Description
Bruce and Jeanette Tomlinson established Lenton Brae Estate in 1982. It remains family owned and operated with son Edward the current winemaker.
The site of the vineyard was chosen after a chance conversation with Bill Pannell. Bill was the owner of Moss Wood winery and producing wines that were renowned throughout Australia and overseas. During a casual chat between the two men, Bill opined that the soils of one of the newly created properties were uniformly excellent and equal to those of the existing Moss Wood vineyard. Suitably impressed, Bruce decided to purchase the property immediately to the north of Moss Wood. The varieties selected for planting in 1982 were Chardonnay, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet
Sauvignon and Merlot. Pinot Noir was also originally planted but was removed in line with Bruce’s decision to focus Lenton Brae production on the red and white Bordeaux wine styles.”The first members of the Tomlinson family arrived in Western Australia aboard the Lady Douglas on the 9th of July 1884. This wine recognises their voyage to a new life and celebrates my family’s endeavours since.” Edward Tomlinson Winemaker.
The site of the vineyard was chosen after a chance conversation with Bill Pannell. Bill was the owner of Moss Wood winery and producing wines that were renowned throughout Australia and overseas. During a casual chat between the two men, Bill opined that the soils of one of the newly created properties were uniformly excellent and equal to those of the existing Moss Wood vineyard. Suitably impressed, Bruce decided to purchase the property immediately to the north of Moss Wood. The varieties selected for planting in 1982 were Chardonnay, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet
Sauvignon and Merlot. Pinot Noir was also originally planted but was removed in line with Bruce’s decision to focus Lenton Brae production on the red and white Bordeaux wine styles.”The first members of the Tomlinson family arrived in Western Australia aboard the Lady Douglas on the 9th of July 1884. This wine recognises their voyage to a new life and celebrates my family’s endeavours since.” Edward Tomlinson Winemaker.
Medium bodied, smooth and supple, with juicy mixed berries and cherry. Matured in french oak the fine tannins add length to the palate. 30% New French Oak 70% Aged Oak. 14% alc. Will reward with medium term cellaring.
Reviews of 2017
Reviews of 2017
96/100 James Suckling & Nick Stock, James Suckling.com “Attractive, ripe dark fruit with a wealth of blackberry and dark-cherry aromas. This has a very smooth, plush and intense feel to the palate with a rich array of ripe dark-fruit flavors, building to a thread of rich dark chocolate at the finish. Very plush, smooth and fluid. Drink or hold.”
93/100 Nick Butler, The Real Review “Profoundly purple colour, dense and opaque. Toasty French oak leads the bouquet – it\’s powerful and closed. Seriously flavour-packed, quality fruit is currently hamstrung by oak. Hard to know whether it\’s heavy-handed, or built for the longest of hauls. Time in the glass suggests this is a sensational wine, in the making.”
93/100 Mike Bennie, The Wine Front “This comes from estate and grower fruit. It packs a lot of value and class into a bottle, and seems to have done so over past vintages. What a good fella vigneron Ed Tomlinson is too. Shapely, firm in tannin, succulent in feel too. It’s got lots of cassis and dark berry fruits, touches of black olive and bay leaf. It’s a complete package, the real deal, done superbly and feels undeniably classy, if not a touch generous. It’s a very good wine right here.”
RRP $33 Our Price $28.99 – LAST BOTTLES
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