In 2016, Raquel and Hugh Jones discovered a vineyard 10min out of Beechworth in north-east Victoria, neighbouring the likes of Giaconda and Castagna. It had immaculate 20 year old shiraz vines, planted in 1998, with fruit being sold to Yalumba (for a single-vineyard shiraz) as well as to smaller high-end producers. Retaining some of the shiraz, they have since added chardonnay as well as tempranillo, albariño, grenache and monastrell - a nod to Raquel’s Spanish heritage. All fruit is estate grown by Raquel using both biological and organic practices and entirely hand-harvested. Raquel makes her wines on-site, within 200m of the vineyard, using traditional, lowintervention winemaking, including the use of amphorae; allowing the fruit to speak for itself.

Winemaker : Raquel Jones

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