Slowly the old vines were pruned back, block by block. Gradually the quantity of wine produced increased, but more importantly, the improvement in the vineyard led to the improving quality of the wine itself. In 1998, 7.5 tonnes were crushed and a white wine was made for the first time out of lowly Chenin Blanc, picked ripe and barrel aged. This was released in mid '99 and named 'Christian' as it was his 'baby'. 1999 saw a crush of 10 tonnes, including Zinfandel (from 40 year old grafted vines) and Mouvedre (good old Barossa Mataro).