in the vineyard : The wine is made from a combination of 23 year old vines grown on a single wire trellis system and a promising young block of Shiraz vines. The soil is sandy over a deep yellow clay base, restricting yield naturally, thus providing good quality grapes that ripen easily without loosing too much of their natural acid. Irrigation is supplied in very dry summers, thus enabling the grapes to ripe easily without placing undue stress on the vines. 8% Shiraz of the 1998 vintage added from a young, very promising vineyard.