Reviews
“It’s not from Margaret River, nor Coonawarra, but from Langhorne Creek: and Lake Breeze’s Arthur’s Reserve ’16 is one of Australia’s great cabernet sauvignon-based wines. One of our country’s most awesome red wines full-stop in fact, and has been - vintage conditions permitting - for a decade and a half. So too the straight cabernet sauvignon.”
TIM WHITE
James Halliday's 2020 Wine Companion
Lake Breeze has been selected in James Halliday's Top 10 Best Value Wineries. And to top that off, we've received some great scores!
Arthur's Reserve 2016 | 97 pts
Winemaker's Selection Shiraz 2016 | 95 pts
Section 54 Shiraz 2017 | 95 pts
Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 | 94 pts
Lake Breeze Wines
"Fourteen wines submitted, 11 with value rosettes. It did well at the top end, with all but one in the rosette mix, and 100% for the wines rated at 90 to 94 points. Langhorne Creek has a perfect climate for shiraz and cabernet sauvignon, and was the making of Wolf Blass." James Halliday
MATTHEW JUKES | 100 TOP AUSTRALIAN WINES 2019/20
Well respected wine scribe, Matthew Jukes has unveiled his 16th edition of the 100 Best Australian Wines, in which our 2016 Bernoota has been selected.
“This is a very smart wine which takes the best part of Shiraz and blends it with the best elements of Cabernet and Lake Breeze is one of the finest exponents of this craft in the world. The 2016 is a 60/40 split and it spends 20 months in French and American barriques before release. I am not sure I can think of a finer way to spend £20 on a big juicy red wines, but then I would say that, wouldn’t I, given I love this blend and this property so much."
Matthew Jukes
#1 FLEURIEU 2016 CABERNET TASTING
Our 2016 Cabernet has been listed top in Huon Hooke's The Real Review Fleurieu 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting.
It was ranked #1 of the 37 wines tasted.
Check out the top 4 ...
1. Lake Breeze 2016 Cabernet $25
2. Hickinbotham 2016 Trueman Cabernet $75
3. d'Arenberg 2016 The Coppermine Road $75
4. Pertaringa 2016 Tipsy Hill Cabernet $250
2016 CABERNET CHAMPION WINE
Our 2016 Cabernet was awarded the CHAMPION WINE OF SHOW again at the 2019 Langhorne Creek Wine Show.
We also hosted the Wine Show Luncheon on the lawns at Lake Breeze, with 290 guests in our backyard to celebrate the end of the 2019 vintage and witness Greg collect 4 trophies.
This is the 6th time in 10 years we’ve won Champion Wine of Show.
Other trophies we were awarded:
2016 Cabernet | Best Cabernet Sauvignon Trophy
2016 Bernoota | Best Red Blend Trophy
2012 Cabernet | Best Museum Trophy
AUSTRALIA'S WINE BUSINESS MAGAZINE [WBM]
Greg features on the Jan/Feb 2019 cover of the revered industry magazine, WBM. The charming Katie Spain interviewed Greg for an entertaining read.
Hooke | The Real Review
"Which regions produce the most under-priced cabernet in Australia?
Your answer needs to include Langhorne Creek ..."
HUON HOOKE published a great article singing the praises of our cabernets this week. Read more on THE REAL REVIEW here.
Both our cabernets were ..."nestled among the highest rated wines of the line-up, which were much more expensive..."
Huon tasted 115 wines in the line-up and scored our 2015 Cabernet 95 points and the 2014 Arthur's Reserve 96 points.
Read more here.
The Australian | Nick Ryan | 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
Trophy winner for best cabernet sauvignon of show and best wine of show.
"Greg Follett must be one of the most highly awarded and little-known winemakers in the country. Every year he does a Michael Phelps at the wine show and this year was no exception, yet again taking out the trophy for most successful exhibitor. This wine is benchmark Langhorne Creek cabernet, showing a lovely dry leafiness amid polished red fruits. It’s lithe and sinewy, alert and refined, and just may be the best value cabernet in the country."
May 15, 2018
BEST LARGE CELLAR DOOR + CELLAR DOOR WITH THE BEST FOOD
We're chuffed to be awarded the Best Large Cellar Door for the second year running!
Check out the Apr/May edition of Gourmet Wine Traveller Magazine.
CABERNET ... IN ALL ITS GLORY
Tony Love - Herald Sun
2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
"The Creek’s cabernet has long been regarded as one of the region’s natural gifts, and here you see it in all its glory: pure cassis/black currant crush that has such wonderful fruit concentration that the oak and other herbal elements usually expected in such a wine find their best role as a supportive backdrop. The drive and reverb in the palate is excellent, with a slightly dusty/cedar/pencil case note in the finish adding further integrity and length. A delightful wine."
best with: duck breast
Mar 20, 2018
BERNOOTA ... A GREAT AMBASSADOR
Tony Love - The Advertiser
2015 Bernoota Shiraz cabernet
"From one of the district’s original farming and then wine biz families, Greg and Robyn Follett now steering traditional regional reds and also some newer varieties. The shiraz/cabernet red blend has brought considerable fame to the district, and this iteration is a great ambassador, the shiraz adding a plushness while the cabernet brings aromatic power with distinctive eucalypt leaf and forest floor notes, followed by palate richness and fine, dusty tannins to its dry Aussie red finish."
