The 2019 calendar year was the driest on record for the Barossa Valley, resulting in very low yields for the 2020 vintage wines, approximately 50% lower than average. 

The age of these vines and the dry grown nature means that they are used to little water, and have very deep roots to tap into deep ground water. It took time for the flavours to develop, and harvest was slightly later than normal. 

The yields were still lower than average but the quality high, with intensely flavoured berries and great balance throughout the vineyard.

The Grenache was hand harvested in the early hours of the morning in late April 2020.

The fruit was crushed and destemmed into an open 2 tonne fermenter. The fruit was inoculated with a Rhone yeast, and the cap was gently plunged twice per day during fermentation, to extract colour and flavour without extracting bitter seed tannins.

The alcoholic fermentation took 8 days and then the must was pressed off skins to French Oak hogsheads, with 20% new oak and the remainder oak 2-4 years of age.