Vineyard: Blend of two vineyards: the Lower Tintara vineyard (planted by Thomas Hardy in the 1880s, Blewitt Springs sub-region) and Rayner's 30 year old Heritage Block in McLaren Flat.
Winemaking: Fermented separately in static stainless steel fermenters for 9 days on skins, then matured for 10 months in a combination of French and American hogsheads before blending and bottling.