Feb 18, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK - 2014 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
"An amazing buy: this is a superb cabernet and the price is a gift. Fresh, clean, beautifully made cabernet with lots of cassis and negligible regional gum leaf aroma. It’s full-bodied, rich and perfectly ripe, with good structure for ageing and a long aftertaste."Score: 95 ★★★★★ – view on HuonHooke.com
Ageing: Best drinking at two to 20 years
Food: Pink roast leg of lamb
Ranked #2 of 25 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon tasted from Fleurieu
Price Benchmark: AUD $57.50 Avg 95pt 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon tasted from Australia
Feb 8, 2017
"WHAT A LEGEND THIS GREAT AUSSIE WINE HAS BECOME ..."
Tony Love - The Advertiser
"... topping the $25 and under class at the Great Australian Red judging - and not for the first time. It's a 60:40 shiraz dominant blend, but says a lot about the power of Langhorne Creek cabernet, which brings its glorious aromatics and bold fruit as well as adding its big bones to the structure, yet remaining deliciously soft to finish."
James Halliday's 2017 Wine Companion - 5 red star winery rating
95 pts Arthur's Reserve 2013
95 pts False Cape 2013 The Captain Cabernet Sauvignon
94 pts Winemaker's Selection Shiraz 2014 Shiraz
94 pts Section 54 2014 Shiraz
"A YOUNG BUT DELICIOUS CAB-SAUV FROM LAKE BREEZE", SAYS 'TIM' WINE EDITOR JANE FAULKNER.
Lake Breeze Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
score: 93 value: Brilliant
"Lake Breeze’s winemaker Greg Follett is pretty chuffed with the 2012 vintage, arguably the best in the past decade or so. The cabernet fruit is sourced from 40-year-old vines on his property and it turns into this fragrant and delicious – if youthful – wine. It smells really good and enticing" ... read more here.
James Halliday's 2016 Wine Companion - 5 red star winery rating
97 pts The Drake 2010
96 pts Arthur's Reserve 2012
95 pts Section 54 Shiraz 2013
94 pts Winemaker's Selection Shiraz 2013
94 pts Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
THE WINE FRONT - Campbell Mattinson
Lake Breeze Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
"Grown on 40 year old vines. Awarded Champion Wine at the 2014 Langhorne Creek Wine Show. Matured in 100% French oak, 40% of which is new.
Strong, bold and vivid. Lively for a cabernet. Flavours and aromas of pure blackcurrant, smoky vanillin oak, musk and violet. Healthy serve of eucalypt/mint character. Smooth through the palate, succulent through the finish. Fruit-filled tannin. Crowd-pleasing but well structured and balanced. In short, it’s very good."
Rated : 93 Points Drink : 2016 - 2024
Lake Breeze Bernoota Shiraz Cabernet 2012
"Grown on 40 year old vines. Gold medal winner at the 2014 Langhorne Creek Wine Show. 60% shiraz, 40% cabernet sauvignon. Slightly less new oak than used for previous vintages.
If you’ve been known to enjoy a bottle of Lake Breeze’s famed Bernoota red, then you will love this. It’s a classic example of the label. Balanced, bountifully-fruited, slapped with sexy vanillin/coffeed/musky oak but, importantly, beautifully well balanced. Tickled with fine tannin through the finished. Spot on example of the style."
Rated : 93+ Points Drink : 2015 - 2025
Lake Breeze amongst Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine's 'Best Cellar Door Awards'
BEST TASTING EXPERIENCE Langhorne Creek: Lake Breeze Wines.
James Halliday's 2014 Wine Companion - 5 red star winery rating
95 pts Winemaker's Selection Shiraz 2010 Shiraz
95 pts Arthur's Reserve 2009
94 pts Section 54 2010 Shiraz
94 pts False Cape 2010 The Captain Cabernet Sauvignon
It’s an Aussie icon – an institution, declares Tyson Stelzer – wine author and the Wine Communicators of Australia 2013 Wine Communicator of the Year. The timeless blend of shiraz and cabernet sauvignon, first championed in Australia in the late 1800s, is being ‘resurrected’ thanks to The Great Australian Red challenge, conceived and run by Tyson and UK wine communicator, Matthew Jukes
“The one wine that scored the most comments from sommeliers and trade this afternoon at our tasting was the Lake Breeze Bernoota Shiraz Cabernet 2009 from Langhorne Creek – out of all our wines on show. You can pick this up for around $18. It was by far, everyone said, the wine that was the most consistent,” said Tyson.
Jeremy Oliver's Australian Wine Annual 2013
2008 Arthur's Reserve Cabernet Petit Verdot "A classy, very polished wine whose deep, heady bouquet of violets, cassis, blackberries, blueberries and cedary oakreveals undertone...
Halliday's Wine Companion 2013 STANDOUTS
Bullant 2010 Shiraz 94 Points "Langhorne Creek's Lake Breeze continue to impress with high-quality red wines of exceptional quality. This newly released 2010 Lake Breeze Bullant...
Section 54 Shiraz 2009
From bold and brooding to floral and silky, there's diversity of local styles to suit all tastes and budgets, writes Jane Faulkner. "Winemaker Greg Follett comes from a long line...
The Great Australian Red
TROPHY FOR 'BERNOOTA'! The yet to be released 2009 vintage of our 'Bernoota' Shiraz Cabernet blend, has been awarded a gold medal and the trophy for BEST WINE $20 & UNDER at T...