Gordon Leckie Senior and his wife Lorna planted the five acre "Old Block" consisting entirely of Shiraz, with the help of friends and family in the spring of 1975. Along with Mt Ida, Huntleigh and Jasper Hill, She Oak Hill was one of the pioneering vineyards in the region.

She Oak Hill Shiraz from this original vineyard was made during the eighties by local winemaker Leigh Hunt. It was available at HuntIeigh cellar door, and the popular Triaca's The Latin restaurant in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. Deliveries of this much sought after wine from Gordon's car boot in the lane behind Jimmy Watson's Carlton Wine bar were keenly awaited events.

Gordon's children Gordon, Judith and Julian, encouraged by Lorna, established the "New Block", also of five acres, in 1996. Enthusiastic family members and many friends assisted them in this planting. The vines are planted along side of the Old Block on the eastern slopes of She-Oak Hill following the original plans laid out for Gordon Senior by the Soil Conservation Authority in 1975 and designed to minimize the effect of erosion by planting across the contours.

The main planting was Shiraz, with a small amount of Chardonnay, as an outstanding chardonnay had been produced in the Heathcote region in the past.

The establishment of this vineyard was challenged by several years of very low rainfall and the rootlings were sustained by hand watering through the drought of their first summer. This was a time intensive and arduous task maintained through the family's enthusiasm and determination to see the vines survive.

These vines have gone on to establish deep roots in the mineral rich Cambrian soil, and have flourished since 1998 without supplementary water. She Oak Hill wine from the New Block has been available since the 2001 vintage under the current label.