Star Lane Merlot 2010
$4499each
$539DOZEN
WineryStar Lane
Fruit Merlot
Regions Beechworth
  Victoria
Each $44.99
$539.00
Currently out of stock
Established with a view to crafting nothing but the very finest, a helping hand from the eminent team at neighbouring Giaconda has kindly imparted wisdom and knowledge along with a few trade secrets to help transform Star Lane's dedicated efforts into wines of elegance, distinction and finesse. Mr Barnes manages the vineyard and Mrs Barnes makes the wine. A block of vines planted to red loam over mudstone soils, yields a concentrated palate that's the essence of Merlot, featuring lush black fruit characters, laced with florals, violet and plum.
The two Star Lane vineyards are slightly sloping and offer views stretching across the hills which encircle the valley. At 450 metres above sea level the evenings are cooled by mountain breezes, while the days are long and sun filled. This creates a fantastic environment for growing grapes. The cool evenings allow for a long slow ripening period as the Merlot develops wonderful flavours and the sunny days allow for the fruit to mature, ripen and develop. Grapes are all hand picked and great care is taken to ensure that only the best bunches are placed into the bucket. Merlot is picked throughout the cool of the evening and the yields are kept to 1.8 tonne per acre so the vines can remain in perfect balance.
TASTING NOTES
Deep plum red colour. Plums on the bouquet with wood spice, violets and rose petal dominating the nose. A sweet fruit attack makes strong initial impact. Textural, creamy and rolling on the palate courtesy of fine fruit and cedary oak tannins that pull the fruit, give structure and balance to the sweet black fruits.
About Star Lane Wines
Star Lane is a family owned and operated vineyard winery in the Beechworth winegrowing region
Brett Barnes is the viticulturalist and Liz Barnes is the winemaker. Rick Kinzbrunner from Giaconda Winery has assisted Liz in the making of the wine since the establishment of the winery commencing with the 2005 vintage. Rick has kindly imparted wisdom and knowledge along with a few trade secrets to help create Star Lane’s wines into wines with elegance, finesse and distinction. The fruit is all estate grown. Merlot and Shiraz are planted on red loam over mudstone soils. There is also a planting of Sangiovese and Nebbiolo on granite soil at partners Kate and Rex Lucas’s place just a couple of kilometres away. The vineyards are slightly sloping with views stretching across the hills that encircle them in the valley to which they are planted. Star Lane»
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