The Story Wines R. Lane Vintners Westgate Vineyard Syrah 2019 (6 Bottles) Melbourne

by The Collection Fine Wines

$382.00 GST Included

SHIPPING INCLUDED ONLY IN VICTORIA. WINE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO BE DELIVERED OUTSIDE VIC.

The Westgate Vineyard, planted in 1969 in the hills south of the town of Great Western in the Grampians, has been consistently and unquestionably our highest quality grape source, and we have made wine from these vines since our first vintage in 2004.

R. Lane Vintners represents the finest wine we have made and is only released in exceptional years. In 2019 it was the 50th anniversary of this vineyard’s planting, and the gods obliged with a season that was moderate and even, ripening steady and consistent, with small-medium crops.

We picked on March 23rd, around the recent average, and tannins were ripe and flavours still just on the red fruit side of things. The wine was fermented with ambient yeasts in 1000lt oak fermenters, two destemmed and one all whole bunches. It was pressed after three and a half weeks on skins.

The batches were individually matured for eleven months in barrel (a mixture of French puncheons and barriques) before a final ‘best barrels’ selection was blended. In 2017 it comprised 50% whole bunches, and approximately 25% new oak. It was then bottled with no fining or filtration, as we aim to do.

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About The Story Wines

The Story Wineswas established in 2004 by Rory Lane, sourcing fruit from vineyards in the Grampians region of Western Victoria, and making them into wine at a converted warehouse in the southern suburbs of Melbourne.A close friend remarked at the time “you’ve really just got the stories that go along with how you make the wine each year”.

The name stuck, and each year since then ‘The Story’ Grampians Shiraz label is changed to tell the story of that year. Since then,The Story Wines has grown from its early days as a garage operation to a highly regarded wine brand. Rory Lane manages all production, focusing on top-quality, interesting wines that tell a story of their origin and their time.

In the winery the grapes are gently destemmed (or not) and moved by gravity to small open fermenters where they ferment with ambient yeasts. Many of the wines have no additions other than sulphur dioxide, and for the reds, they are usually bottled without any fining or filtration. Simple, hands-off winemaking.

Accolades include:
– 2011 Wine Society Young Winemaker of the Year Finalist – 2011 Young Gun of Wine People’s Choice Winner
– 2014 Young Gun of Wine Finalist
– 5 star (red) rating in James Halliday’s Wine Companion
2021 The Story Col Fondo Prosecco
2021 The Story Whitlands Riesling
2021 The Story MRV
2022 The Story ‘Super G’ Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre
2021 The Story Grenache
2021 The Story Grampians Syrah
2021 The Story Wines Skin Contact MRV
2021 The Story Moyston Hills Syrah
2019 The Story R. Lane Vintners Syrah (17/15/14 LIMITED)
The Story Gin (Barrel aged 6 420 70)

The Collection Fine Wines

Established by Director, William Wager, in 2011, The Collection Fine Wines PTY LTD is a contemporary fine wine distributor offering an exceptional portfolio of wines to the Victorian market.

The aim of TCFW is to look after the interests of a select handful of high-quality wine producers by establishing, extending and supporting their brand and presence in the Victorian market.

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