Lake Breeze Vermentino 2021
- 92
- $20
- Drink by: 2022-2024
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The great white grape from the Italian regions of Corsica and Sardinia is doing exceptionally well in a number of wine districts in
Australia, and Langhorne Creek in South Australia is certainly one of them. Even better, there are many good examples which offer excellent value and again, this is most definitely one. Lake Breeze hand harvest, before the grapes are gently pressed into stainless steel. They leave some lees in with the juice in an effort to improve the texture. A cool fermentation follows, a process which they find helps retain freshness.
Pale yellow with a flick of green. On the nose, florals, citrus, wet stones, spices and hints of limes. There is lots of flavour to be found here. Still very youthful, there is good persistence, over a well-defined structure, all carried by a fine line of acidity. An excellent example of the variety, one which should drink nicely over the next couple of years. As they do on the island of Sardinia, match it with a plate of fresh seafood.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
