About Lowestoft Estate

Lowestoft is the jaw-dropping Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sparkling wine project of the Fogartys, whose Australian beginnings in fact date back to the mid-1800s when Patrick Fogarty arrived in Tasmania. Fitting then that they have returned, so to speak, to the Apple Isle.

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

2022  Lowestoft ‘Jacoben’ Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

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2021  Lowestoft ‘Woodlands’ Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

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2017  Lowestoft Sparkling Rose

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NV  Lowestoft Sparkling Brut Reserve

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2021  Lowestoft Estate Chardonnay

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2019  Lowestoft Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

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2021  Lowestoft Estate Pinot Noir

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Archive

2021  Lowestoft La Meilleure Chardonnay

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2016  Lowestoft Sparkling Grand Reserve

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2021  Lowestoft La Maison Pinot Noir

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2020  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 Estate Chardonnay

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2019  Lowestoft Estate Pinot Noir

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2018  Lowestoft Estate Pinot Noir

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