Laughing Jack’s GSM is drawn from the estate’s immaculately grown Moppa Hill and Greenock vineyards. Planted in 1962, the Moppa Hill site has ancient sandy soils with old vines deeply anchored in the reddish-orange clays far beneath. The Greenock property has deep red soils. Both sites are own-rooted, low-yielding and managed sustainably using organic principles.
The 2024 blend chimes in at 70% Grenache, 20% Shiraz and 10% dry-grown Moppa Mourvèdre. The fruit is picked by hand, destemmed and ferments as whole berries in small open-top fermenters. The wine then matures in seasoned French oak puncheons for 18 months.