Lake Breeze
5 Stars - James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2011-2012
Langhorne Creek, South Australia
lakebreeze.com.au
Lake Breeze is one of Australia’s most awarded boutique wineries, including being named Australia’s Champion Small Winery. The Follett family have been grape growers in Langhorne Creek for 120 years and winemakers for 20 years and have rapidly built an enviable reputation for consistently producing outstanding wines. Lake Breeze selects only the best 20% of fruit from the older vines on the property, to create wines with amazing depth of flavour. These wines include the highly acclaimed ‘Bernoota’ (Shiraz/Cabernet) and Winemaker’s Selection labels. Lake Breeze is one of Australia’s most awarded boutique wineries, achieving an extraordinary level of success in Australian Wine Shows.
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5/5 Star Winery
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011-2012
Lake Breeze: one of James Halliday’s ten ‘Special Wineries of 2011′
“The principal requirement for inclusion in this group was a first-time five-star rating. (…) Successive generations of the Follett family have lived at Langhorne Creek since 1880. Up to the 1930s, they were broad-acre farmers; they then diversified by establishing vineyards and selling the grapes until ‘87 (a time of grape surplus), when they decided to have part of the grape production vinified. The wines have always been good, especially at the modest prices most are sold for. A high percentage of the portfolio are medium-bodied, supple and elegant red wines attesting to the quite cool, maritime-moderated climate.”
James Halliday, WineCompanion.com.au
“If one was to look up consistency in the dictionary, you would find Lake Breeze sitting there with a big smile. (…) Greg Follett weaves a little magic every time, with every wine.”
The Adelaide Advertiser
Lake Breeze ‘Arthur’s Reserve’ Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec
2 Gold Medals (2007 vintage), Royal Perth Wine Show 2011, Australian Small Winemakers Show 2010
One of the ‘Best of the Best by variety’: ‘Best of Cabernet and Family’, Special Value, 95/100 points (2007 vintage)
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2012
Silver Medal (2007 vintage), Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2010
Lake Breeze ‘Bernoota’ Shiraz Cabernet
Gold Medal (2007 vintage), Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2009
“…regional classic…” (2007 vintage)
“Rustic old wood and lively sweet berry aromas, cassis and darker fruits on the nose, this is a trusty, flavoursome red blend and regional classic. The palate offers seamless integration between shiraz and cabernet with sweeping, silty tannins and plenty of approachable richness.”
Nick Stock, Qantas Magazine, Feb 2010
Lake Breeze ‘Winemaker’s Selection’ Shiraz
Gold Medal (2008 vintage), Royal Perth Wine Show 2011
95/100 points, Special Value (2008 vintage)
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2012
91/100 points (2005 vintage)
“Bright hue; an elegant style, no more than medium-bodied, but with intensity and focus to the gently spicy black fruits; has very good length and balance, the tannins – as always – soft.”
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2010
Lake Breeze Shiraz
94/100 points (2008 vintage)
“…very stylish shiraz…”
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011
Lake Breeze Cabernet Sauvignon
4 Gold Medals (2008 vintage), Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011, Brisbane Wine Show 2010,
Australian Small Winemakers Show 2010 and Hobart International Wine Show 2010
2 Gold Medals (2007 vintage), Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2010 and Brisbane Wine Show 2010
Best Cabernet Sauvignon (2007 vintage), Langhorne Creek Wine Showcase 2010
5/5 stars and “Best new release” (2007 vintage), Winestate Annual 2010
Lake Breeze ‘Old Vine’ Grenache
Best Alternative Red or White Wine Award (2009 vintage), Langhorne Creek Wine Showcase 2010
