Langmeil, in the Barossa Valley, was re-established by the Lindner family in 1996 when they rescued the historic Freedom vineyard and revived its heritage vines. The Fifth Wave Grenache is drawn from old bush vines planted in 1962 on the Barossa Valley floor, growing on the district's characteristic sandy and clay-loam soils. These deep-rooted, low-yielding vines give the fragrant, red-fruited and finely spiced style associated with old-vine Barossa Grenache. The cooler, later 2022 Barossa vintage favoured freshness and perfume, producing a wine with bright acidity, vibrant cherry fruit and the fine tannin structure noted by reviewers.

Fruit was fermented in open fermenters with a combination of hand-plunging and pump-overs to manage a gentle, even extraction from the delicate Grenache skins. Following fermentation and pressing, the wine was matured for around fifteen months in older French and American hogsheads, the seasoned oak lending support and roundness while allowing the variety's cherry and meaty-spice aromatics to remain central. The restrained, older-oak handling keeps tannins broad but fine and preserves the vibrant, radiant fruit character of the old-vine parcel.