A blend of 98% Viognier and 2% Muscat, whole bunch fermented with twice-daily foot stomping to extract flavour from grape skins and stems. The fruit was pressed into old French barrels previously used for our Chardonnay and matured for 3 months. This resulted in a wine orange in colour with flavours of ripe yellow peach, apricot, and watercress. 

Produced from the organic Shady Pines vineyard planted in 1968. This Shiraz fruit was fermented as whole bunches and pressed off at dryness into old French oak. The wine underwent full malolactic fermentation and was matured for 3 months in oak. The final product is a Shiraz driven by the flavour of juicy black plum and mulberry.

Decant this wine to open the bouquet and enjoy its blackberry aromatics  

Produced from the ‘Fence Block’ planted in 1981 by the Tinkler family. This chardonnay was fermented in barrel with a mix of wild and cultured yeast, before being left to mature for 6 months in a mix of new and used French Oak. The wine shows characters of ripe melon and lemon, with a hint of French oak and complexity.

Drinking now and cellaring for 6+ years. 

Usher William Tinkler (Bill): my father, the farmer and veteran of more than 50 harvests from the vines he planted, nurtures and protects. He’s a gentleman, just like this Old Vine Semillon.

Hand picked, destemmed and whole berry pressed into tank. The juice was cold settled overnight before racking off the clear juice and fermenting this in tank. No oak, no MLF. The wine was clarified and bottle at 8 months.

Drink now to 20+ years