Victoria

The "home of Australian wine diversity." - Wine Australia

Key varieties: chardonnaypinot noirshiraz/syrahcabernetrieslingfortifieds

"With more than 800 wineries and over 600 cellar doors, Victoria is a wine lover’s playground. From household-name wineries to boutique producers that fly under the radar, Victoria’s diverse wine scene offers incredible experiences and countless quality bottles to discover.

Pinot noir and chardonnay are true heroes for the state, with some of Australia’s finest examples hailing from the cool-climate reaches of the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Macedon Ranges, Geelong and Gippsland. A little further from Melbourne, expect bold reds, such as shirazcabernet sauvignon and others including durif and nebbiolo.

Italian wine varieties have made a home for themselves around the state, but they have a particularly proud and successful past in Victoria’s High Country – the spiritual home of prosecco. Pristine riesling dominates in key regions (Macedon and Great Western are just two to explore), while the state’s warmer climates help to produce vibrant red wines and richer white wines, such as fiano and vermentino.

Delve into Victoria’s 20-plus wine regions for some of Australia’s most consistent top-quality wines." - James Halliday

Map courtesy: James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia (Hardie Grant Books 2008)

  • Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz 2000

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz 2000

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    Jeremy Oliver 95 points!"Its complex, herbal aromas of meaty, peppery and rather gamey small black and red berry fruits reveal a dusty, stalky background that continues throughout its firm and drying palate, but which should evolve with time towards more...

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  • Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 1997

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 1997

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    Jeremy Oliver Rating 94!"A brilliant, dark and brooding shiraz whose penetrative spicy, musky fruit simply soaks up its cedary, chocolate new oak and easily carries its firm finish of ripe tannins. Its alluring spread of flavours already suggests...

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  • Giaconda Pinot Noir 2000

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Pinot Noir 2000

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

    Jeremy Oliver 94 Points!"Wild, floral and briary aromas of plums, sweet red berries, tomato, musk, cinnamon and cloves are perfumed and floral. Made in a Pommard-like style it's long and racy, with a tight-knit spine of firm tannins supporting racy and...

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    $97.00
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  • Giaconda Chardonnay 2000

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Chardonnay 2000

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

    Jeremy Oliver 94 points!My pick as Australi's finest chardonnay, extraordinarily structured and complete, expressing a heritage more Burgundian than Australian. From Rick Kinzbrunner at Beechworth in Victoria. Jeremy Oliver's Australian Wine Annual 2004

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    $165.00
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  • Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 1996

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 1996

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    Jeremy Oliver 95 points!"Exotically scented, wild and spicy, floral and peppery. Pristine translucent and musky dark berry/cherry fruit, lightly minty, with firm balanced tannins and excellent creamy vanilla oak. Drink 2004-2008."Jeremy Oliver, OnWine.

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  • Giaconda Chardonnay 1999

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Chardonnay 1999

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

    Jeremy Oliver 94 points!My pick as Australi's finest chardonnay, extraordinarily structured and complete, expressing a heritage more Burgundian than Australian. From Rick Kinzbrunner at Beechworth in Victoria. Jeremy Oliver's Australian Wine Annual 2004

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    $175.00
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  • Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 1995

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 1995

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    Jeremy Oliver 92 points!"Perfumed, spicy red and blueberry fruit with earthy development and sweet chocolate/vanilla oak. Slightly hot, but long, trim and taut, with reserved fruit, slightly sappy firm tannins and minty, savoury finish. Drink 2003-2007...

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    $75.00
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  • Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 1994

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 1994

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    Jeremy Oliver 93 points!"Very youthful, bright and lively, with penetrative minty blueberry/cassis fruit and exotic musk/clove complexity. Fine length, weight, integration of oak and tannin. Drink 2002-2006."Jeremy Oliver, OnWine.

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    $85.00
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  • Giaconda Chardonnay 1998

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Chardonnay 1998

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

    Jeremy Oliver 97 Points!"Even more concentrated and luscious than the ground-breaking 1996 vintage of this wine, the latest Giaconda is a typically fragrant, complex, focused and minerally chardonnay whose harmonies of lightly smoky oak, citrus and...

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    $185.00
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  • Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz 1997

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz 1997

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    Jeremy Oliver 97 points!"Marvellously complex, firm but velvet-like musky shiraz whose earthy, floral, farmyard and smallgoods aromas are thoroughly permeated by penetrative dark cherry, plum fruit and enhanced by smooth chocolate oak. Tight, fine and...

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    $195.00
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