The Pauls Lane champions low-cropped fruit from rows 11-23 of Toolangi’s D Block where the vines are approaching their twentieth vintage. This label sees a little more new oak (15%) and whole bunches (40%) than the entry Shiraz. Otherwise the winemaking remains the same: natural ferment, plunging as required, 10 months in oak and it’s bottled unfined and unfiltered.

This medium-weighted expression of Syrah sings loudly of its Yarra origins–by which we mean it really reminds us of Yarra Shiraz of old (and that’s a compliment!). Now the grapes are being cultivated and harvested with freshness in mind, and the winemaking has also been re-focused along the same lines.

In short, with emphasis on elegance, balance and sustained purity, Toolangi’s Shiraz wines have never tasted better.