Three Lions Pinot Noir Great Southern Australia

Description

The Three Lions Pinot Noir wine from Plantagenet. The name Plantagenet was given to the shire in Western Australia by early English settlers and was adopted by the winery when it was established in 1974. The arms of the Gules family, who later became the Plantagenet dynasty, were three lions passant guardant, termed colloquially “the arms of England”. They were first adopted by King Richard the Lionheart (reigned 1189–1199), son of King Henry II of England (reigned 1154–1189), and grandson of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou.

Plantagenet the winery is now self-sufficient, with 126 hectares of vineyard in Great Southern. All their wines are made from estate fruit, so it makes sense that they should introduce this label, with a link to the name Plantagenet, to showcase this fruit.

The Three Lions Pinot Noir is bursting with bramble fruits and toasty oak and has a lovely texture on the palate. The newest addition to the Three Lions range is the Shiraz, which has lifted aromatics, plush blue fruits, subtle savouriness and fresh acid with a lingering finish.

The Three Lions Pinot Noir is made from 100% estate vineyard grapes sourced from the Great Southern. Soils are comprised of ironstone derived gravelly loam over clay. The vineyard has a north facing aspect, targeted to achieve optimum ripening capacity noting the cool climate of the Great Southern wine region. Judicial use of irrigation as required to maintain canopy health. Cover crops are used to maintain soil carbon and microbial health of the vineyard.
The Three Lions Pinot Noir is A vibrant maroon colour with spicy grapefruit and cherry aromatics, overlayed with sweet jube characters and subtle nutty French oak. The palate is medium-bodied, plush and elegant with highly concentrated fruit weight. The tannins are fine and rounded giving a lovely soft finish to the wine.