Deconstructed: each wine from the Deconstructed range has been selected for a specific vineyard in Elgin, from a specific clone. Kershaw's aim is to demonstrate that Elgin can fully 'adopt' these noble grapes but also to highlight the specific 'terroirs' that reflect the intra-regional characteristics in Elgin. More will be learned as his studies continue..

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Clone 9c comes from a single parcel in the western part of Elgin, the Lake District, which when planted in cold areas, produces wines that are quite aromatic, balanced, and with salinity in their characteristics. They are medium-bodied and are noted for their elegance, fine tannins, and purity of fruit, with the flavors showing more white pepper, violet, lavender, plum, and iodine. Fresh, lively acidity gives the wine background. Cartref soils, a mix of decomposed granite, pebbles, and quartz, add elegance and enhance the intensity of the fruit.

Harvesting by hand, transferring the clean fruit to open vats. Grapes undergo 3 days of maceration before spontaneous fermentation begins. The grapes are left with the skins on for 24 days. The wine flows into the barrel with the help of gravity during that time, and malolactic fermentation, light sulfurization, and 17-month maturation take place. It is bottled without any further intervention.

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Barrels: A small number of barrels were selected, all from Burgundy, only French oak. Importantly, each clone and soil type was micro-wined as a separate batch. Each lot used an algorithm set up to keep data on which barrels performed best and how many new and how many used barrels were used. Overall, the average in 2018 was 50% new oak barrels and 100% of 228 liters.