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97 Points – James Halliday, 97 points, Wine Companion.

“The Westgate Vineyard, 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 2017 the season was cool and even, and we were able to wait for tannins to build without excessive sugars. 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 35% whole bunches, and approximately 25% new oak. It was then bottled with no fining or filtration.”

About the winery – R. Lane Vintners / The Story 

Winemaker Rory Lane crafts elegant and intriguing wines from a collection of Victoria’s best vineyards. With a passion for the historic Grampians region of Western Victoria, each vintage he creates new expressions of Rhône varieties, along with the region’s iconic old vine Shiraz. Delicious Riesling, Prosecco Col Fondo and the occasional Pinot – he makes them too.