Lucky Cat

Lucky Cat Wines is a perpetual collaboration between Cath Willcock (IMBIBO head honcho) and our talented friends in the Australian winemaking scene. Though the winemaker may change, the brief does not: single-vineyard, quality fruit and snappy winemaking to make fresh and vibrant wines that offer excellent value. The fruit is sourced from a stunning Snow Road vineyard in the King Valley region, and the whole project started with a focus on Pinot Gris, designed to be the antithesis of the wishy-washy examples that tend to sell at this price point.

The dynamo winemakers working on this project have ensured the Lucky Cat brand has rapidly become synonymous with quality and drinkability. From the inaugural Pinot Gris release in 2016, Lucky Cat has since spread its paws, and now included are a luscious and pretty rosé, a carbo-fantastic Nouveau Shiraz, and the spicy/skinsy Amber Gris.

The aim of Lucky Cat Wines is texture and harmony, wines that are perfect with food, but with plenty of flavour to keep drinking once the plates are cleared. We use skin contact and barrel fermentation for texture and the wines never see any new wood, so they retain their high-country varietal purity. There’s minimal sulphur use across the range, minimal additions and minimal general messing around, full stop. Every year we will continue to strive to keep these wines exciting and à-la-mode, and they will always, always be value for money.