The Indigo Vineyard is located 12km’s from Beechworth in the foothills of the Victorian Alps. Wine has been produced in the area since 1950 when the Brown Bros vineyard was planted at Everton Hills. The Indigo Vineyard was planted in 1999. The vineyard site is at an elevation of 350 metres. This was a very challenging vintage with the La Nina weather pattern delivering well above average rainfall. The other impacts were numerous late Spring cold events, relatively cool temperatures, big summer storms and high humidity. The ongoing rain kept the team on the tractors with sprays, trimming and leaf removal. There was also lots of walking through the vineyard cutting out affected bunches. The conditions meant that picking for the 2022 vintage was some 4 weeks later than the past few years. Vintage 2022 began on February 21 and finished on 14 April. The Shiraz was pressed with a combination of whole bunch (10%) and whole berries. It was vinified on skins for 14 days in small open fermenters with pump overs and hand plunging twice a day. The wine was pressed when dry and finished fermentation in barrels after undergoing malolactic fermentation in wood. The Shiraz matured in French oak puncheons and barriques (30% new oak) and was racked twice during 20 months in oak.