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Colin Preece, one of Australia’s masterful blenders
In 2017, PREECE wines made a proud return into the portfolio of iconic Victorian winery, Mitchelton. The reinvigorated range of wines pay tribute to highly decorated and founding winemaker of the late 1960s, Colin Preece.
Preece was known as one of Australia’s masterful blenders with an unorthodox approach to wine making. His legacy will continue with the new PREECE collection under the helm of Mitchelton winemaking and viticultural team.
Mitchelton’s Chief Winemaker, Andrew Santarossa is pushing the boundaries with a progressive approach to PREECE winemaking, whilst paying tribute to the blending and fruit forward style of the original wines.
“As a fitting tribute to Victoria’s most decorated winemaker, the PREECE winemaking philosophy pays respect to time honoured techniques, yet will continue to evolve via the culture of innovation and imagination that the creation of modern wine styles demand.” Travis Clydesdale, Chief Winemaker
On the 22nd of August, 1969 the first PREECE vines were planted at Mitchelton’s home base, on the verdant banks of the mighty Goulburn River in Nagambie, Central Victoria.
The 2016 vintage wines under the reinvigorated PREECE label, proudly sourced exceptional fruit from the estate, 47 years after those first plantings. The winemaking and viticulture team will be expanding the Victorian fruit sourcing in vintages to come, by creatively exploring some of the best patchwork of exciting sub regions, in search of highly expressive sites and the finest quality.
The PREECE collection of contemporary, single varietal wines are crafted with passion and dedication. The wines are fresh, vibrant, fruit driven wines with varietal and regional expression.
