La Motte Winery Guide

Wines produced

• 2014 La Motte Methode Cap Classique

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • 32 months in barrel
  52% Pinot Noir, 48% Chardonnay. After whole-bunch pressing, the wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks and blended - Fifteen per cent of the base wine was from the 2013 vintage that was matured in barrels. It was then subject to a secondary fermentation in bottle and matured on its lees for 32 months before disgorgment. A sugar free sparkling wine, ideal as a summer aperitif.
• 2012 Hanneli R

  • Grenache
  • Syrah
  • 40 months in barrel
  60% Syrah, 30% Grenache and 10% Petit Syrah.The wines are fermented separately in stainless steel tanks, before maturation in 300-litre oak barrels for 40 months. The prestige red of the property, suitable for extended cellaring.
• 2013 La Motte Syrah

  • Syrah
  • 14 months in barrel
  100% Syrah. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks, before maturation in 300-litre oak barrels (30% new) for 14 months. Approachable on release, La Motte's Syrah will improve with bottle age.
• 2013 La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 14 months in barrel
  100% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks - after fermentation, the wine is aged on its lees for between 20 and 30 days. The wine is then matured in 225-litre French oak barrels – 33% new, 33% second-fill and 34% third-fill – for 14 months.
• 2016 La Motte Chardonnay

  • Chardonnay
  100% Chardonnay. After whole-bunch pressing, a portion of the wine is fermented in 300-litre French oak barrels - one third is fermented in stainless steel tanks, without malolactic fermentation. After fermentation the wine is then aged on its lees for period of eleven months, in 25% new French oak.