About Lowestoft Estate
The grand ‘stoft’ aka house at Lowestoft was constructed by Thomas Lowes who arrived in the 1820s and was built in the image of that of Napoleon Bonaparte in Paris. The property is high on a hill overlooking the Derwent River and across to Mona and Lowestoft Bay, and these days, in what was once the front garden, lies a fabulous 3ha close-planted vineyard of old-vine Pinot Noir planted in 1986 by then owner Bernard McKay from Moorilla estate cuttings. Previous to the current ownership the fruit went in various directions – Bream Creek and Heemskirk to name a few. The best of these old-vine-plantings make up the top ‘La Maison’ Pinot Noirs, augmented with fruit from growers' vineyards in the ‘Estate’ wines.
It’s clearly a very special site which is why when Liam McElhinney was approached to get involved, he made up his mind pretty quickly to do so. Liam is a cool climate winemaking expert with previous experience at New Zealand’s Marisco, Te Pa and Trinity Hill wineries, as well as working in France, Canada and the United States, and has already achieved phenomenal success with Lowestoft - though you still get the feeling the best is yet to come.
About Liam McElhinney
Liam is the Marlborough-born genius behind some of the world’s most iconic Sauvignon Blancs, such as The Ned and Saint Clair. He has won numerous awards, including a Best in Show Trophy at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Liam is a cool climate winemaking expert with previous experience at New Zealand’s Marisco, Te Pa and Trinity Hill wineries, as well as working in France, Canada and the United States.Current Range
2021 Lowestoft La Meilleure Chardonnay
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2016 Lowestoft Sparkling Grand Reserve
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2017 Lowestoft Sparkling Rose
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NV Lowestoft Sparkling Brut Reserve
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2021 Lowestoft La Maison Pinot Noir
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2019 Lowestoft La Maison Pinot Noir
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2020 Lowestoft Estate Chardonnay
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2019 Lowestoft Single Vineyard Pinot Noir
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2019 Lowestoft Estate Pinot Noir
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2018 Lowestoft Estate Pinot Noir
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Archive
2020 Lowestoft La Maison Pinot Noir
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2019 Lowestoft Estate Chardonnay
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