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Wine Description
The Story
Fruit is sourced from 120 year old dry grown Shiraz vines from Martin & Joan Smith’s vineyard in the Polish Hill River. Grey loam acid soils over sandstone and slate make up the profile with much of the top soil littered with rock, hinting at just how tough the vines need to be to sustain growth and produce quality fruit - not to mention the work of the vigneron to ensure overall balance. Despite growing these vines organically since their pla...
