We are home to the oldest and largest single planting of Marsanne in the world, our 1927 Vines Marsanne. Marsanne, the grape, originates from the northern Rhone in France and thrives in rich ferric soils like those of Tahbilk. A mature vine if grown in the right place, picked at the right time and not overcropped produces beautiful wines. For over 95 years we have been tending to our old Marsanne vines; the perfect grape to grow in the Nagambie lakes region. Marsanne has become synonymous with Tahbilk.

Our unique location creating a consistent, cooler, longer and slower ripening growing period for our fruit meaning we can sustain high quality grapes across generations, including our rich resource of over 80 hectares of old vine vineyards. Included in the old vine mix is our incredibly rare pre-phylloxera shiraz vines planted in 1860. Known as one of the oldest productive shiraz vineyards in the world we continue to tend to around half an acre of gnarly old vines and produce an exquisite, small single vineyard wine Tahbilk ‘1860 Vines’ Shiraz.