2022 Logan Lab Petit Verdot
LOGAN LAB
Logan Lab is winemaker Peter Logan’s quirky new addition to the Logan family of wines. This once yearly, limited release collection from the NSW Central Ranges region celebrates the pinnacle of Pete’s experimental trials with different grape varietals, winemaking techniques and styles. Logan Lab launches with a 2022 Petit Verdot (Mudgee), a French Alsatian style 2023 Pinot Gris (Orange) and a barrel fermented 2023 Marsanne (Orange).
His penchant for experimentation will come as no surprise to those who know Pete. A former process chemist, he majored in biology and chemistry at university and was firmly ensconced in the pharmaceutical world before finding his true calling in the vineyard. Pete is renowned for confidently deviating from the usual winemaker script – a tradition he both continues and celebrates with the launch of Logan Lab.
“With Logan Lab I wanted to capture and share the very finest results from our small batch experiments. We are a curious bunch of winemakers here at Logan. Each year we play around with a different winemaking technique, a new variety sourced from a neighbour or a different balance or blend in the end wine. In the past these small experiments were blended away and inevitably lost in a much larger batch. This process was always met with more than a tinge of regret that nobody got to experience the joy and intrigue from the successful trials. Now the highlights have a home in Logan Lab,” explains Pete.
Logan Lab presents the culmination of Pete and his winemaking teams’ most successful and intriguing trials. Crafted in small batches, fermented on wild yeast and produced in extremely limited quantities, these wines are available exclusively from Logan online and from the Logan cellar doors in Orange and Mudgee. A very small allocation will be extended to select restaurant partners. Every sip tells a tale of exploration and excellence.
PETIT VERDOT
Pete professes to enjoy drinking all three of these new releases, however is particularly taken by the 2022 Logan Lab Petit Verdot, commenting; “Its mixture of pretty perfume followed by deep dark depth and plush soft tannins is a winner with or without food.”
Originating from the Bordeaux region of France where it tends to produce wines (Remove s) high in acid and tannin, petit verdot is a very different beast when planted in the Mudgee region, 550m above sea level, where the intense sunshine creates plenty of depth. To avoid harsh tannins the wine was left on its skins (with no sulphur) for 10 months after ferment before being pressed to oak where it slept for a further 10 months. The resulting 2022 Logan Lab Petit Verdot has a lovely velvety mouthfeel which carries the pretty yet deep flavours of rum and raisin dark chocolate, red liquorice, berries and tobacco.
AWARDS
To be announced.
