Lethbridge Indra Shiraz 2018 (6 Bottles) Geelong, Victoria

by Fine Wine Cellars

$552.00 GST Included

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

I always have a private giggle when I hear winemakers’ exalted claims that they have just made the ‘vintage of the century’ only to make the same claim the following year. However, I confess I made some pretty big claims about our spectacular vintage in 2017 and yet when I taste the 2018 wines, particularly the wine in this bottle, I do have to admit it is looking pretty magnificent.

The wet spring made us fear another cold, wet vintage was on the way, but as November came to an end so did the wet weather. The rest of the season was one of the most pleasurable I have witnessed. Cool ripening conditions with just enough rain so that the vines were perfectly set up to produce fruit.

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About Lethbridge Wines

Lethbridge Wines is the Australian fine wine dream built with imagination, fearless determination, perspiration, integrity and confidence.” Andrew Caillard, MW Goumet Traveller Wine July 2009

Our aim is to produce natural, savoury wines that focus on balance and texture with a real sense of place or terroir.

The Flagship Vineyard in Lethbridge, located 30 km north west of Geelong, was originally planted in 1874 by Swiss immigrants and was replanted by the owners of Lethbridge Wines in 1996. This vineyard is managed using sustainable principles, informed by organic and biodynamic practices.

Maree Collis and Ray Nadeson are not your average winemaker/owners of a boutique winery. Both were initially trained as research scientists and hold PhD degrees in chemistry and medicine, respectively. Mid career they made the decision to pursue their alternate passion and together with friend Adrian Thomas established Lethbridge Wines in 1996.

Both Maree and Ray completed their winemaking degree at Charles Sturt University after which Ray concluded “winemaking is not really that different to science, both are creative and both involve 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration”.

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