The Tinta Barocca grapes for this wine were sourced from dry land, trellised vineyards,
planted between 1958 and 1996, situated 140 m above sea level and facing south-east. The
Shiraz grapes come from trellised, south-facing vineyards planted in Malmesbury shale
between 60 m and 300 m above sea level. These low-yielding vines were planted in 1969.