Scary Gully sits high in Forest Range, where shallow, rocky soils and an exposed position shape the wine. Dark fruit, bramble and spice meet firm structure and fine tannin. The vines have not been irrigated for 12 years, allowing the sandstone, quartz and bony soils to show clearly.
VINEYARD
Vineyard: Scary Gully, Forest Range
Planted: 1984
Clones: MV6, 114, 115 and 777
Elevation: 620m
Aspect: South-east and south-west
Soil: Quartz rubble over siltstone, sandstone and clay
WINEMAKING
The fruit was fermented as whole berries and whole bunches before pressing, then aged in French oak (20% new). The wine spent nine months in oak followed by three months in tank before bottling.
Harvest date: 6 March 2025
Bottled: 3 March 2026
Alc: 12.2%
pH: 3.2
TA: 5.8 g/L
Production: 2,706 bottles