Three Lions wines are made by the Plantagenet winery, in the Shire of Plantagenet, Western Australia. The name Plantagenet was given to the shire by early English settlers and was adopted by the winery when it was established in 1974. Their founder, Tom Smith, could trace his lineage back to the Plantagenet dynasty in the Middle Ages. The arms of the Plantagenet dynasty were three lions passant guardant, termed colloquially “the arms of England”. They were first adopted by King Richard the Lionheart (reigned 1189–1199), son of King Henry II of England (reigned 1154–1189), and grandson of Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. The label and name of the winery nod to this history.

The Plantagenet winery owns 126 hectares of vineyard in the Great Southern wine region. All their wines are made from estate fruit, so it makes sense that they should introduce this label, with a link to the name Plantagenet, to showcase this fruit.

The unoaked Chardonnay offers more stone fruit, citrus and white flowers with a hint of minerality.

Grape: Chardonnay

Region: Great Southern

Country: Australia

ABV: 13.5%

Vintage: 2022