Hillside Shiraz

The Hillside vineyard was initially planted in 1892 and in 1992 a systematic replanting of the eastern hillside commenced using cuttings taken from the 100 year old Block 6 Shiraz vines. Further plantings took place in 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2006. This is the 10th release of our Hillside Shiraz with the grapes harvested during March 2006 and processed traditionally with open fermentation and basket pressing. Prior to bottling on the 24th July 2008 the wine spent 28 months in a combination of American and Eastern European oak casks.