak barrels for completion of malolactic, followed by ten months maturation, racking and bottling.