A block of splendid old vines grown on the other side of the hill to Yering Station, yields a peerless quality of Chardonnay which forms the backbone of a reserve wine in nothing but the finest years. Grapes are hand picked off a Mendoza clone of vines, a third of which are up to thirty years of age, planted to sandy clay loam, all closely trained to trellis vertical shoot positioning and managed to yield a scant 1.8 tonnes/acre. Bunches are sent directly to an equal balance of new and seasoned French 500 litre oak puncheons, inoculated to a mix of wild indigenous and cultured CY3079 yeasts. Two to three weeks of luxurious barrel ferments are followed by eleven months maturation.