"During the 1980s winemaker Rolf Binder recognized that a four acre section of the Hanisch vineyard (1.62 hectares originally planted in 1972) yielded Shiraz grapes of “intense aromas, deep colours and flavours”. The variable soils range from shallow gravelly loams to ironstone and black soils. Binder follows the approach of “letting the vineyard speak”. Vinification takes place in open fermenters with a partial “drawing off and return” in new oak, regular rack and returns and pumping over. Maturation takes place for a period of around 22 months in a combination of new and used American and French barriques and puncheons; the percentage depending on vintage character. These are impressively structured wines with beautiful fruit definition, superb concentration and flavour length."Andrew Caillard MW
