Welshmans Reef Vineyard

Hand crafted wines, from hand tended vines

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Welshmans Reef Vineyard

Bendigo Region. Victoria. Australia.

Welshmans Reef. Victoria

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In the heart of the Central Victorian goldfields and surrounded by Grey Box / White Ironbark forests, you will find Welshmans Reef Vineyard.

Makers of fine elegant table wines.

Established: 1984
Co-ordinates: 37.07831S, 144.047853E
Elevation: 246m above sea level
Climate: Warm to hot, dry summers; cool and wet winters
Rainfall: 550ml annually
Soils: Low fertility, gravelly quartz and ironstone over mudstone and clay
Nearest towns: Maldon, Newstead, Castlemaine, Daylesford, Bendigo
Distance from Melbourne: 140 km

 

 

Historic Township of Maldon

 

 

 

Winemaking

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Philosophy

Elegant, fine wines of Central Victoria, Bendigo Region.

Each grape variety expresses different flavours and aromas according to the unique vineyard location and terroir.

Our focus is on producing wine of quality, flavour, structure, complexity and longevity.We believe wine is for drinking and enjoying with friends and family over a meal or just with good conversation

Wine Style

We produce elegant fine wines that retain and express the unique grape varietal flavours and aromas of our region. With soft to medium tannins, depth of flavour, suitable to drink now or cellar for later enjoyment.

Winemaking Technique

  • Small batch winemaking
  • Low intervention, hand made wines
  • All wines are vegan friendly
  • Controlled low temperature fermentation to preserve fruit flavours
  • Use of both cultivated and wild/natural yeasts
  • Minimal sulphur preservative used
  • French and American barriques (225l) and hogsheads (300l) barrels
  • Estate bottled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Wines

Elegant, fine wines of Central Victoria, Bendigo Region

WRV 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon

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WRV 2019 Shiraz

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WRV 2021 Merlot

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WRV 2021 Chardonnay

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WRV 2022 Sauvignon Blanc

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Black Night 2018 Shiraz

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Big Hearted Wine

All economies are cyclical and downturns are as inevitable as the upturns. We partner with vineyards to even out the bumps by taking produce in surplus, adding value and selling into an international market. Rather than seeing these grapes being left on the vine to rot and a year's labour and expense wasted, or worse - abandoned vineyards - Big Hearted Wine has developed a unique offer for grape growers.

 

Read more about Big Hearted Wine

Contact Welshmans Reef Vineyard

Maldon – Newstead Road
Welshmans Reef Victoria 3462
info@welshmansreef.com

Cellar door open weekends 10am – 5pm, or by appointment or chance
(03) 5476 2733

Contract Winemaking

We make and bottle wine for other wineries and vineyards. Large and small volumes.

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