Schoolteacher-turned-winemaker Lindsay McCall has shown an absolutely exceptional gift for winemaking across a range of styles, but with immensely complex Pinot Noir and Shiraz leading the way. The wines have an unmatched level of success in the wine shows and competitions Paringa Estate is able to enter, the limitation being the relatively small production of the top wines in the portfolio. His skills are no less evident in contract winemaking for others. Winery of the Year 2007 Wine Companion. Exports to the UK, Denmark, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong. James Halliday
Current Vintage – 2008
Winemaking: The fruit for this wine was sourced from our two leased Red Hill Vineyards and a number of other high quality grower vineyards across the Peninsula.
The warm and dry 2008 growing season produced excellent quality fruit across all of our vineyards.
Wine Notes: This wine is a fruit driven style that has genuine ripe pinot characteristics with considerable depth and flavour. The bouquet and palate has dark cherry fruit flavours and aromas, some spice and subtle oak characters. An excellent current drinking pinot, will reward short-term cellaring of 3 to 5 years.
