NEW RELEASE WINES
Lost Plot - Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2008
The 2008 season was exceptional in terms of grape quality. Prior to picking, both the Semillon and Sauvignon grapes displayed intense tropical and citrus characters. During the wine making process the aromas and flavours were further enhanced through specific yeast selection and fermentation techniques. The outcome, a truly intense and full flavoured wine.
Colour: Pale straw with lime tints.
Aroma: This wine displays the alluring array of fresh fruit aromas of gooseberries, passionfruit and pineapple with grassy full-bodied flavours of Semillon blending in perfectly.
Palate: The palate displays initial fruitiness balanced by crisp lively acidity. There is a rich and luscious complexity that will keep you coming back for more.
pH – 3.32
TA – 6.8 gL
Alcohol –12.5%
| Normal retail $22.50 |
Our dozen price $229.50 |
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Bettenay - Chardonnay - 2007
The 2007 Chardonnay grapes showed intense varietal characters, natural acids and good concentration of flavour.
The grapes were handpicked in the cool of the morning before being transported in buckets to be whole bunch pressed. This gently liberated juice was run directly to barrels and left for nature to take its course. A wild ferment began 4 days later peaking at a temperature of 23C before completion after 8 days. The wine was left on lees for 11 months prior to bottling.
Colour: golden straw.
Aroma: Aromatic display of soft nougat, ripe stone fruit, banana and a touch of grapefruit.
Palate: Soft, dense, complex palate with faint honey characters, along with vanillin oak, crème caramel, roasted almonds, and warm sour dough. Sweet fruit impressions lead on to grapefruit and lime fruit flavours.
This wine will age gracefully for 7 - 10 years and more. A great accompaniment with creamy chicken dishes.
pH – 3.58
TA – 5.9 gL
ALCOHOL – 14.00 %
| Normal retail $32 |
Our dozen price $326.40 |
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Bettenay - Reserve Chardonnay 2006
The cool season in 2006 along with weather induced crop reductions helped to develop intense fruit flavours for our whites. As a result, this seasons Chardonnay is beautifully balanced with complexity and integration making it a superb wine to drink now, but will be equally as rewarding to hold back in the cellar for 5 – 8 years.
Alcohol - 14.0%
PH - 3.32
TA - 6.8 gL
Colour – Golden straw
Aroma– Aromatic display of soft nougat, ripe stone fruit, banana and a touch of grapefruit.
Palate –Soft, dense, complex palate with faint honey characters, along with vanillin oak, crème caramel, roasted almonds, and warm sour dough. Sweet fruit impressions lead on to grapefruit and lime fruit flavours.
pH – 3.58
TA – 5.9 gL
ALCOHOL – 14.00 %
| Normal retail $45 |
Our dozen price $459.00 |
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Bettenay - Shiraz 2006
The cool 2006 vintage set back the ripening times of the shiraz 4 weeks. On ripening, the characteristics of the shiraz were much lighter than in previous years. Tannins displayed were much finer and more delicate, as with the fruit characteristics. The cool ripening has developed a delightful peppery characteristic making this wine a light red for all occasions.
Colour- Crimson with Purple Hues.
Aroma- Aromas of White Pepper and undertones of Raspberry.
Palate- Raspberry and Capsicum with suggestions of pepper. Mild tannins with a crisp but satisfying finish.
pH – 3.58
TA – 5.9 gL
ALCOHOL – 14.50
| Normal retail $25.00 |
Our dozen price $255.00 |
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Lost Plot- Cabernet Merlot 2006
The 2006 growing season was cool and dry, with low overnight temperatures allowing our reds to develop typical varietal flavours and aromas. Soft tannin and acid structures make this medium bodied, fine structured, delicate wine, the perfect wine for all occasions.
Colour– Brick red.
Aroma –Aromas of Salsa, mint and sweet musk lolly delicately infuse the nose.
Palate– Predominately sour cherry with a mix of herbaceous undertones. Medium bodied, delicate flavours with soft tannins.
Alcohol - 14 %
PH – 3.62
TA – 6.4 gL
| Normal retail $20.00 |
Our dozen price $204.00 |
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Bettenay - Cabernet Merlot 2006
The Margaret River area is ideally suited to the growing of world class Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. A bad year for reds in Margaret River is said to be better than a good year in most other wine regions. In other words, there are no bad years.
