External search
Google (images)
Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
Burghound
Wine-Searcher
Vintages
2020
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Show more
From this producer
Show all wines
All tasting notes
|
| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2026 and 2037 (based on 323 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Swintonblade on 3/13/2024 & rated 94 points: amazing & able to drink now with firm tannins & pure fruit, easily last many years too! (107 views) | | | Tasted by kostaslonis on 1/30/2024: Thick black fruit, very warm (14.5%), black fruit, palate is big, juicy, thick, concentrated, tight tannins, crunchy, lacks balance and finesse though (12 views) | | | Tasted by MatVino2014 on 7/8/2023 & rated 93 points: Excellent Shiraz, belle trame de poivre blanc, cassis, belle longueur, beaucoup de tannins mais belle longueur, petite finale un peu chalky. Dégusté sur place au vignoble $100/bouteille (275 views) | | | Tasted by MatVino2014 on 7/8/2023 & rated 94 points: Excellent produit mais vaut pas $100 (287 views) |
| NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of Decanter and JamesSuckling.com and The WINEFRONT and Halliday Wine Companion. (manage subscription channels) |
| Peter Lehmann Producer website
Who is Peter Lehmann?
Peter Lehmann, with 33 vintages already under his belt, started his own winery in 1979, partly as a means of helping with the glut of grapes then afflicting the Barossa. "I'll take your grapes and turn them into wine," he told the desperate growers, many of them conservative farmers of Silesian descent who regarded their old vines as part of their patrimony. "But I'll only be able to pay you when I sell the wine." They gratefully accepted. Without this deal, it is widely thought that the Barossa would have lost a huge chunk of its old vines. The 'Masters' wines are made from the parcels regarded by the winemakers as the best Semillon, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz of the vintage.
Peter Lehmann Wines
In 1979 Peter Lehmann parted ways with Saltram to start Masterson Wines, the company which has since evolved into Peter Lehmann Wines, in a move solely designed to help the growers he had built relationships with over the years. Peter took the surplus grapes and doing business on a handshake sold wine on a “pay now and we’ll deliver in two years” arrangement called ‘The Futures’. This raised enough money to buy the growers’ fruit and process it into what became the first ever vintage of Peter Lehmann wine in 1980. Today the winemaking team at Peter Lehmann have a collective winemaking mentality defined by former chief winemaker and mentor, Andrew Wigan. Over the years there has been a natural evolution within the team but the approach has remained the same; consistency and a continuous strive for perfection. "We are always looking for ways to make better wine. To never rest on our laurels. There is a strong sense of pride and tradition that surround our wines.” Tim Dolan, Senior WinemakerPeter Lehmann Shiraz Stonewell Notes on Peter Lehmann's Shiraz winesShiraz Varietal article (Wikipedia) | Varietal character (Appellation America)Australia Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)South Australia South Australian Wine Industry Association | South Australian Wines (Wikipedia)Barossa Barossa Wine (South Australian Tourism Commission)Barossa Valley Barossa Valley |
|
