Wine with a royal touch - Plantagenet Three Lions Shiraz

About the Winery

Founded in 1968, Plantagenet is an Australian winery located in heart of Mt Barke, it is one of the oldest established winery in Great Southern. The winery is rated five stars by James Halliday.

Plantagenet Wine Range

Plantagenet has the following wine range from it –
· House of Plantagenet
· Museum Wines
· Three Lions

Three Lions range exemplifies power and quality. The logo which is visible on the label of the wine(in image) is taken from the coat of arms of Plantagenet royal dynasty of England.

The wine from this range Plantagenet Three Lions Shiraz has soft velvety tannins with red currant and boysenberry characters. It pairs well with cured meats.

Vineyards

·Bouverie Vineyard

It was the first vineyard to be planted in 1968. It is named after founder Tony Smith’s mother Helen Pleydell Bouverie. The vineyard is covered in 9 HA.

·Wyjup Vineyard

This vineyard has significant importance and also the backbone of the Plantagenet range. The vines are covered in the area of 21.15 HA.

· Rocky Horror Vineyard

It took two years to clear the site of massive boulders that were present. In 1999, vine plantation took place. Total vine cover is of 32.4 HA.

· Crystal Brook Vineyard

This site similar to Rocky Horror Vineyard had to be cleared first of the boulders. These rocks after getting crushed were reused by mixing into organic matter. They were then added back to the soil. This entire process helped in making the vineyard soil fertile.

· Rosetta Vineyard

This vineyard site was bought in 2001 and is located 15 km west side of Mount Barker.

Plantagenet and environment sustainability

· To improve the overall health of the soil, the winery grows nitrogen-fixing crops between its vines.
· The winery avoids the use of fungicides and chemicals and instead, sheep are used to graze the vineyard during winter months.
· To improve the ventilation, an effective vine canopy management program is in place to limit the fungal attack on the vines.
. The byproduct of grape pressing consisting of seeds, skin, and stems that is rich in organic matter is reused to improve soil health and its water holding capacity.

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