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In the face of a serious overproduction of grapes and the real possibility of growers facing financial ruin, Peter Lehmann found some investment partners, established a consortium and built the Peter Lehmann Wines winery. It was 1979.

The first vintage was processed in 1980 and in 1982 the winery was formally named Peter Lehmann Wines. From then on, its wines have been marketed under the Peter Lehmann Wines label. As an experienced winemaker, Peter Lehmann was all too aware of the challenges facing a young winery in a competitive market. Growth was well planned, slow and steady.

Initially, the winery facility was built to process fruit purchased from the local growers. Carefully and strategically, the Peter Lehmann Wines operation moved on from the bulk wine market to become a producer of premium bottled wines with a well-deserved international reputation.

The Barossa

The famous Barossa wine region is a little over an hour by car north of Adelaide, South Australia’s capital. The Barossa comprises two regions, the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley.

The Barossa Valley is generally less than 400 metres above sea-level and stretches from Williamstown in the south to Kapunda and Truro in the north. The red-brown soils are more fertile than those of the Eden Valley but rainfall here can be up to 50% less. Temperatures are generally about 2ºC warmer.

Eden Valley includes the country from Truro in the north through to Mount Pleasant in the south. It ranges between 400 metres and 600 metres above sea-level with most of the winegrowing country located in the higher, cooler, wetter sections of the region. Soils are rocky and acidic and winter rainfall is plentiful, averaging 255mm more per annum than the Barossa Valley. Temperatures are cooler therefore the growing season is longer.

There are about 550 growers in the Barossa, some of them sixth-generation Barossans. Together, they produce an average of 55,000 tonnes of grapes each vintage, harvested from over 8,000 hectares of vines.

Internationally, the Barossa is unique in that it has never suffered an outbreak of phylloxera. This means that many vineyards still thrive on their own root stocks, distinguishing the Barosssa as a wine-growing region with some of the world’s oldest vines. While the Barossa’s 60,000 tonnes represents only about 5% of the national crush, it is premium fruit. The history of the Barossa and its disproportionate presence in the super-premium categories make it Australia’s most influential and internationally recognised wine region.

The Vineyards

Peter Lehmann Wines are created from grapes purchased from about 185 carefully selected independent growers as well as grapes grown in the four company-owned vineyards. Many of the growers’ families have worked the same vineyards for five and, in some cases, six generations. These Barossa vignerons tend to around 900 individual vineyards that run the gamut of the Barossa, through Lyndoch, Vine Vale, Light Pass, Greenock, Ebenezer and the Eden Valley.

The wide range of soils and micro-climates produce a wealth of grape styles, providing the winemakers with the luxury of being able to select from the known vineyard flavour profile, the grapes which will create the style they are seeking.

The four company-owned Peter Lehmann vineyards, which produce just 2% of their requirements, comprise the Stonewell, Riverflat, Andriske and Trillians Hill vineyards. The Stonewell vineyard, of 18 hectares (45 acres), is situated in the Barossa and produces Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot and Grenache grapes. The 1 hectare (2.5 acres) Riverflat vineyard, located near the winery, grows Semillon and features a sprinkler system installed to promote the botrytis infection required for the production of Noble Semillon. Similarly, the Andriske vineyard located near the winery is planted to 2.5 hectares (6 acres), predominantly with Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Riesling. The Trillians Hill vineyard in South Australia's Clare Valley is planted to 20 hectares (48 acres). It produced its first Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz crops in 1999.

PETER LEHMANN - Black Queen Sparkling Shiraz 2001

ABV: 14%
Tasting Notes: The colour is dark cherry red. The nose has lashings of beautiful soft chocolate and dark plums.
Vintage: Having spent 6 years on yeast lees it has a persistent fine bead, and is superbly developed, showing richness, softness and a delicious yeast complexity. Fortunately the good winter rainfall which preceded the long hot dry summer prompted good vine growth early and reasonable fruit set. Some of the hottest December/ Jan temperatures ever.
Vineyards: Forty year old Shiraz vineyard grown by the Hahn family on the outskirts of Nuriootpa in the Barossa.
Wine Making: Fermented on skins for 7 – 10 days, pressed, clarified and then matured for 12 months in older French oak hogsheads. The base wine was then bottle-fermented and aged on its yeast lees for 6 years.
Food Matching: The perfect celebration wine. A great party starter and wonderful for a lazy Sunday brunch. Try with egg and bacon pie! Delicious with roast turkey, baked honey-glazed ham.

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PETER LEHMANN - Botrytised Semillon 2008

ABV: 11.5%
Tasting Notes: A beautiful bright gold colour which will deepen with bottle age. It has wonderful tropical fruits aroma with just a hint of citrus. It is a truly harmonious wine with a delicious lusciousness on the middle palate counterbalanced by tantalisingly complex acidity, the hallmark of a botrytised wine.
Vintage: 2008 vintage began early with a small burst of heat. This was followed by ideal vintage weather: mild to warm days and cool to cold nights. The grapes were picked on the 13th May 2008.
Vineyards: Grapes picked solely from the Peter Lehmann Wines Semillon vineyard on the banks of the River Para.
Wine Making: The grapes were crushed & left on skins overnight before being pressed the next day. The juice was clarified, then fermented in French oak hogsheads and stainless steel tanks for six months before bottling.
Food Matching: With creamy blue vein or washed rind cheeses. A delicious accompaniment for fruit flans, warm winter puddings & great with scrambled eggs for a luxurious brunch. Can be cellared for 20 plus years.

