90% Grenache, 10% Syrah - both organic sources.

Red Clay loam, Rose Quartz and Gold - Classic Gold Digging Terrior!

This is Grenache from the Chapoutier Landsborough site was picked on March 12.

85% destemmed, 15% whole cluster. Gentle hand plunging preserved the whole cluster structure throughout fermentation which created a perfect environment for a successful carbonic layer which is present in this nouveau style wine.

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.