Our 864 range features exceptional wines from specific and single blocks, produced in small quantities and released in only the best years. An Oakridge 864 wine is terroir-driven. Made to demonstrate the importance of time and place with every bottle, and always a tribute to tradition, these wines are ready to drink now or cellar.

Pale straw with green hues. The aroma is complex and intense – struck match, white flowers, lemon leaf, white peach and spice all build in the glass. The palate is pure and intricately detailed, with a great depth of fruit that builds in intensity as it travels across the mid-palate. The acidity is tightly woven and vibrant, keeping the palate focused. Complexing textural elements of the barrel fermentation add complexity with the fruit and acidity to complete the package. The wine is in a beautiful space now but will only build into the future.

Funder & Diamond vineyard, Drive Block. North facing at 240 meters above sea level. Close planted in the red volcanic soil of Wandin East in 1990 using the P58 clone.

All grapes hand harvested and sorted prior to whole bunch pressing directly to French oak puncheons for natural fermentation. 20% of the barrels were new. Post-fermentation, the wine was matured on its fermentation lees for 10 months in barrel followed by a further 6 months in tank prior to bottling after a single filtration.

A warm wet spring followed by a, dry summer and autumn, with good crops and strong varietal characters were harvested in near perfect conditions. Flowering occurred in late October, fruit set in December and harvest on March 3rd 13.2° baume.