Established in 1963 by Doctor Max Lake – Lake’s Folly was Australia’s first boutique winery. Peter & Lee Fogarty and family purchased the vineyard in early 2000 and now maintain the quality and integrity of this renowned vineyard along with winemaker Rodney Kempe.
A Cabernet blend and a Chardonnay are the two flagship wines made in limited quantities – both grown, vintaged and bottled on the Estate. The styles are restrained and elegant, showing finesse and complexity – they have clarity of structure and great length of flavour. These highly collectable wines are an institution among Australian fine wine lovers.
94 Points James Halliday
Light, brilliantly clear crimson-purple; a 67/13/11/9% blend of cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, shiraz and merlot, open-fermented and French oak-matured; a super-elegant wine with lively red berry fruit flavours, the tannins fine, the oak subtle. Remarkable faith in cork given the taint issues in bygone decades.