Wantirna Estate Lily Pinot Noir 2008

Wantirna Estate Lily Pinot Noir 2008Wantirna Estate Vineyard is located just 22 km from the centre of the city of Melbourne in a suburb of the same name. It was founded by Reg and Bertina Egan in 1963. Today winemaking is a joint effort between Reg and his daughter, Maryann Egan. The father and daughter team have built a cult following for their artisanal wines. "Intense wine in every respect: colour, nose and palate. Firm, yes, and taut in its structure and firm in tannins, but also

300 hectares of vines have been rejuvenated

The wine was matured for 12 months in American oak hogsheads ((32% new

engaging aftertaste

lanolin complexity over the medium term

purity and freshness

ultra long 2002 is 1959 - though even going back that far

Location: Gladysdale

Immense length tops it off beautifully - a clear candidate for this year's top Chardonnay

and I was accepted which led to a lot of fortuitous circumstances

a revered producer hailing from Sicily (the indigenous home of Nero d’Avola)

A superb cool-climate shiraz

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