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NOTES
Leeuwin Estate, one of the founding wineries of the now famous Margaret River district, consistently produces wines that rank with the worlds finest. In 1972, following an extensive search for the area most suitable to produce the best varietal wines in Australia, legendary American winemaker, Robert Mondavi, identified the future site of the Leeuwin vineyard.
Originally a cattle farm, Leeuwin Estate evolved, under the direction of Denis and Tricia Horgan, with Robert Mondavi acting as consultant and mentor. A nursery was planted in 1974 and the initial vineyards were deep-ploughed, deep-ripped, emptied of stone, planned, pegged, measured, marked and eventually planted by hand over a five year period from 1975.
TASTING NOTES
A transparent light straw with hints of lime green. The nose is typical of this variety when grown in the exceptionally suitable Witchcliffe area of the Margaret River wine region. The lifted bouquet reveals gooseberry, lantana, snow peas and dusted jubes. The natural grape acid imparts a crunchy and racy feel. The flavours from the nose follow onto the palate with gooseberry, snow peas and green grass edges. The long finish has a flavour of citrus lemon sherbet which provides a lingering and persistent aftertaste.
REVIEWS
Crunchy, smoky and slightly herbaceous tropical fruit aromas burst from the glass. On the palate you get a lightly dusty tropical fruit mix delivered with high energy. Ray Jordan, The West Australian, November 20, 2008
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