We called our wine Outback Jack because these two words best represent Australia. The Outback speaks for itself and Jack is the quintessential Australian first name because it is clear and unpretentious - just like our wine. If you like crisp, unpretentious wines that are full of character then this is the wine for you.

Our local reds began with Shiraz coming on on the 17th March, rather late compared to the past 8-10 years. With the lateness of the vintage, growers found it hard to reach the desired sugar specifications however with cooler conditions looming, the decision was made to pick on fruit and seed ripeness on a parcel by parcel basis, ensuring the best possible quality was maintained. This saw us apply almost double our normal attention, requiring higher turnover regimes to aid colour stabilisation & tannin extraction kit of the shins whilst maintaining the desired characters.

Fermented in stainless steel vertical fermenters for 4-6 days at temperatures between 26-30 degrees on French un-toasted & toasted oak chips. Wine was then pressed at 1 brume via screw press into stainless steel storage tanks and left to ferment until dry, then racked into stainless steel storage vessel with French oak chips and cultured malolactic bacteria. Once secondary fermentation was complete the wine was clarified via centrifuge into stainless steel storage.