Leconfield Wines

Leconfield Coonawarra was established by noted oenologist Sydney Hamilton (1898-1987) when in 1974, at the extraordinary age of 76 years, and after searching the whole of the Australian continent and Tasmania he selected 30 ha of fine 'Terra Rossa' country in the southern half of the Coonawarra strip with the aim of fulfilling his lifelong ambition to make Australia's best red wine from Cabernet Sauvignon before his time ran out. This plot comprised some of the area's richest terra rossa soil over limestone, a composition for which Coonawarra is famous. Naming the estate Leconfield, after an English ancestor, Lord Leconfield, it was here that he set about planting vines, building the cellar and winemaking equipment and ultimately fulfilling his ambition to produce the classic Australian Cabernet Sauvignon with the 1978 and 1980 Cabernets.

Today and since 1981, under the direction of Sydney's nephew , Dr Richard Hamilton, Leconfield Coonawarra is regarded amongst the region's and Australia's finest producers. Leconfield vineyards deliver exceptional quality fruit year after year, resulting in an outstanding range of elegant, red and white cool climate wines.
 

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