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PETER LEHMANN - Eight Songs Shiraz 2002

ABV: 14.5%
Tasting Notes: Dense black with a garnet rim. Dark chocolate-dipped ripe plum aromas with a hint of smokiness. Reflects the superb quality of the 2002 red wine vintage. It has deep, rich black berry fruits with lashings of chocolate reined in by soft tannins. Shiraz at its voluptuous best, with a deliciously velvet mouth feel.
Vintage: 2002 was the coolest Barossa vintage on record. The reds are densely coloured with exceptional fruit concentration and structure.
Vineyards: Selected high quality, low yielding Shiraz vineyards of the north western districts of the Barossa Valley.
Wine Making: Fermented and thence matured for 18 months in new French oak hogsheads. Very approachable now, and will continue to develop in the bottle over the next 8-10 years.
Food Matching: Excellent with braised lamb shanks, rare beef, and richly flavoured casseroles and, of course, excellent with aged cheddar cheeses.

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PETER LEHMANN - Futures Shiraz 2006

ABV: 14.5%
Tasting Notes: The wine has a black centre with a dark red rim and its bouquet offers an enticing mélange of classical Barossa Shiraz dark plums and chocolate. The palate is opulent and rich with great length of flavour. It is superbly structured: the depth of velvet fruit being reined in by firm tannins and the beautifully integrated oak.
Vintage: The third consecutive great vintage in the Barossa following on from 2004 and 2005 is fulfilling the winemakers’ expectations for producing red wines of exceptional quality.
Vineyards: Selected low yielding, mature Barossa Shiraz vineyards.
Wine Making: Fermented & macerated on skins for up to 2 weeks, with some partial barrel fermentation. Following processing & clarification, the wine was matured for 15 months in French oak hogsheads prior to bottling.
Food Matching: An excellent partner for braised lamb shanks, richly flavoured casseroles, and of course, perfect with a superlative matured cheddar.

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PETER LEHMANN - Margaret Semillon 2002

ABV: 12.5%
Tasting Notes: The colour is a delicate bright straw with tints of green. Beautiful aromas of lanolin, beeswax and lemon flower. An astonishingly lively and zesty wine, superbly balanced with a softly rounded middle palate showing the first honeyed development and finishing clean and fresh.
Vintage: Good winter rains preceded the coldest summer on record leading up to the 2002 vintage. Most varieties were in average quantities. Colours & fruit flavours were excellent.
Vineyards: Mature Barossa Valley Semillon vineyards.
Wine Making: The grapes were picked early & fermented cold in stainless steel tanks. Following a 2 week fermentation period, the wine was clarified and bottled immediately before being cellared at the winery.
Food Matching: Enjoy with rich flavoured seafood dishes, asparagus and is one of the rare wines which pairs well with tomato soup.

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PETER LEHMANN - Mentor 2001

ABV: 13.5%
Tasting Notes: Rich black cherry, with signs of maturity at the rim. Attractive leafy Cabernet nuances, hints of cracked pepper and mintiness and beautifully integrated French oak. A very stylish Cabernet blend showing classical cabernet cassis, a touch of wild raspberry from the Merlot and good berry shiraz characters. Each variety complements the other, giving a velvety mouth-filling wine with superb structure, and a fine-grained tannin finish.
Vineyards: The Stonewell, Ebenezer and Light Pass districts of the Barossa Valley.
Wine Making: Fermented and then matured for 18 months in new French oak hogsheads. It can be cellared with confidence for a further 5-8 years.
Food Matching: Mentor is a great food wine and is an ideal accompaniment for rich game dishes, roast duck or goose, braised ox tail and a tangy matured cheese.

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PETER LEHMANN - Stonewell Shiraz 2002

ABV: 14.5%
Tasting Notes: Wonderful depth of colour, intense black centre. A complex bouquet of blackcurrant, tar, aniseed, and hints of mint. A dense powerful pallet with layers of black fruit, liquorice reigned in with firm tannins. Cellar with confidence for many years to come.
Vintage: The 2002 vintage was the coolest on record producing intensely concentrated low yielding vines. The wines produced in this vintage display a unique elegance and style with great definition.
Vineyards: Peter Lehmann growers; Bonview, Becker, Elmar, Hampel, Smith, Fiebiger, Gibson, Falky, Nash, Hammerling and Burdon.
Wine Making: Fermented & macerated on skins for up to 2 weeks with some partial barrel fermentation. After pressing & clarification then matured in 90% French and 10% American oak hogsheads for approx 18 months.
Food Matching: With rich game dishes and hard cheeses such as Parmigiano Reggiano, aged cheddar or Grana Padano.

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PETER LEHMANN - Wigan Rielsing 2003

ABV: 11%
Tasting Notes: Pale lemon in colour with vibrant green tints. This trophy and multiple gold medal winner has the classical Eden Valley lime bouquet with the first hints of complex bottle development. The palate is taut and racy; its superb flinty minerality sliced through by the backbone of fresh lime juice and
a touch of honey. Eden Valley Riesling at its finest.
Vintage: A good white wine vintage in the Barossa, 2003 produced good, earlier maturing styles.
Vineyards: A good white wine vintage in the Barossa, 2003 produced good, earlier maturing styles. Low yielding Eden Valley Riesling vineyards.
Wine Making: The grapes were picked early & fermented cold in stainless steel tanks. Following a 2 week fermentation period, the wine was clarified and bottled immediately before being cellared at the winery.
Food Matching: A perfect aperitif. Also a superb accompaniment to oysters, shellfish, and grilled white fish.

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