2023 Lauren Langfield 'Macvale Vineyard' Merlot - Case of 6 Deal

Lauren Langfield may be a new wine label in Australia, but she is by no means new to the wine industry. After graduating from Lincoln University in Canterbury, Lauren worked in Marlborough and then Nelson before heading to Australia in 2011 where she worked as Winemaker for William Downie, then BK Wines before moving on to become the Manager and Chief Winemaker at Orbis Wines in McLaren Vale. Lauren established her own label in 2021 with fruit sourced from Gareth Belton of Gentle Folk Wines. 

In 2022, Lauren won 'Best New Act' in the Australian Young Gun of Wine Awards and a year later she won the main award, the 'Young Gun of Wine'. Since then her wines have captured the attention of a number of Australian Sommeliers, being listed at some of Australia's best restaurants and sold in most of the best wine stores too. Lauren is producing beautiful, well-made, fine wines from single varietals and single vineyards across South Australia and the quality and class of these wines is something everyone can enjoy.

Tasting Note:

Deeply hued, and brimming with ripe flavours of mulberries, violets, blackberries and plums. Beautifully fragrant, this gently rounded wine has a soft tannin structure and is filled with juicy red berry fruits. A floral bouquet winds throughout, this is why merlot makes such a great wine! 

The destemmed grapes were fermented in an open steel fermenter, and handled very gently using daily pump overs and plunging. Transferred to French oak barriques after pressing, the wine was allowed to rest and mature in oak for 9 months.

Grower: Jack Burston and Rae Clark

GI: Limestone Coast, South Australia

Variety: Merlot

Alcohol: 13.2%

NB: Wine is not sealed under wax per photo.