indra shiraz 2003
Lethbridge Wines is located in the Geelong wine growing region of Victoria and was founded by three scientists, Ray Nadeson, Maree Collis and Adrian Thomas.
The vineyard was originally planted in 1874 by Swiss immigrants, and was replanted by the current owners in 1996. The wines are produced on site in small quantity but with absolute care resulting in great wines of exception flavour and quality.
Every detail, starting with the precise timing of picking the grapes, to the types of barrels and corks used, given attentive consideration.
Ray Nadeson says, “It is true that the vineyard has the greatest effect on the quality of the finished wine, but there’s a long time between the harvest date and the bottling date, and every minute of that time is important.
The Wine
The fruit for the 2003 Lethbridge Indra Shiraz is sourced from the Indra Block on the Estate Vineyard noted for fruit of intensity and structure. (Indra is named after Ray and Maree’s eldest daughter.)
The vine material planted has been selected from some of the oldest shiraz clones in Australia. The Indra block is also co-planted with 55 Viognier vines making the Indra Shiraz a field blend of Shiraz and Viognier.
"Every detail, starting with precise timing of picking the grapes, to the types of barrels and corks used, is given attentive consideration."
