L.A.S. Vino has been announced in the top 100 wineries of Australia for 2024 in the Halliday Wine companion. Given there are over 3000 wineries in Australia we are both humbled and really proud to be part of the top 100 wineries of Australia.
Nic Peterkin has royal Margaret River winemaking blood coursing through his veins. Son of Dr Mike Peterkin of Pierro fame, Nic also counts Diana and Kevin Cullen as his grandparents. That’s quite a foundation to build a wine career, but Nic was having none of it, studying science and finance. Graduating during the GFC, the finance degree was not very useful, and work in wine started to grip him. Vintages (including at a Mexican winery founded in 1597) and study overseas followed, and so did his own label L.A.S Vino – the initialisation stands for luck, art and science. Nic’s mantra is to work as gently as possible, leaving modern winemaking tricks well alone. There are a few ancient techniques at play, though. That includes dunking vermentino in the ocean before fermenting it. That’s a method from ancient Greece, and it makes for delicious modern drinking. The whole range – from the founding Albino Pinot, Pirate Blend and CBDB chenin blanc, through a range of chardonnays, cabernet, grenache and sparklings – reflect Nic’s deeply eclectic experience and thoughtful approach, and they feel crafted, and authentic, and, most importantly, with an emphasis on deliciousness.
HALLIDAY TOP REVIEWED WINES
2023 L.A.S. Vino Chardonnay 95 points
2023 L.A.S. Vino Chardonnay 95 points
2023 L.A.S. Vino CBDB (Chenin Blanc Dynamic Blend) 96 points
2023 L.A.S. Vino Albino PNO 95 points
2023 L.A.S. Vino Pirate Blend 94 points
2022 L.A.S. Vino Cabernet Sauvignon 95 points
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