Stillwater Creek, Novelty Hill’s estate vineyard, is located on a steep, south-facing slope on the Royal Slope of the Frenchman Hills, and the syrah is planted in a south-facing section of the vineyard where the soil composition is largely fractured basalt. More than one visitor has noticed the rocky soils are remarkably reminiscent of the Rhone Valley, perhaps one reason why the Syrah from this site is so outstanding.