The 2006 growing season was cool and dry, which highlighted the varietal characters of the red wines produced. Cabernet and Merlot were picked at ideal ripeness from 17-year-old dry grown vines. The fruit was gently crushed to small closed fermenters retaining a high percentage of whole berries. The fermentation was inoculated quickly and the wine was pumped over twice daily and racked and returned for the first 3 days. This dispersed excess heat from the skins allowing a gentle extraction of colour and tannin without coarse bitterness.
The wine was gently pressed and matured in new and used French oak for 18 months prior to an egg fining and bottling.
Colour– Blood plum with brick red hues.
Aroma – Fruit aromas of mulberry and blackcurrant are backed by hints of coffee bean and an appealing earthiness.
Palate– Sweet black plum and blackcurrant fruit greet the front palate. The mid palate has ample fruit sweetness with hints of tar, liquorice and freshly turned earth. The wine has an ideal balance of tannin and acid and a long cedar/cigar box finish.
This wine will age gracefully for 7 years and more. A perfect accompaniment to grilled veal cutlets and garlic mash.
Alcohol - 14 %
PH – 3.62
TA – 6.4 gL
| Normal retail $25.00 |
Our dozen price $255.00 |
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Bettenay - Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
In 2005, the MargaretRiver region experienced ideal conditions for producing full bodied red wines. The king of grapes did particularly well on an ideal site from a great vintage.The grapes were left to develop ripe noble tannins prior to harvest at the peak of the balance between natural sugar and acid. The fruit was crushed to open fermenters where it was hand plunged 3 times a day with the temperature peaking at 28 degrees.The dry wine was drained directly to barrels before the skins were gently basket pressed. MLF occurred spontaneously in a mixture of new French and used oak barrels prior to subsequent maturation for 20 months. The wine was fined with free range egg whites in barrel prior to coarse filtration and bottling.
Colour: Vibrant magenta red with tints of brick red.
Aroma: Ripe sweet fruits dominate with red berries, blackcurrant and cooked plums to the fore. The oak support produces a hint of chocolate and a toast cinnamon character.
Palate: The wine offers sweet fruit impressions supported by plum and blackcurrant fruit flavours. Secondary flavours of cedar, leather, tobacco and hints of spice are backed by fine tannins and a lingering toasty finish. The wine is velvety smooth and rich and shows the potential to age for many years.
This wine will age gracefully for 7 - 10 years. Great with all meat dishes, especially rich meals like a slow cooked Osso Bucco.
pH – 3.62
TA – 6.4 gL
ALCOHOL - 14.00 %
| Normal retail $35.00 |
Our dozen price $357.00 |
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Lost Plot - N.V. White Port
A luscious blend of aged Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc with added White Muscat juice.
There are hints of rose water, pineapple and mango with citrus hints competing for your attention.
Lovely served chilled with crushed ice and lime as an aperitif or simply anytime.
Colour– Golden Straw and Lemon
Aroma – Hints of muscat, rose water, pineapple, mango, and citrus compete for your attention
Palate– A tropical intensity of pineapple and mango, with hints of lemon and lime. Aged Semillon characteristics add to the complexity of this wine.
Alcohol - 18 %
PH – 3.62
TA – 6.4 g
| Normal retail $20.00 |
Our dozen price $204.00 |
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Lost Plot - Chilli Rose (Mild/Hot)
From a concept born from a lightning bolt of inspiration to Bettenay the Jr, a wine came to be born in the same way that Dr Frankenstein worked. A little bit here, a little bit there, and haway! It’s all there but the legs. (consuming on the job makes you legless-geddit?)
So what we have is a bright chilli pink rosé, that is fortified in the manner of the finest wine lickers and left with birds eye asian chillies steeping in it to add spice, pepper and fire in a not too subtle manner. It’s an internal heater in winter , a bit of desert wind in summer and a great drink any time you want to thai one on.
It’s a part of the infamous Lost Plot range with the vineyard mascot dog on the label. So a hot dog it is….. definitely saucy, lipstick to the eye and easy to the mouth. So get a dog in ya.
Colour– Chilli Red
Aroma – Strawberry, Capsicum, and of course…Chilli !!!
Palate– The mild chilli fortified rose begins as a gentle spicy strawberry experience and gradually intensifies after a couple of sips. The hot chilli takes u straight there…and more!!!
Alcohol - 18 %
PH – 3.62
TA – 6.4 g
| Normal retail $20.00 |
Our dozen price $204.00 |
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