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On the completion of malo-lactic fermentation, the wine was 're-worked' and returned to oak for further maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTechnical\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Maturation\u003c\/strong\u003e: 13 months maturation in predominantly French oak with some American Oak. 20% New French oak, 10% new American oak, balance 2-6 year old barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leconfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40709979504828,"sku":"hami.shiraz","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1916\/7932\/files\/Ruchard-Hamilton-Little-Road-Shiraz-NV-Low-Res-394x1024.jpg?v=1756347240"},{"product_id":"2020-richard-hamilton-lot-148-merlot","title":"Richard Hamilton Lot 148 Merlot 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Richard Hamilton 'Lot 148' Merlot is an elegant, medium bodied wine showing a silky texture and soft acidity with cherry and plum characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eNotes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur grapes for this wine come from two vineyards just to the south of McLaren Vale: Farm Block, planted in 1985 and Hut Block, planted in 1998. We aim for a structured Merlot with good depth and a fine tannin while retaining the opulence typical of the variety. Individual batches were pressed prior to dryness then oak matured following malo-lactic fermentation. The style of wine to which we aspire is one that shows good length and sweet fruit with well structured tannins and excellent length – a more up-market Australian style.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leconfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40709979635900,"sku":"hami.merlot","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1916\/7932\/files\/Richard-Hamilton-Lot-148-Merlot-NV-Low-Res-475x1536.jpg?v=1756347095"},{"product_id":"2021-richard-hamilton-almond-grove-chardonnay","title":"Richard Hamilton Almond Grove Chardonnay 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn elegant Chardonnay with lovely persistent stone fruit flavours. Dry in style, medium bodied and finishes with a clean, bright, soft acidity. Fresh cut nectarine. Fragrant and fruit driven with a subtle influence of French oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eNotes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcLaren Vale provides good climate for Chardonnay and growing conditions in 2021 were ideal. We have it harvested while the acidity is still vibrant and sugar level not too high to retain elegance. Some flavoursome pressings were re-incorporated into the free run and the wine fermented with a neutral yeast. The French oak used provides a subtle background to the fruit, while maturation on lees has helped provide the persistence of flavour. We have elected to make a dry style.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leconfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40709981175996,"sku":"hami.chard","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1916\/7932\/files\/Richard-Hamilton-Almond-Grove-Chardonnay-NV-Low-Res-382x1024.jpg?v=1756347063"},{"product_id":"nv-leconfield-syn-cuvee-blanc","title":"NV Leconfield Syn Cuvee Blanc","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeliciously clean, aromatic nose with a touch of peach and a dash of attractive yeast complex.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElegant soft fruit palate in a drier style, and finishing with a clean acid finish. The wine has an excellent persistent mousse and velvety creaminess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(153, 0, 0);\"\u003eGold Medal - 20th Japan Wine Challenge\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eLeconfield Wines, McLaren Vale, South Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leconfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40709982781628,"sku":"leco.sparksyn.NV","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1916\/7932\/products\/syn_cuvee_blanc.jpg?v=1631668731"},{"product_id":"2019-leconfield-shiraz","title":"Leconfield Shiraz 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a stylish wine. 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We named this hill ‘Ghost Hill’ as a link back to the Hamilton Family’s roots in Dover, UK, where they embarked the 'Katherine Stewart Forbes' to make their journey to South Australia in 1837, when Richard Hamilton 1st planted South Australia’s original wine producing vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe story goes that a young woman would meet the ghost of her lover, a dispatch rider who died in the course of his duty, at night at the foot of Ghost Hill near the old Church.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leconfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42034540150972,"sku":"","price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1916\/7932\/products\/RichardHamiltonGhostHillShiraz.png?v=1660631060"},{"product_id":"richard-hamilton-long-stem-sparkling-nv","title":"Richard Hamilton Long Stem Sparkling NV","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Hamilton ‘Long Stem’ Sparkling Fiano NV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eFresh and crisp, with flavours of citrus and fresh nectarine from Fiano while a component of Pinot Noir, contributes notes of strawberry and a pale rose blush. 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We gave the grapes 24 hours of contact with its skins primarily to enhance the palate weight, but in doing so, extracted colour We fined the pressings and blended them back into the free run. Cool fermentation of 2\/3 of the wine was complemented with 1\/3 fermented in older oak.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Leconfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42878816518332,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1916\/7932\/files\/Richard-Hamilton-Les-Collines-Pinot-Gris-NV-Low-Res.png?v=1762834379"},{"product_id":"leconfield-lonicera-coonawarra-merlot-cabernet-franc-2023","title":"Leconfield \"Lonicera\" Coonawarra Merlot Cabernet Franc 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonicera is the genus name for honeysuckle (and who among us did not know that), and Coonawarra is the local indigenous name for honeysuckle. The wine has been made in a soft, fresh and flavoursome style. 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