One Block Wines

Our wines unashamedly reflect the year and the site that the fruit was grown and harvested. There is nothing for us to hide; our ambition is not to strive for a ‘perfect wine’, instead balance is the cornerstone of our offering. We believe our wines will express their own alluring character.

We have confidence in the quality of our vineyard sites, and our work in them during the year. Grape growing and wine making are dominated by forever changing variables and each year our approach requires some flexibility and pragmatism to ensure we capture the essence of each site and the vintage. Our goal is to deliver a bottle of wine that encapsulates a specific time and place.

Low cropping vines, hand-picked fruit from great single vineyard sites, with a gentle approach in the winery are key principles on the journey from vine to bottle. This gives us the very best opportunity to produce great wine. And that’s what really matters – the wine in bottle…time and place. JADEN ONG

Young Gun of Wine 2017 Top 50

Jayden, partner in the Cumulus group of restaurants, planted relatively high altitude vineyard in Mount Toolebewong, part of Yarra Valley GI. His range of wines have been bubbling along for the last few years: One Block range presents single vineyard wines whilst La Maison de Ong is Syrah from the Yarra Valley.

QnA
What got you into wine?
Growing up in the south west of WA, we lived on a small farm - although my parents weren’t farmers, where my dad got me into growing food, possibly to keep me occupied and out of trouble. Some of my school friends parents, the Italian ones, would make their own wine and sausages and I developed a love of the simple things - the stuff you grew and made yourself.

With wine, what’s next?
The push for planting on higher ground - higher altitude sites - as well as progress with suitability of site & variety. More delineation of sub-regions with winemakers & consumers alike celebrating that diversity and uniqueness.

What wine lesson - or winemaking lesson - did you learn the hard way?
Everything takes time and don’t multitask when filling barrels.

What’s your desert island wine?
Thinking warm weather so wines from La Foret or Montee de Tonnerre vineyards, even Meursault Perrieres…otherwise, possibly something that comes with a flotation device.