50% Riesling (Great Western), 25% Viognier (Pyrenees), 25% Sauvignon Blanc (Macedon)

The cépage consists of Riesling, Viognier and Sauv Blanc: all introducing their own unique lifted florals and textures thanks to differing pick times and the use of individual ferment techniques and vessels.

Doug Lilburne’s journey into wine started in kitchens in New York as a teenager, progressing through culinary school then to setting up a farm-to-table food program at a winery in Northern California. Winery work eventually drew him away from the stove, and vintages around the world followed. Now settled into his leased winery and vineyard in the Yarra Valley’s Steels Creek, Lilburne’s Mise en Place label focuses on home fruit and organic vineyards in the Pyrenees and Great Western to currently make a syrah, syrah and touriga nacional blend, and a syrah rosé. The winemaking is manual and traditional, with only sulphur added, and not always. The first release was in 2022 with wines from the 2021 vintage.