William Downie

Young Australian Winemaker of the Year 2006 - Gourmet Traveller

"William Downie established his own label in 2003 after several years living and working in Burgundy. His intention is to produce wines of purity and detail that reflect their place of origin. They are made in the most natural way possible, not pushed or shoved in any direction. They are not added to or subtracted from. Although each of the William Downie wines is made from Pinot Noir, the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and Gippsland are more different than they are similar. William was the Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine Young Australian Winemaker of The Year for 2006." - William Downie

"William Downie is so highly regarded in Australian wine circles as a maker of top pinot noir that he is almost synonymous with the variety. De Bortoli’s Steve Webber once described him as the “best winemaker in Australia” and a group of sommeliers have even formed a fan club, Team Downie." - Jeremy Pringle, Wine Companion

  • [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Camp Hill Pinot Noir 2023

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Camp Hill Pinot Noir 2023

    Region: VIC- Gippsland
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    SERIOUS DEPTH OF FLAVOUR, WHILE MAINTAINING THE ETHERIAL LIGHTNESS OF THE SITE - ANOTHER SENSATIONAL WINE

      **Limited. Only 3 per customer**   "This site was planted in 1998 at 250m elevation and is considered the highest point between the Strzelecki and Great Dividing Ranges. The vineyard faces north...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Bull Swamp Pinot Noir 2023

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Bull Swamp Pinot Noir 2023

    Region: VIC- Gippsland
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    EARTHY, SPICED, BUT WITH GREAT PINOT FRUIT - A WONDERFUL ARRAY FOR THE SENSES

      "This dry grown vineyard was planted in 1981 on old, red volcanic soils at 150m elevation. There are four separate parcels of Pinot Noir, two north facing blocks of MV6 and another of Abel, as...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Bull Swamp Pinot Noir 2022

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Bull Swamp Pinot Noir 2022

    Region: VIC- Gippsland
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    THE BULL SWAMP PINOT IS A BROODING, MUSCULAR PINOT WITH BRIGHT, COUNTERING ACIDITY

      "The wine has a deep ruby red colour. The nose shows concentrated blackberry, blackcurrant and poached plum fruit aromas as well as rosemary, rosehip and shiitake mushroom. The palate is tight and...

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    $100.00
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  • William Downie Thousand Candles 2013

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Thousand Candles 2013

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    Tyson Stelzer 97 points!"Once in a very, very long while a wine bursts into the world and smashes the familiar paradigms of classic blends and traditional practices with the kind of distinction that...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Thousand Candles 2012

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Thousand Candles 2012

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    "The 2011 was wrong but the 2012 is right. It drinks as an act of redemption. We are all unforgiven in an unforgiving world but William Downie, the craftsmen behind both this wine and the...

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