This wine is made from Cienna grapes grown at the Mystic Park vineyard in the Murray Valley of Northwest Victoria. Cienna is a relatively new variety produced almost exclusively in southern Australia's hot, dry vineyards. It is a crossing of Cabernet Sauvignon with Sumoll, a lesser-known red variety from Catalonia in northern Spain. The Cienna variety was created by the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) specifically to combine the organoleptic qualities of Cabernet Sauvignon with the drought-resistance properties of Sumoll. The Murray Valley is a hot, arid region with a continental climate in which Cienna thrives. The vineyard is cultivated sustainably.