Review: Logan Lab Marsanne 2023. Fun Orange stuff from Pete Logan.

September 12, 2024

Review: Logan Lab Marsanne 2023. Fun Orange stuff from Pete Logan.

Every winery should have an experimental label. Every business should be constantly testing, experimenting, trying to improve, and all that. Logan Lab is the range designated for a bit of unconventional work for Pete Logan, and you know what? It throws up a few curveball funny business tasty wines. Actually Pete is an ex-chemist, so he knows about tinkering around making things wearing a lab coat. This is a barrel-fermented Orange Marsanne, which doesn’t happen (there can’t be much Marsanne planted in Orange), and it’s bloody fun. A spray of blossom honeysuckle fragrance, lovely gentle honey citrus through the middle, and a nice crisp, gently lemony finish. There’s a flirty, robust, ripe citrus Marsanne opulence at play here, but then a tight, lemon balm, high acid palate underneath. The contrast makes this a winner.

THE VERDICT

Best drinking: now and for a few years yet
Score (out of 20): 18
Score (out of 100): 93
Alcohol %: 13.5
RRP (in $AUD): 45
Winery website: https://www.loganwines.com.au/
Would I buy it?: a few glasses yes please

2023, Marsanne, Orange

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4 responses to “Review: Logan Lab Marsanne 2023. Fun Orange stuff from Pete Logan.”

Simon Colwell

September 12, 2024 at 5:34 pm

Will you also be reviewing the Petit Verdot that he whipped up in the Logan Lab ?

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1. Andrew Graham
  
  September 12, 2024 at 5:39 pm
  
  It’s in my pile!
  
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Luke Steele

September 12, 2024 at 7:40 pm

That Marsanne block at Angullong was directly across from the Tempranillo block that I got to play with during my time at Ross Hill. Half the Marsanne block is now vermentino, but always wanted to get my hands on that Marsanne.

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1. Andrew Graham
  
  September 12, 2024 at 8:00 pm
  
  Interesting for it to be grafted over to Vermentino. Guess it sells better, hey. Marsanne in Aus is like the textural white promised land – hard to nail, and you always sit in the Tahbilk shadow. But so worth it when the stars align.
  
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