The Jacoben Vineyard lies just further up the Derwent River from the Lowestoft property and it's considered to be a real outlier. South-facing, it ripens later than most of the plots around it and always carries some spice and always has some crunch. There's a magical balance in this wine, demonstrated with an almost alpine freshness to what is otherwise a lovely, bright, and silken Pinot Noir of such beauty and vitality.

In wine terms, the Lowestoft name is just a few years old. But the vineyard and estate behind this name are part of Tassie wine folklore. First planted in 1986 by Bernard McKay, this 3-hectare vineyard located almost across the road from the MONA museum in Hobart was one of the earliest Pinot Noir plots on the Apple Isle. It's famously close-planted too (ie the vines are very close together, which forces down yields and can increase flavour intensity), and has a long history of producing grapes that went to a who's who of Tasmanian wine. It wasn't until industry mogul Peter Fogarty took over this plot, and the equally famous 1850-built homestead, in 2019 that the vineyard really got full exposure and its own brand, though using grapes from the OG 1986-planted vineyard and choice spots around Tasmania. In just a few years since, the Lowestoft name has become a powerhouse, especially for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, winning the iconic Jimmy Watson trophy among an astonishing haul of wine show silverware. You don't have to taste many of these wines to envision a lot more medals to come, either...