Plantagenet Three Lions Pinot Noir 2025 - Mt. Barker, Western Australia

92/100 Ray Jordan
Bronze - Mike Bennie, Wine Companion
92/100 Ray Jordan (2024 vintage)
92/100 Wine Pilot (2024 vintage)
Bronze - Mike Bennie, Wine Companion (2024 vintage)

5 Stars Winery - James Halliday

Ray Jordan "The fruit comes from the Rocky Horror vineyard and is a mix of clones, with the aim of emphasising fruit quality through minimal oak and winemaking influence. Aromas of spicy raspberry and cherry open the wine. The palate is bright and juicy with lovely ripe red berry flavours and subtle savoury spice. It has beautiful sweet fruit characters and remains the most popular wine in the portfolio."

Mike Bennie, Wine Companion "A soft, sweet, fruity number that sticks to the basics and offers up a lightweight, pretty version of pinot noir that feels pretty darn easy to knock back."

Ray Jordan "The aim with this wine is to produce a chilled red style. It's bright, lively and youthfully presented, offering stacks of medium-bodied fruit. Beautiful aromas of cherry and raspberry lead into a supple palate, supported by a core of fine tannins and a little sustaining acidity. It receives just a smidgeon of oak, but mainly it's about preserving the fruit for early drinking." (2024 vintage)

Wine Pilot "This is a combination that is not often used but there have been some famous examples over the years. I do like the way the Syrah brings that subtle additional depth and intensity to complete the palate. It’s loaded with primary fragrant fruit characters, which dominate with their raspberry and plummy nuances. The scrumptious palate is most appealing with a subtle fleshy feel." (2024 vintage)

Mike Bennie, Wine Companion "A tart, bright pinot noir of soft, red cherry fruitiness, some sweetness of mixed red berries, a distinct, lemony zing through it all. Some charm in the fruitiness." (2024 vintage)

Western Australian winery, Plantagenent is acclaimed internationally for its consistently highly-awarded, quality wines produced from its five vineyards located in the cool climate region of the Great Southern. It is known for its highly aromatic riesling, tangy citrus-tinged chardonnay, exceptional Rhône-style shiraz and suberb cabernet sauvignon. The five estate vineyards are overseen by Chief Viticulturist Jordan Ellis whose philosophy is sustainability and remaining true to the terroir of the region.

The Real Review "Plantegent is a pioneer of the Great Southern region of Western Australia with vineyards first planted in 1986 and the first commercial winery established in the region. Celebrated for its rich heritage, the winery is owned the Lionel Samson family, the oldest family owned business in Western Australia established in Fremantle in 1829. Plantaganet has five vineyards in the Mount Barker sub region each with the unique characteristics, ancient soils and a cool maritime climate cretaing expressive wines of provenance, quality & prestige. "

James Halliday, Halliday Australian Wine Companion "Plantagenet has honed its flagship varieties into a distinct Great Southern wine style; a depth of lively flavour, seamless elegance and natural purity"

The Great Southern is emerging as a wine region of international significance and reputation. It is the largest wine growing region in Australia and is the second largest producer of grapes in Western Australia. It is a landscape of forested cliffs and resplendent mountain ranges, grazing pastures and towns steeped in history. The regional climate ranges from the coastal, maritime subregions of Albany and Denmark to the inland, continental subregions of Mount Barker, Porongurup and Frankland River. The predominant soils are similar to those of the Margaret River region - either lateritic gravelly sandy loams (marri country) or sandy loams deriving directly from granite and gneissic bedrocks. Near perfect conditions for grape growing has lured some of the most creative and talented winemakers to call this land their home and become part of its ancient story.

The region is known for commitment to be sustainable, and organic, and is attracting some of Australia’s best winemakers. In 2023 the region dominated the Halliday Wine Companion Awards with its Top Rated 2023 Rieslings winning 10 of the top 40 awards. Other varietals from the region also received exceptional ratings of 97, 96 & 95 points.

Pinot Noir is the dominant red wine grape of Burgundy, now produced in wine regions all over the world, including western Germany, northern Italy, Chile, South Africa, Australia and, perhaps most notably, California, Oregon and New Zealand.

The essence of Pinot Noir wine is its aroma of strawberry and cherry (fresh red cherries in lighter wines and stewed black cherries in weightier examples), underpinned in the most complex examples by hints of forest floor. Well-built Pinot Noirs, particularly from warmer harvests, also exhibit notes of leather and violets, sometimes approaching the flavor spectrum of Syrah.