La Linea Mencia

La Linea is a collaboration between two highly experienced wine professionals: David LeMire MW and Peter Leske. Their first vintage was in 2007, after Peter could not get the imagined aroma and taste of a pale, dry, fine Tempranillo rosé out of his mind. He knew an Adelaide Hills vineyard which produced fruit perfect for the wine… and La Linea was born. The La Linea style is now well established: brilliant purple in colour with a powerful nose of white pepper and red berries, and a vibrant, crunchy palate. Drop-dead beautiful crimson colour. An emphasis on fresh, bright fruit (hints of white pepper, red cherries and red flowers). Medium-weighted frame which is taut, with lovely gravelly, but gentle tannins. A simple approach: don't pick too ripe, don't over-extract, don't mask the fruit with new oak or excess maturation.