Winery & Vintage Info
All Luke Lambert wines are handpicked and of single-vineyard origin. They are wildly perfumed with moderate alcohol, fresh acidities, powdery tannins, and limited oak influence. These are wines made as if the industrial revolution (in wine) was a figment of our collective imagination.
Luke’s methodology includes wild ferments without the aid of temperature control, hand plunging, long macerations (with plenty of whole-bunch for the Syrahs), basket-pressing, gravity rather than pumping, old oak, and no fining or filtration. Lambert’s belief that ..."the best wines have always been made by feel and are always sourced from unique and interesting vineyards that have natural balance and grow grapes full of character..." comes through strongly in the remarkable complexity and balance of these wines.
There is no doubt that when it comes to what John Livingston-Learmonth terms STGT (Soil To Glass Transfer), Luke Lambert is one of our most exciting home-grown talents.
Luke Lambert's Crudo Shiraz 2021 vintage was made with 60% whole bunch. Wild ferment, and wild malo. Matured in 5000 litre French oak Foudre with no fining or filtration and minimal sulphur at bottling.
"The 2021 vintage in the Yarra Valley was an excellent one. A mild/cool growing season with regular rain events at the right time meant a long, slow growing season a bit like 2012, 2015 and 2017. Harvest started later than normal and we're very happy with the resultant wines. Lots of elegance and perfume but still with subtle, ripe fruit power." - Luke Lambert
Lambert is obviously inspired by his experience making wine in Piemonte and Australia yet firmly believes that "...the shape of a wine should be governed by what soil you’re on, the aspect, the amount of sunshine and rain." In other words, the personality of a wine will be dictated by its “place”. Lambert’s source vineyards (in poor, rocky and elevated pockets of the Yarra Valley) are therefore managed in order to bring out their unique geographic signature in the final wines. Distributor Notes
