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Lethbridge La Gauche 2021

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Lethbridge La Gauche 2021
Producer Lethbridge Wines
Region, Country Geelong, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 12
Product Code 23414-750

There’s not much that Ray Nadeson and Maree Collis can’t (or won’t) turn their hand to. Inspired by the bistro reds of Bordeaux, they have crafted a pair of wines in the image of the region’s left bank and right bank. La Gauche (the left) is thus led by Cabernet Sauvignon (68%), with Merlot (18%) and Cabernet Franc (14%) in support. Both Cabernet parcels come from a well-established vineyard (planted in the 1990s) about three kilometres from the Lethbridge estate in the Moorabool Valley in Geelong. Owned by Tim Harrop, the site sits on the river flats, and the old vines are rooted in basalt-derived rocky soils with quartz throughout. It’s a cool, low-yielding site–just how the Lethbridge team likes it. The Merlot is grown on the basalt over limestone soils of the Lethbridge home vineyard.

Each batch was destemmed and fermented separately before maturing for 18 months in super fine-grained new and one-year-old French wood. Campbell’s note below captures the wine well. 


Lethbridge La Gauche 2021

Reviews

“Sure it’s light but it’s also lovely. It’s a boysenberried, free-flowing wine with herb and twig notes aplenty but no, at any stage, signs of bitterness. It feels savoury and herbal in a deliberate way. There’s some greenery around the edges, and cedarwood oak, and dusty-tobacco characters, all of which feel harmonious This is nicely done, and should mature well.”
92+ points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
“A blend of 70/20/10% cabernet sauvignon/merlot/cabernet franc. Bright ruby red. Fragrant with red and black fruits, some violets and just a little bell pepper. Some pencil shavings, too, from the 50% new but already well-integrated oak. Medium bodied, there's a touch of graphite on the nicely concentrated, gently plush and well-balanced palate. This can be opened and decanted now but will reward at least six to eight years in the cellar.”
93 points, Philip Rich, Wine Companion

Reviews

“Sure it’s light but it’s also lovely. It’s a boysenberried, free-flowing wine with herb and twig notes aplenty but no, at any stage, signs of bitterness. It feels savoury and herbal in a deliberate way. There’s some greenery around the edges, and cedarwood oak, and dusty-tobacco characters, all of which feel harmonious This is nicely done, and should mature well.”
92+ points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
“A blend of 70/20/10% cabernet sauvignon/merlot/cabernet franc. Bright ruby red. Fragrant with red and black fruits, some violets and just a little bell pepper. Some pencil shavings, too, from the 50% new but already well-integrated oak. Medium bodied, there's a touch of graphite on the nicely concentrated, gently plush and well-balanced palate. This can be opened and decanted now but will reward at least six to eight years in the cellar.”
93 points, Philip Rich, Wine Companion

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