A super-premium Pinot Noir called LJM is the latest addition to the Paringa Estate portfolio.
It is $250 a bottle and only 140 dozen bottles have been made.
“It is the best of the best, a blend of the finest single vineyard barrels of Pinot Noir from an exceptional vintage, 2022,” winemaker Lindsay McCall says.
It is a wine which has taken several decades to create.
The fruit comes from the oldest Pinot Noir blocks on Mornington Peninsula, planted in 1988.
It is handpicked, destemmed and fermented in 3,500 litre French oak foudres.
It is then aged in a combination of new and old barrels.
The final stage is an extensive tasting of all the wines by Lindsay and Jamie to choose which barrels will go into the blend.
It is the ultimate collaboration between father and son – a combination of Lindsay’s knowledge and experience, and Jamie’s flair and technical expertise.
Lindsay established the Paringa Estate vineyard nearly forty years ago on the site of a derelict apple orchard in Red Hill South.
It is a very special site – a sheltered, north facing amphitheatre on ten acres of unirrigated red volcanic soil.
Lindsay was a teacher by profession, with a great love of the land but no formal training in wine science.
His aim was always to produce the best fruit he could.
Over the years his dedication and hard work has resulted in some of the most awarded wines in the country.
Jamie has a degree in Viticulture and Oenology from the University of Adelaide.
He joined the winemaking team in 2012 and was appointed head winemaker in 2017.
The letters form the combined initials of Lindsay McCall and Jamie McCall. It is their joint signature.
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