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 Bull Swamp Pinot Noir 2019

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Bull Swamp Pinot Noir 2019

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

    "This dry grown vineyard was planted in 1981 on old, red volcanic soils at 150m elevation. There are three separate parcels of Pinot Noir, one north facing block of MV6 and another of Abel, as well as a more sheltered south facing block of MV6. The...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2017

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2017

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

    "This may be my favourite Gippsland bottling of recent years. The wine has the fruit intensity of 2016 and 2013 but with the balance and finesse of 2010. It shows cherry, blackcurrant, damp red earth and wood spice on the nose. The palate has more black...

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  • William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2012

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2012

    Region: VIC- Mornington Pen

    There's a kind of nourishing feel to this winethis feel of clarity of fruit, ease of drinking and loose-knit texture. There's savouriness in the aromas, twiggy oak, slate-like yet feathery tannins and the wine finishes with bright, juicy red currant and...

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  • William Downie Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2011

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2011

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    "Dark cherries, peach, pencil lead, charcuterie and flint. A little uptight at this stage and will need some time in bottle. The wine has a pure mineral core framed by hints of jasmine and gardenia with red fruits revealed only at the end."William Downie

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  • William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2011

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2011

    Region: VIC- Mornington Pen

    "Rose petal, musk, poached cherries, frangipane and fired clay. Less red fruit and more linear than in previous years. Fine-boned and feminine, the calibre of the vineyard is revealed with time in the glass."William Downie

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  • William Downie Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2010

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2010

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    Tyson Stelzer 94 points! "Pinot lord Bill Downie is in a happy place. Lively, expressive and precise. His YV Pinot, that is! Pretty poached strawberries, red cherries, rose petals and cumquat with well-structured tannins." Tyson Stelzer, Wine100, June...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2015

    Region: VIC- Gippsland

    Wine Front 96 points!“It smells of spring flowers. The palate is a different dimension entirely: it’s searingly fresh, cranberried, boysenberried, splashed with beet and rooted with twigs. It’s dry, spicy and seriously firm; it has the intensity of a...

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  • William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2009

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2009

    Region: VIC- Mornington Pen

    "The nose shows lifted, ripe Pinot fruit - cranberry, raspberry and blackberry with underlying rosehip and violet. The palate is textured and round with red fruits as well as quince, cardamom, mace and clove. It is structured and defined but an...

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  • William Downie Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2008

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2008

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    Jeremy Oliver 95 points!'A stylish, savoury and rather closed pinot of texture, tightness and length. It's quite reductive and needs plenty of aeration for its delicate fragrance of rose petals, red cherries and plums to flower in harmony with earthy,...

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  • William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2008

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2008

    Region: VIC- Mornington Pen

    Jeremy Oliver 97 points!"Deeply perfumed and alluring, this exceptionally fine and tightly crafted pinot marries ethereal scents of flowers, undergrowth, black and red cherries, exotic spices and a light dusting of dried herb notes with tight-grained...

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  • William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2013

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2013

    Region: VIC- Mornington Pen

    Tyson Stelzer 96 Points! "The powerhouse of the Downie pinot trilogy, Mornington 2013 personifies the meeting of grace and power. A core of black cherry and wild strawberry fruit makes for impressive fruit poise and intensity, lifted by violet fragrance...

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  • William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2011

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2011

    Region: VIC- Gippsland

    "Cinnamon, cacao, licorice, celery salt, rusted iron and dark plums. It opens with some apparent sweetness but time in the glass reveals a savoury and substantial wine. Very fine and delicate without being either masculine nor particularly feminine. It...

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  • William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2012

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2012

    Region: VIC- Gippsland

    Bright, bold, fruity aromas " charisma in sweetness, gentle spice and primary prettiness. It's slippery textured, pushing to medium bodied, shows a cool leafiness for interest and finishes with a whip of sweet acidity. It's upfront and easy to drink,...

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  • William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2010

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2010

    Region: VIC- Gippsland

    Tyson Stelzer 93 points! "Downie's Gippsland is his darkest, most rustic and savoury. Deep black cherry fruit, brambles and cherry kernel in a taut, textural frame. Tyson Stelzer, Wine100, June 2011 Campbell Mattinson 92+ points!"In theory the 2010...

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  • William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2010

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Mornington Pinot Noir 2010

    Region: VIC- Mornington Pen

    Tyson Stelzer 94 points! "Downie's trilogy blossomed over a day and my favourite changed three times! Cellar and double decant. It will blossom into morello cherry fruit, brambles and rose petals." Tyson Stelzer, Wine100, June 2011 Jeremy Oliver 94...

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  • William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2008

    [SOLD-OUT] William Downie Gippsland Pinot Noir 2008

    Region: VIC- Gippsland

    Jeremy Oliver 96 points!"Simply a superb wine, with deep, luscious, unctuous flavours yet very finely crafted and presented. Sweet, vibrant aromas of vibrant black and red cherries, dark plums and fresh floral notes are backed by heady spices. It's long,...

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