The winemaker's mantra of "hand-made, slow and gentle" seemingly belies the power and grunt of the wines he creates, year-in year-out. Our shiraz at hand has been harvested from the family-owned and operated vineyards of Marananga. These vineyards sit entirely within the famed western sub-region of the Barossa , and are known Australia-wide for superb Shiraz production and deep, rich soils interspersed with the occasional limestone slab. This is the first vintage made in the brand-spanking new, state of the art, winery and we agree with Peter Nixon, of the Wine Libertine, that this might just be "the finest [Black Market] Shiraz release to date".