2008 Josephine Pinot Noir

This wine is our top Pinot Noir from the 2008 Vintage. It contains all the top barrels from 2008. It was recently reviewed by Huon Hooke, Peter Forrestal and Debbie Pearce for Gourmet Traveller Wine and was rated 90/100. Their comments were as follows:

Huon Hooke (he liked the wine a lot): 'Strawberry and other berries in its perfume. Sappiness suggests whole-bunch fermentation. Savoury, gamey flavours. Fleshy, yet with abundant tannins'.

Peter Forrestal: 'Brambleberry and mulberry, This is a big style of Pinot indeed'.

Debbie Pearce: 'The wine has the depth of fruit to match its weight. It should develop in bottle for several years'.

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2009 Viognier

This is the second year that we have made a straight Viognier wine. We sold out of the 2008 vintage in 6 months! The 2009 vintage received a Silver medal at the 2009 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show, and is drinking beautifully now. We use the balance of our Viognier in our Shiraz Viognier wine. The wine goes beautifully with white fish, white meats and seafood. Great for the warmer weather.

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2009 Zenzi

Another new release is Zenzi, our first Riesling. We don't grow Riesling ourselves, but some top quality Canberra District grapes became available during the vintage, so we thought we would give this variety a go. Riesling is a favourite of our winemaker Malcolm Burdett. ‘Zenzi’ is a semi-sweet wine which displays a mix of citrus, spice, floral and a touch of mineral aromas. The palate is slightly sweet with gentle citrusy flavours balanced by a good acid finish.

And where does the name come from? It was our son's suggestion. It was supposed to be a fun wine that you can drink anytime, anywhere - and particularly in the warmer months. Amongst other things, It is the name of a wine bar in Mumbai!

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2009 Pinot Rosé

The colour is glittering, bright pink, with hues of red: shades of a pink Argyle diamond.  The nose has the classic Lerida Estate Pinot Noir red fruit aroma, but with an intriguing floral overlay.  Imagine a mixed punnet of red cherries and  wild raspberries in a basket of roses and violets - all picked just after dawn. The same spectrum of flavours appear on the palate, wound tightly into a ball of natural fruit acids.  The finish is clean, fresh and dry.

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