Lowestoft Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
This is the initial release of La Maison from this single vineyard site near Hobart. Combines all the best elements of great pinot – elegance, precision, subtle finesse and a fine acidity. On the nose, plum and raspberry notes with darker cherry notes emerge. The palate is super intense with a deep, concentrated core. Yet it delivers with so much of that pinot finesse. Richly layered dark fruits provide a dense core with earthy undertones, Christmas cake and a tea-like character bring life and length (best drinking: Now to 2035)

Matured in large-format French oak for ten months (30% new). From a single block, small single vineyard in the Tasman Peninsula. Lifted perfume of dried cranberry, dark cherry and pomegranate fruits threaded seamlessly with exotic spice, cinnamon, star anise and earthy sandalwood tones. The palate is luminous with layers of complex dried red fruits and savoury spice framed with precision acid lines and plush powdered cocoa tannins. – Liam McElhinney, Lowestoft Estate