Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz

I thought I took a picture of the Graveyard vineyard when I visited the Hunter Valley in 2005, but I can't seem to locate it, so the picture of a bottle of the product will have to do in its stead. This is the top Hunter Valley Shiraz, being promoted from Outstanding to Exceptional (top tier) in the latest Langton's classification.

First planted in 1968, the vineyard got its name from the plans of the town of Pokolbin of 1882 as the plot was earmarked as the Cemetery Block. That never came to pass and the plot was bought by Brokenwood initially to plant Cabernet Sauvignon (some old bottles are around) but the vineyard really achieved its full potential and international fame as the exponent of Hunter Valley Shiraz.