VARIETIES: 80% Shiraz / 20% Mataro
VINTAGE: 2023
VINEYARDS: (S) Block 4 and Block 7 / (M) - Block 3 and 8
GROWERS: Jennie Gardner & Colin McBryde 
ELEVATION: (S) 460m / (M) 460m
VINE AGES: (S) 108 years, 10 years / (M) 11 years
SOIL PROFILES: (S) red sand, red clay, light slate clay base /  (M) grey sand through red sand on slate and limestone on a clay base
ASPECT: all blocks have a mild northerly aspect
FARMING: ACO certified organic

WINEMAKING:

Destemmed, 80% whole berry, varieties were fermented separately with maceration time between 12 and 27 days. Pressed to stainless for malo and racked to oak (25% new - 700L) for 10 moths

pH 3.46 | 6.16 g/l TA | NEG RS | 13.5%

REVIEWS:
This is the first release of this wine as an estate-only wine. Some older-vine shiraz (planted 1915) and younger vine shiraz (planted 2013) are blended with mataro (planted 2012). A bouncy, medium-weight and vivaciously red-fruited wine of sweet spice, some faint nougat elements, a touch of eucalyptus and a good dose of fresh, leafy herbs. A charming wine, tightened gently with fine, dusty tannin, but ostensibly built around a notion of ease of drinking and prettiness.

94 points. Mike Bennie. Wine Companion.