The vineyard is located on the granite slopes of Mt Alexander at an altitude of 450 m and is named after the aboriginal word for this distinctive central Victorian landmark.
The climate is very cool (1250 degree heat summation days – similar to the Adelaide Hills) which means that a complex set of flavours flow into the berries over an extended period of time. This compares with Bendigo (1570), Yarra Valley (1250) and Bordeaux, France (1410) heat summation days.