Plantagenet Three Lions Great Southern Pinot Noir 2025

Plantagenet Three Lions Great Southern Pinot Noir

Region: Great Southern, Western Australia

Vintage: 2025

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Pinot Noir

ABV: 13.5%

A vibrant ruby red in colour with aromas of strawberry, plum, and subtle spice notes from French oak. The palate shows zesty red fruit, subtle savoury notes and good length.

This wine 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 the microbial health of the vineyard.

The fruit was machine harvested and destemmed before entering a closed fermentation with 2 gentle extractions per day. The wine was then matured for 7 months in a combination of stainless steel tanks with French oak staves and older French oak barrels. It was blended and sightly fined before bottling.

Located in the Mount Barker township (part of the Shire of Plantagenet), Plantagenet was the first winery in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The name Plantagenet carries a rich heritage. The royal House of Plantagenet ruled England from 1154 to 1485, and centuries later, early English settlers brought the name to the Great Southern, naming the rural shire surrounding Mount Barker after the royal line. The arms of the Plantagenet dynasty were three lions passant guardant, termed colloquially “the arms of England”.