"The greatest of all red table wines defy easy description. They are powerful yet restrained, elegant whilst commanding attention, medium-bodied with tension and tannin. They have purity and clarity, and speak of the season and the soil. No one character dominates; the flavours are layered and unfurl slowly." Stephen Pannell

The fruit is grown on Little Branch Vineyard, Blewitt Springs, 103-year-old bush vines grown on typical Blewitt Springs sand on a slope facing east at 140m above sea level. The site is unirrigated, managed organically and pruned by hand.

These grapes were picked by hand on 14th March from vines in their 99th vintage greeting the morning sun. Whole berries were gently shaken from the rachis and transferred to a stainless steel open-top fermenter for twice-daily pumpovers. The wine was pressed on 29th March and settled for seven weeks before racking off gross lees. It was dispatched to a 10-year-old French oak vat for malolactic fermentation and maturation. It was racked once and bottled on 1st August 2023 without additions, fining or filtration. This is the first release.