2020 Lowestoft 'La Maison' Pinot Noir
Trophy Winner - Pinot Noir of the Year, Halliday Companion Awards 2023
Trophy Winner - Pinot Noir of Show, National Wine Show of Australia 2021
Trophy Winner - Best Pinot Noir, Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2021
Top Gold - National Wine Show of Australia 2021
Gold - Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2021
Gold - Australian Pinot Noir Challenge 2021
96 Points, Tyson Stelzer, Halliday Wine Companion (May 2022)
Up to 50% whole bunches; gentle hand plunging; matured 10 months in (25% new) large-format French oak. The 2020 vintage secures Lowestoft among Tasmania's A-league, but it's going to be a long time before the full magnificence of its flagship is realised. The coiled potential on display here is something to behold, with pristine and precise black and red cherry fruit intricately woven with the perfumed allure of whole bunches and the fine-grained framework of top-class French oak. Brilliant.
95 Points Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate (March 2023)
The 2020 La Maison Pinot Noir is complex and spicy from the very first. Layers of orange rind, clove, star anise, Earl Grey tea and saffron/turmeric (in the range of yellow spices) jostle with the expected (but no less welcome) cherry, cranberry, redcurrant and pomegranate. The tannins, once in the mouth, feel chalky/dusty/chewy, almost... a plume, rather than a wall. This is a beautiful wine that is graceful, powerful and detailed. Very good.
94 Points James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (November 2022)
Bright and perfumed nose of lavender, thyme, lemon zest, raspberries and rhubarb. Medium-bodied, vibrant and crunchy, with tight tannins and a delicious spiciness. Elegant and energetic.
Trophy Winner - Pinot Noir of the Year, Halliday Companion Awards 2023
Trophy Winner - Pinot Noir of Show, National Wine Show of Australia 2021
Trophy Winner - Best Pinot Noir, Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2021
Top Gold - National Wine Show of Australia 2021
Gold - Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2021
Gold - Australian Pinot Noir Challenge 2021
96 Points, Tyson Stelzer, Halliday Wine Companion (May 2022)
Up to 50% whole bunches; gentle hand plunging; matured 10 months in (25% new) large-format French oak. The 2020 vintage secures Lowestoft among Tasmania's A-league, but it's going to be a long time before the full magnificence of its flagship is realised. The coiled potential on display here is something to behold, with pristine and precise black and red cherry fruit intricately woven with the perfumed allure of whole bunches and the fine-grained framework of top-class French oak. Brilliant.
95 Points Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate (March 2023)
The 2020 La Maison Pinot Noir is complex and spicy from the very first. Layers of orange rind, clove, star anise, Earl Grey tea and saffron/turmeric (in the range of yellow spices) jostle with the expected (but no less welcome) cherry, cranberry, redcurrant and pomegranate. The tannins, once in the mouth, feel chalky/dusty/chewy, almost... a plume, rather than a wall. This is a beautiful wine that is graceful, powerful and detailed. Very good.
94 Points James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (November 2022)
Bright and perfumed nose of lavender, thyme, lemon zest, raspberries and rhubarb. Medium-bodied, vibrant and crunchy, with tight tannins and a delicious spiciness. Elegant and energetic.
Trophy Winner - Pinot Noir of the Year, Halliday Companion Awards 2023
Trophy Winner - Pinot Noir of Show, National Wine Show of Australia 2021
Trophy Winner - Best Pinot Noir, Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2021
Top Gold - National Wine Show of Australia 2021
Gold - Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2021
Gold - Australian Pinot Noir Challenge 2021
96 Points, Tyson Stelzer, Halliday Wine Companion (May 2022)
Up to 50% whole bunches; gentle hand plunging; matured 10 months in (25% new) large-format French oak. The 2020 vintage secures Lowestoft among Tasmania's A-league, but it's going to be a long time before the full magnificence of its flagship is realised. The coiled potential on display here is something to behold, with pristine and precise black and red cherry fruit intricately woven with the perfumed allure of whole bunches and the fine-grained framework of top-class French oak. Brilliant.
95 Points Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate (March 2023)
The 2020 La Maison Pinot Noir is complex and spicy from the very first. Layers of orange rind, clove, star anise, Earl Grey tea and saffron/turmeric (in the range of yellow spices) jostle with the expected (but no less welcome) cherry, cranberry, redcurrant and pomegranate. The tannins, once in the mouth, feel chalky/dusty/chewy, almost... a plume, rather than a wall. This is a beautiful wine that is graceful, powerful and detailed. Very good.
94 Points James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (November 2022)
Bright and perfumed nose of lavender, thyme, lemon zest, raspberries and rhubarb. Medium-bodied, vibrant and crunchy, with tight tannins and a delicious spiciness. Elegant and energetic.
VINTAGE - 2020
VARIETAL -Pinot Noir
COUNTRY - Australia
REGION - Tasmania
BOTTLE SIZE - 750ml
ABV - 13.5%
