Fruit is handpicked and pressed in whole bunches. Juice is transferred to old hogsheads to undergo wild fermentation as well as full malolactic fermentation. In spring the wine is racked into stainless steel to settle for 4 months before being bottled without fining of filtration.

Fruit is sourced from 20-year-old vines grown on the Bloody Hill vineyard, a 6- acre plot on red rocky, volcanic soils. 'It's called that "cause it's bloody steep!' says Timo. Altitude varies between 300 and 470 metres. The climate is relatively cool for Australia with some maritime influence, with rainfall in winter and spring, relatively cool, dry summers