With the growing interest for quality Australian Pinot Noir during the 1980s, Victoria's Yarra Valley quickly caught the interest of Australia's most talented winemakers. Lillydale's two estate vineyards, Morning Light and Sunnyside, were among the first to re-establish the Yarra Valley in 1976. The Pinot Noir grapes are hand harvested and transported to the winery in very small parcels. Fruit is gently destemmed and treated to a period of cold maceration for the extraction of colour and flavour. A wild fermentation ensues before the free run wine is drained to a combination of new and seasoned French oak barrels for natural malolactic and ageing, where it is held on lees to build palate weight and richness.