This is the fourth release of Mickey Downer’s Vis-à-Vis. The fruit was sourced from Murdoch’s own Oakbank vineyard, with its sandy loam soils, lightly peppered with quartz. This site gives the winemaker the lifted, violet-and-red-fruited profile he’s chasing for this spicy, sappy, Loire-inspired red. The fruit was hand-picked and 100% destemmed, then racked into mostly older (only 10% new) French barriques, where it rested for ten months.