Tasting notes - Lamont's Winery (WA)
First established in the Swan Valley in the late 1970's
Lamont's Black Monster and Methode Champenoise
From small and modest beginnings, Lamont's has built a brand based on premium and super premium wines matched with delicious food in wineries and restaurants in the Swan Valley, Margaret River and around Perth.
Part of the their range includes these fine wines:
2008 Lamont's Methode Champenoise
This unique sparkling wine uses traditional Methode Champenoise production techniques where the grapes are sourced from the Swan Valley and Margaret River.
This wine is blush pink in colour with a persistent bead and its bouquet is crushed strawberries with mixed red berries. The palate has a tight acid structure, freshness and lingering dry mousse.
RRP A$30
2009 Lamont's Margaret River Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon - Sauvignon Blanc blends excel in Margaret River and produce one of the region’s finest and most regarded wine styles.
Bottled in September 2009 this wine is a vibrant light straw with a green hue in colour and has a lifted herbaceous nose of green bell pepper and gooseberry bouquet. The palate offers generous fruit with cleansing acidity and a long finish. To be enjoyed now amongst friends.
RRP A$20
2008 Black Monster
The Black Monster is a small production, special occasion wine,made only in exceptional vintages.
It is black, deep burgundy/blood red in colour and has an inky extract enhanced by plum leather and mulberry leaf bouquet. The palate is ripe, brooding briary black fruit, generous warmth and fine tannins. Its cellaring capabilities are long, most likely outliving us all!
RRP A$55
2007 Lamont's Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon
This is a classic handcrafted Cabernet Sauvignon made from low yielding dry grown Margaret River fruit which was bottled in August 2009.
It is black red in colour with a brilliant hue. The bouquet is of lifted herbaceous aromas, cedary oak, black fruits with a touch of cassis. The palate has strong savoury notes with hints of herb, olive and almond kernel which leads to a smooth palate with fine tannins and tight acid structure to ensure excellent cellaring.
RRP A$35
2007 Family Reserve
Lamont’s Family Reserve is a multi-regional blend specially selected and carefully blended for the family to drink.
It is a vibrant black-red colour and displays a bouquet of black fruits, licorice and oak derived spices. The palate is intense complete with weight and length. This wine can be carefully cellared until 2027.
RRP A$28
2008 Chardonnay
This premium chardonnay is a multi-regional blend sourced from quality vineyards throughout WA.
It is a pristine pale gold colour and displays primary fruit purity, white fleshed peach/nectarine with integrated charry oak and a hint of flint. the palate has evident lees work adding mouthfeel with fragrant honeydew melon. This wine should cellar well for 5 years plus.
RRP A$32
Regions
- Swan Valley (WA)
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