Charles Sturt University is an integral part of the nation's leading wine science school, completely at the forefront of leading viticultural advances and the world's best practice winemaking techniques. A backbone of Cabernet Sauvignon from excellent sites in the Hilltops region is enhanced by a component of fruit from the University. Merlot is sourced from the Charles Sturt vineyards at Orange and choice properties in Wagga Wagga. A harvest of very small berries exhibiting a concentration of dark fruit flavours is treated to a mix of new and old world techniques. The finished wine is matured for a year in a selection of seasoned and new French oak barrels.