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Our Wine

All Bannockburn wines are made from fruit grown on our long-established estate in the Geelong wine region. The meticulously tended, mature vineyards, complex soils, unique climate, and careful attention in the winery result in wines that are exciting, complex, and uniquely Bannockburn. Our range of varieties includes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Gamay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. We produce blended wines as well as several celebrated single-vineyard wines.

The Estate wines tell the story of our property as a whole—a composite of soil, aspect, clone, and vine age from our 22 hectares of vineyard. We take great pride in these estate blends, which offer an honest insight into the vintage of any given year.

The Single Vineyard wines are the ultimate expression of our terroir, highlighting the unique and desirable attributes of specific sites. These small-volume wines showcase the individuality of specific blocks within our estate while reflecting seasonal variation from year to year. We do not aim to produce reserve-style wines; rather, these wines are bottled as Single Vineyard wines because the plots have something distinct to say.

Grigsby is our close-planted, certified organic Chardonnay block, established in 2007. Named in honor of our viticulturalist Lucas Grigsby, who has been with us since 1987, this block continues our exploration of high-density viticulture with Chardonnay.

SRH is a distinctive twelve-row selection of our oldest Chardonnay vines at Olive Tree Hill vineyard, planted in 1976. Named for Bannockburn founder and regional pioneer Stuart Reginald Hooper, this vineyard produces some of our finest and most concentrated Chardonnay wines.

De La Terre, reflecting our ethos 'of the earth,' was planted to Pinot Noir in 2007 and certified organic in 2021. Comprising two blocks, this high-density vineyard adjacent to Serré explores variations in exposition, orientation, and clonal makeup.

Serré, planted in 1984 and certified organic in 2021, is likely the oldest high-density vineyard in Australia. Naturally low-yielding, it is responsible for some of our finest, most concentrated, and longest-lived Pinot Noir wines.

The 1314 range of wines is made from estate-grown fruit and crafted in a vibrant, approachable style for early enjoyment and refreshing drinking. This range is treated with the same care and attention to detail as all the wines in our collection. The criteria for this range are based on barrel selection, focusing on suitability for earlier bottling and release, ensuring immediate appeal and enjoyment. The 1314 label is a tip of the hat to our local township. Bannockburn was thought to be named as such by Scottish travellers on route to the goldfields of Ballarat, in memory of the famous first war for Scottish independence in 1314.

The Museum Release range has been matured on-site at the vineyard by us. We maintain a small library of back-vintage bottles in our cellars, releasing them with varying levels of maturity. We intentionally select wines that benefit from extended evolution. The idea is to offer a window into the maturation process at different stages of a wine’s life.

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