From a cool, dry vintage that is already being hailed in some quarters as on of the best ever in the Adelaide Hills, this vibrant, energetic wine has received the same deluxe treatment from Michael Downer as anything else at Murdoch Hill. The fruit is entirely Estate-grown, taken from three different blocks, over four separate picks. Fermentation was in tank and a combination of barrel (85%) and demi muid (15%), all neutral, older wood to give the wine some texture from lees.