The first vines were planted on Eden Springs in 1972, when the High Eden area became established as a prime cool-climate viticultural district. The initial plantings on the rugged hillsides, about 50km north-east of Adelaide and some 500m above sea level, were 3.3 hectares of Cabernet-Sauvignon and 4.5 hectares of Shiraz. In 1973, the vineyard was expanded with 4 hectares of Riesling.