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Travails Of Tahbilk»
Returning to his home along the Nagambie Lakes after the completion of service during World War II, Eric Purbrick discovered a cache of wine, hidden circa 1876 under the family estate cellars. Though pale in colour, it was sound and drinkable after seven decades. The promise of long lived red wine inspired Purbrick to establish new plantings at Chateau Tahbilk in 1949, today they are some of Victoria's oldest productive Cabernet Sauvignon vines. Having barely scraped through the ravages of phyloxera and a period of disrepute, the fortunes of Tahbilk were turned around by Purbrick who was the first to market Australian wine under its varietal name. Tahbilk proudly hosts the largest, single holding of Marsanne on the planet. Tahbilk's original rows of Shiraz are commonly cited as one of the great vineyards of the world, regularly sampled at international competitions against illustrious icons such as Romanee Conti and Chateau Lafite, Vega Sicilia and Chateau.. Phyloxera, ancient cellars & seriously old vines»

Brands Laira Last Horizon Tamar Valley Pinot Noir 2015 CONFIRM 2015 VINTAGE

Last Horizon Tamar Valley Pinot Noir 2015 - Buy
Pinot Noir Tamar Valley Tasmania
The Apple Isle is blessed by a confluence of season and clime, not dissimiliar to the great Pinot growing terroirs of La Bourgogne. Chilly nights, morning mists and an extended vintage encourage the vines to yield harvests of tiny berries, brimming with piquant sassafras cherry flavours, cossetted by a patina of refined, elegant tannins. Treated to a course of Burgundian vinification techniques, whole bunches and open ferments, hand plunges and a term of age in French oak, the Pinot Noir of choice to accompany salmon cutlets, cherry glaze and morel.

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Grapes are all hand picked off an inventory of mature vineyards along Tamar Valley, parcels are destemmed to retain freshness and a measure of the most delicate tannins, a portion are included as whole bunches. The musts are cold soaked at 8C for several days as temperatures naturally rise, in a collection of traditional open top fermenters. A course of hand plunging and a peak of 28C ensures optimal extraction of gentle tannins. Upon completion of ferments and a fortnight's maceration, batches are pressed off skins to a selection of seasoned and new French oak hogsheads. After several months on fine lees, barrels are assembled and bottled with minimal fining or filtration.
Bright youthful crimson red. An alluring, fragrant nose of spicy red cherry fruits, coupled with subtle smoky toast aromas. An elegant palate offering pristine red cherry fruit flavours, red currant jus and gamey notes are supported by leesy oak maturation characters. Pinot Noir of poise and finesse, fine elegant tannins, exquisite balance and length of flavour, Tasmanian Pinot Noir at its best.
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Brands Laira
The Laira Vineyard was established in 1893 on the Coonawarra’s famous terra rossa heartland

Brands Laira is today widely regarded as one of the region’s best plantings of Shiraz. With Shiraz being the only wine grape planted in Coonawarra from 1900 to 1950, the variety has played an important role in establishing Coonawarra’s international reputation as Australia’s pre-eminent red wine region.

Brands Laira

Eric and Nancy Brand purchased the Laira Vineyard and adjoining property in 1946; and over the next decade extended the vineyard to 23 hectares of vines. The first wine sold under the Laira label was released in 1966. Fruit from this century-old Original Vineyard is still used today in the production of the Brand’s of Coonawarra Stentiford’s Reserve and Patron’s Reserve.

McWilliam’s Wines purchased a 50 per cent share of the Brand’s Estate in 1990 and the remaining 50 per cent in 1994, with Eric and Nancy’s sons Jim and Bill Brand retained as winemakers. McWilliam’s Wines is today one of the largest landholders in Coonawarra, with almost 300 hectares of mainly cabernet sauvignon and shiraz vines. In recent years the company has extended the Estate to include the 165 hectare Station Block and 100 hectare Kirkgate vineyards.

Brands Laira

Brands Laira