|McLaren Vale is home to old vine plantings, with the earliest known plantings dating back to 1862 and referred as “The Old Faithful”. The vines used for this wine are over 40 years old and perched at the “Top of the Hill” in the north of McLaren Vale with commanding views and hard schist loam soils. These have natural low vigour and produced some of the best Shiraz of the vintage. After harvesting, the grapes undergo cold soak in an open tank then ferment slowly over a week or more. On pressing, the wine is transferred to 100% new French oak barrels to complete fermentation and add structure to the wine. Bottled with light filtration, no fining.