Lake's Folly Winery

Lake's Folly was started in 1963 by the late Dr Max Lake, who set out to prove that Hunter Cabernet could be splendid. It was Australia's first boutique winery. Only two wines are made, a Cabernet blend and a Chardonnay. The winemaking philosophy is "the vineyard is everything". The wine is open fermented and then matured in 300 gallon casks for 6 months followed by 12 months in an equal mix of new, one and two year old French barriques. The winery earned the label of a 5-star winery by James Halliday and the Cabernet blend is classified by Langton's as Excellent (3rd Tier).

PS, the blend is not conventional Bordeaux blend, the wine above was Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Syrah and Merlot.