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LECONFIELD |
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Leconfield |
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Coonawarra |
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Australia
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With a strong heritage and long family history in grape-growing and winemaking Richard and Jette established the family business in 1972. In that year they built a small winery in McLaren Vale and with grapes from his own and his father's (Burton Hamilton 1904-1994) vineyards, produced the first of the Richard Hamilton wines. In 1981 Richard and Jette purchased the Leconfield winery and vineyards in Coonawarra that had been established by Richard's uncle, Sydney Hamilton in 1974. The purchase of Leconfield complemented the McLaren Vale operations and enabled the business access to high quality fruit from two of the premium wine growing regions of Australia, since then additional vineyards have been planted and the winemaking facilities expanded and improved.
Paul Gordon joined Leconfield Hamilton as Senior Winemaker from the 2002 vintage with more than twenty years of experience and a reputation as one of the countries most highly regarded winemakers. Paul’s winemaking career started in 1979 after graduating with a degree in Oenology from Roseworthy College, over a period of 24 years wines under Paul’s direction have been awarded a total of 29 trophies and 149 gold medals, including the Jimmy Watson Trophy. |
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