Three Lions Great Southern Chardonnay 2024
This wine is vibrant yellow-gold in colour. Peach and nectarine aromas dominate with hints of nougat and lemon blossom, and a touch of waxy citrus leaf. On the palate, crunchy white nectarine gives a real sense of freshness, balanced perfectly with a mineral drive, creamy texture and subtle toasty notes.
Plantagenet’s 126 hectares of vineyards have been carved out of the region’s distinctive Marri soils, named after the massive native Marri, or Red Gum, trees that grow there. Fruit for this wine was sourced from four mature vineyard sites (Crystal Brook, Wyjup, Bouverie and Rosetta) with vines aged between 20 and 50 years old and all VSP trained with either spur or cane pruning. The soil type throughout these sites is sandy/gravel or gravel loam over clay.
The grapes were harvested at night, and then chilled and gently pressed to tank for settling. Some parcels were racked and fermented in stainless steel while others were transferred directly to French oak barriques for fermentation. Fermentation was carried out with select cultured yeast strains at controlled temperatures of 15 to 25°C. Post-ferment, the wine remained on lees, with regular bâtonnage, for several months. Malolactic fermentation was not encouraged. Parcels were then carefully blended to achieve a modern and contemporary style of Chardonnay balancing between bright fruit intensity with complex savoury characters.
Three Lions wines are made by the Plantagenet winery in the Shire of Plantagenet, Western Australia. The name Plantagenet was given to the Shire by early English settlers and was adopted by the winery when it was established in 1974. Their founder, Tom Smith, could trace his lineage back to the Plantagenet dynasty in the Middle Ages. The arms of 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. The label and name of the winery nod to this history.
The Plantagenet winery owns 126 hectares of vineyards in the Great Southern wine region. 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.
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