The secret to Yellow Tail's sucess is quality, selection and strict adherence to the highest standards. John Casella hand selects only the best parcels for Yellow Tail. He looks for flavour, acid balance and colour. Casella's goal is to make premium quality, fruit driven red wines with the added complexity of ageing in fine oak, while maintaining the softness and drinkability of [yellow tail]. Shiraz is harvested off closely managed vines at Wrattonbully, crushed and transferred to a mix of oak barrel and fermenters for inoculation to choice yeasts. Upon completion of malolactic the wines are matured and assembled in a selection of new and seasoned oak barrels.