Lenton Brae Estate

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Lenton Brae
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Location3887 Caves Road,
Wilyabrup, Western Australia 6280, Australia
Coordinates 33°46′54″S115°02′10″E / 33.78167°S 115.03611°E / -33.78167; 115.03611
Wine region Margaret River
Founded1982 (1982)
First vines plantedCabernet Sauvignon, Semillon, Chardonnay
First  vintage 1987
Key people
  • Sarah Davis and Andrew Jackson, Owners
  • Vanessa Carson, Winemaker
Known forCabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Varietals Chardonnay , Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Sauvignon Blanc , Semillon , Pinot Blanc
Other productsTastings, Tours, Local Deli Selection
DistributionInternational
Tasting Open to Public
Website www.lentonbrae.com

Lenton Brae is an Australian winery at Wilyabrup, in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia.

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Established in 1982, [1] the winery first came to prominence in 1990, when it won two trophies, including the wine-of-the-show prize, at the SGIO WA Winemakers exhibition. [2] In 2009, leading Australian wine writer James Halliday rated Lenton Brae as one of the best wineries in the Margaret River region. [3]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Scott & Negus 2011 , p. 66.
  2. ↑ Zekulich, Michael (24 November 1990). "Cheers to a new name in top wines". The West Australian . p. 22. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Halliday 2009 , p. 167.

Bibliography

  • Halliday, James (2008). James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia (rev. ed.). Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. pp. 234–239. ISBN   9781740666855.
  • Halliday, James (2009). The Australian Wine Encyclopedia. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN   9781740667746.
  • Jordan, Ray (2002). Wine: Western Australia's Best. Osborne Park, WA: The West Australian. pp. 50–99. ISBN   0909699887.
  • Scott, Jane; Negus, Patricia (2011). Stories from the Cellar Door: Fifty Margaret River Wineries Tell Their Tales. North Fremantle, WA: Cape to Cape Publishing. pp. 18–19, 66–67. ISBN   9780980333763.
  • Zekulich, Michael (2000). Wine Western Australia (all new ed.). Perth: St George Books. pp. 122–235. ISBN   0867780614.


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