Appearance: Deep red/purple in colour with a vibrant crimson hue.
Bouquet: An intense bouquet of plum and spice with supporting oak.
Palate: This Hunter Valley Shiraz displays a lovely fruit rich palate complexed with peppery and spicy notes. The polished tannins are ripe and supple. Combine this with quality French oak barrel maturation and the wine delivers a generous, well structured and sophisticated mouth feel with great length of flavour.
Cellaring: Careful cellaring up to 10 years and beyond will be rewarded.
This iconic Long Flat Red wine label has been a consumers' favourite for over 50 years and a wine that has been talked about for generations. This is a wine label with rich heritage and crafted from grapes grown on our privately owned vineyards in the Central Ranges of NSW.
Considered as the best Bar-B-Que wine or a wine for all occasions, this versatile blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot is one to please the most. This wine over delivers in quality and is exceptional value for money, with flavours of black and red currant and red cherries.
The Leogate estate tradition of bringing grapes into the winery from districts external to the Hunter Valley has continued in 2018 for the winemaking of "The Gatecrasher" series. This wine is made from grapes grown on our own Certified Organic Vineyard located int he Central Ranges of New South Wales.
This Cabernet Sauvignon displays delightfully rounded flavours of blackberry and blackcurrants that are well balanced by fine grained tannins. The gentle French oak maturation complements the varietal characters of the wine whilst adding structure and length of flavour. This lovely fruit rich wine can best accompany beef, game and cheese.
Cellaring: Excellent drinking now or medium term cellaring 2 - 10 years will be rewarded.
Our Western Slopes Shiraz is an isolated parcel selected from the west-facing, low yielding vines on our Brokenback Vineyard and is produced in very limited quantities. This 2018 Hunter Valley Shiraz displays layers of dark berry fruit flavours with a touch of spice and a fine, silky tannin structure. The well-integrated French oak leaves the palate full yet soft with great complexity and length.
Cellaring: Careful cellaring up to 10 years will be rewarded.
The Leogate estate tradition of bringing grapes into the winery from districts external to the Hunter Valley has continued in 2018 for the winemaking of "The Gatecrasher" series. This wine is made from grapes grown on our own Certified Organic Vineyard located int he Central Ranges of New South Wales.
Appearance: Deep red in colour with a bright red hue.
Bouquet: A fragrant bouquet of black and red currants with spice and cedary notes.
Palate: The La Perouse is a French style red blend of Cabernet Sauvignon approx. 60% and Merlot approx. 40%. These two grape varieties are grown on our own Certified Organic Vineyard located in the Central Ranges of NSW.
The wine displays a delightfully rounded palate offering a generous mix of red and blue fruits balanced by fine, silky tannins. With 12 months of gentle French oak maturation the palate is well structure, complexity and long.
Cellaring: Excellent drinking now or will further develop with careful cellaring up to 10 years.
