We are a multi-award winning wine producer situated on a stunning property little over an hour from Melbourne, Australia.

Established in 1989, our property sits in an internationally recognised "Cool Climate" region on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula and currently encompasses 46 acres with 23 acres under vine.

Boasting one of the best views from any winery in the world, we are renowned, not only for our fine wines but also for our superb, panoramic views of Western Port Bay.

For the last 25 years, we have produced some of the finest wines from the Mornington Peninsula and our brand is now synonymous with this Cool Climate region.

In most years, our wines are exceptional, with the cool, maritime climate mixing with volcanic and sedimentary soils to create wines that are wonderfully textured, complex and elegantly understated.

Our brand architecture allows consumers to discover and enjoy our wines based on pricing and style considerations and we consistently offer exceptional quality wine across a range of styles and price points.

At an altitude of anywhere between 40 and 300m, and with soils that range from volcanic to sedimentary, the Mornington Peninsula is blessed with a cool maritime climate that creates one of the most unique combinations of any wine producing region in the world.

The region splits into more than 50% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Gris with the remaining 10-15% being made up of a number of varietals; the most significant being Shiraz.

Along with 1,000 hectares planted, 200 vineyards and more than 60 Cellar Doors, it’s closest and most comparable regions (globally) are the Rheingau, Napa and Burgundy.

The region is widely renowned as Australia’s best for Pinot Noir; the most neurotic of grape varieties

At Red Hill Estate we are proud to support and be associated with the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Associations who work tirelessly to promote our region. To discover more about the great work that the MPVA does please visit www.mpva.com.au

Donna Stephens is our Chief Winemaker at Red Hill Estate.

Before becoming a winemaker, Donna completed a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology & Resource Management which eventually landed her a job in Nhulunbuy in Australia’s Northern Territory working on a crocodile farm.

A few years later she then finished another degree, this time in Winemaking from Charles Sturt University. Donna worked at Buronga Hill Winery as an Assistant Winemaker and from there, took up the helm at Cranswick Estate and then Evans & Tate; as Senior Winemaker

Prior to joining the team at Red Hill Estate, Donna enjoyed a long and successful stint in the Clare Valley with Kirrihill Wines, where she created award winning Regional & Single Vineyard wines.

Donna works with our viticultural team to create wines that we have all grown to love. Wines that have elegance, regional character, finesse & classic style.

Wines that are worthy of the Red Hill Estate label.

VUE DE MONDE & RED HILL ESTATE

As part of our association with great guys from Truffle Melbourne, we recently teamed up with the legendary Vue de Monde restaurant high on the 55th floor of the Rialto Tower in Melbourne for a wonderful Black Diamond Dinner. Head Chef Justin James created a stunning 5 course menu that celebrated locally grown truffles & showcased them with a matching suite of wines from Red Hill Estate.

VICTORIAN WINE SHOW WINNER

We are proud to announce that we have received a Gold Medal and a Trophy at the 2016 Victorian Wine Show in November for our 2014 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir.  As it was judged BEST PINOT NOIR at the show.

INTERNATIONAL COOL CLIMATE WINE SHOW WINNERS

Delighted to have picked up a Gold Medal & a Trophy at the 2016 International Cool Climate Wine Show in late May 2016. Our 2014 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir was judged to be the BEST PINOT NOIR at the show & we are genuinely humbled & greatly honored to receive such special recognition for what is one of our most premium & most special wines. Additionally we also picked up a host of other accolades for many of our other great Cool Climate wines;

TROPHY / GOLD MEDAL

“Single Vineyard” Pinot Noir 2014 -  96 Points Trophy / Gold Medal 

SILVER MEDAL

“Single Vineyard” P&Q Chardonnay 2013 - 91 Points Silver Medal

“Cool Climate” Chardonnay 2014 - 92 Points Silver Medal

BRONZE MEDAL

“Cellar Door Release” Chardonnay 2013 - 86 Points Bronze Medal

“Cool Climate” Pinot Noir 2014 - 87 Points Bronze Medal

“Single Vineyard” Mossolini 2012 - 86 Points Bronze Medal

“Single Vineyard” Mossolini 2013 - 89 Points Bronze Medal

“Merricks Grove” Chardonnay 2014 - 85 Points Bronze Medal

“Merricks Grove” Pinot Noir 2013 - 88 Points Bronze Medal

JAMES HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION 2017

We're delighted to have been awarded a 5 STAR RATING yet again by the 2017 Halliday Wine Companion. It’s always an honour to receive such a great rating & always more special to have that noted by James Halliday & his team

The 2017 edition also brought us some fantastic successes across a range of our wines & we received scores of between 87 & 96 points for no less than 13 of our wines;

Single Vineyard (P&Q) Chardonnay 2013 - 94 Pts

Single Vineyard (M&N) Pinot Noir 2013 - 94 Pts

Single Vineyard (M&N) Pinot Noir 2014 - 94 Pts

Single Vineyard (Mossolini) Shiraz 2013 - 92 Pts

Merricks Grove Pinot Noir 2013 - 95 Pts

Merricks Grove Chardonnay 2013 - 96 Pts

Cellar Door Release Pinot Noir 2014 - 93 Pts

Cellar Door Release Chardonnay 2013 - 92 Pts

Cool Climate Pinot Noir 2014 - 91 Pts

Cool Climate Pinot Grigio 2015 - 91 Pts

Cool Climate Sauvignon Blanc 2015 - 88 Pts

Cool Climate Chardonnay 2014 - 87 Pts

Cordon Cut Pinot Gris 2015 - 89 Pts

We currently have eight ranges of wine available that vary in style and price. However, our winemaking team meticulously adopt the same philosophy towards all our wines in their pursuit of wine perfection. 

Our core range - our Estate, Merricks Grove and Single Vineyard wines - are complemented by additional offerings that cover our Cellar Door Release, an occasional Regional Releases line (where we put a little RHE spin on classic varieties from classic regions) as well as Sparkling and Sweeter selections. In addition to this we also produce a range of wines called The Bench at Red Hill Estate that support our association with MS Research Australia and their wonderful campaign Kiss Goodbye to MS

All our wines are available for purchase in our online Cellar Door