The Giants Creek vineyard is located at the very head of the Upper Hunter Valley, where the Goulburn River (a tributary of the Hunter) forms the pass leading through the mountains from Sandy Hollow to Mudgee. The countryside is extraordinarily beautiful and the location of the vineyard dramatic, being bordered by a sheer sandstone cliff which forms an impressive backdrop to the valley. The upper slopes of the vineyard have a topsoil comprised of sandy loam and weathered sandstone. This lightly structured soil and gentle slope of the vineyard produces fruit with the ability to develop high levels of elegant varietal flavours at an early stage in the ripening cycle. This in turn enables the grapes to be harvested early in the season, thus retaining a high level of natural acidity and excellent pH.