Our Wines

2005 Sasso

"Lubiana's top pinot, his pick of the bunch from a top vintage. Deceptively pale colour but a headily perfumed nose and powerful, macerated plums and fabulous earthy, truffley nuances on a wonderfully rich, smooth and tightly packed palate, the flavours filling and dancing in the mouth for ages. Bottled decadence. 13.5 per cent"

The Sunday Tasmanian, 24th February 2008.

Graeme Phillips

"An ultra-premium" pinot from the state's south, this has depth, complexity and flavours through black cherry, brambles, animal hide and root vegetables. Shows the quality of its vintage. Rating: 93."

The Courier Mail, 15th March 2008.

Ken Garget

2005 Estate Pinot Noir

“Tasmania is still finding its feet as a winemaking state, but Stefano Lubiana is already well established. The ’05 Pinot is full of velvety soft tannins, and forest berry fruits. There’s more than a little gamey complexity and it continued to improve, a sign of its quality and cellaring potential. One of the best Aussie Pinots I’ve tried.”

The Canberra Times, 14th March 2007. Fergus McGhie

2004 Estate Pinot Noir

Over the last few months our 2004 Estate Pinot has been receiving some fantastic reviews including a rating from Jancis Robinson from the UK. Jancis is one of the world most respected and influential wine critics. In August this year she tasted 55 Pinot Noirs from Australia in which 2004 Stefano Lubiana’s Estate was rated in the Top 10. One other Tasmanian Pinot made the Top 10 while another 8 made it to the top 55.

“From the south, the most Burgundian in style from this bunch. Offers complex truffly notes, spice and game. Exhibits impressive length. A serious pinot noir by any standards. Rating: 93.”

The Courier Mail, 24th February 2007, Ken Gargett

“A sophisticated and deeply layered pinot noir whose delicate perfume of red cherries, rose petals, plums and musky clove and cinnamon-like spices reveals meaty undertones of rustic charm and complexity. Supple and silky, its tightly focused palate of sweet cherry, plum and berry fruit knits tightly with savoury oak and a fine-grained under swell of firm tannins. Very bright and fresh, with a delightful mouthfeel."
18.8/ 95 Points, drink 2009-2012+
Jeremy Oliver, OnWine

“Stefano Lubiana Tasmania Estate Pinot Noir 2004 ($42) srewcap: A very fine pinot from Lubiana. Sappy, stemmy, perfumed, musky, violetty, cherried - full of lovely flavours and scents, but the really impressive thing is its fine, tight structure and the silkiness of its mid-palate. Nice, minerally length too.
Should age well. Good wine."
Drink: 2007-2012. 92 points.
Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

2005 'Primavera' Pinot Noir

“Steve Lubiana produces two pinot noirs – this floral, abundantly fruity, aptly named Primavera and the more structured, Burgundian Estate Pinot Noir. I’ve not tasted the 2005 vintage of the latter, but it’ll be impressive judging by the power of fruit in Primavera. Steve writes that “2005 was one of the best – if not the best, Tasmanian pinot noir vintages ever”. What this means for the drinker is a wine offering pure ripe-berry aroma and plush, even Beaujolais-like, juicy varietal fruit flavour. But there’s tannin providing structure to all this fruit and a few years in bottle should see a shift from primary fruit to more savoury secondary characters.”
Canberra Times- Shanahan Wine
For Sunday, September 24th 2006

“Fresh raspberry, cherry and fuller black plum aroma and flavours, mid-weight, fresh flavoursome with some deeper spicy notes offsetting the fruit and adding complexity, the finish soft and full. Good easy drinking and one that in summer invites a light chill.
Screw Cap.”
Meryl Naidoo- The Mercury Taste Wednesday 1st November 2006

2004 ‘Primavera’ Pinot Noir

Youthful purple-red colour, attractive aromatics with lovely dark cherries and
spice flavours on the mid weight palate; fresh, clean and an excellent well
balanced food wine.
Top Drops
The Mercury, 24 August 2005
Graeme Phillips

2003 ‘Primavera’ ‘Pinot Noir

Rating 90
Medium purple-red; clean, dark plum and spice aromas joined by a hint of mocha
on the palate; firm acidity; deserves time.
James Halliday
2006 Australian Wine Companion
(Collins, Australia 2005)

2002 Estate Pinot Noir

“The product of a ripe but very low-yielding year with, Lubiana says, lots of very
small, almost seedless berries yielding much less than a kilo of fruit per vine. The
high skin-to-juice ratio meant good colour; the fewer seeds in the ferment meant
lower tannins than normal. You can see the season in the wine – deeply coloured,
silky opulent fruit, soft and rich in the mouth, a light touch of oak spiciness,
beautifully balanced and long. Sensuous drinking.”
The Mercury, 29 September 2004,
Top Drops
Graeme Phillips

2002 Estate Pinot Noir

“ Since he deserted the family grapeyards in the Riverland this dude’s kicked big
cool climate goals in his organic vineyard on the Derwent. Cherries, raspberry and
plum pump from this glass, smooth, syrupy and slick. Behind all that upholstery,
there’s a rapier of taut natural acidity, and seasoned nutmeggy, cedary spice box
oak. Go pink lamb with witlof or rare tuna steaks with wasabi. Look out, Burgundy.”
93 Points
The Adelaide Advertiser, 6 October 2004
Philip White