Grapes are from the Deanery vineyard in Balhannah - Adelaide Hills. 30% whole bunch in the ferment. The ferment is pressed to oak when all the sugar is used up. 30% of the oak is new French hogsheads. The wine is plush, bright and delicious but also has a very serious side to it. Raspberry, blueberry and spice dominate the nose. The palate is soft and juicy but it finishes long with lots of little, structure building tannin and a gentle grip. I left this wine in oak for a couple of months longer than I normally do as it needed it to really intergrate into the wine it is. I like this wine, it’s all the good things I have enjoyed with it over the last 9 vintages - all wrapped into one.