Purchased by architect Ewan Jones in 1973, Dalwhinnie Wines is listed amongst the pioneering vineyards of the Moonambel sub-region. Its first vines were planted in 1976, and 1980 saw the very first vintage of the Dalwhinne Moonambel Cabernet.

Named for the Scottish Highlands town of Jones’ ancestors, Dalwhinnie has garnered a reputation for producing exquisite and complex wines that, like the vineyard itself, only improve with age. As the highest and most removed vineyard in the Pyrenees, Dalwhinnie Wines occupies a unique position in the heart of this region – where it exists as a natural amphitheatre, nestled amongst the ranges. In addition to creating a unique frost-resistant micro-climate, the hills and sedimentary soils of the Pyrenees play a vital role in the vineyard’s reputation for consistent, outstanding and formidable vintages.

Dalwhinnie Wines has been growing grapes for forty years and is now a fully mature vineyard, producing distinctive, elegant wines that truly reflect the benefit of a dry grown vineyard.

Hailed by critics and wine lovers alike, Dalwhinne Wines has received countless awards and praise from many iconic wine writes and critics. In 2014, two of Dalwhinnie’s wines received Langton’s Classifications; the Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz obtaining the classification Excellent and was heralded by Langton’s as “high performing wines of exquisite quality”. Whilst the Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz recieved the classification of Outstanding with Langton’s praising these wines as “Australian wines of outstanding quality and provenance … that demonstrate individual winemaking philosophy, single-vineyard expression, old-vine heritage, regional classicism and house-style”. The 2015 Eagle Shiraz was also awarded ninety-seven points in the James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2020 Edition.

This iconic vineyard produces just three wines every year, pouring decades of expertise into each vintage to produce ultra-fine cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and shiraz. Now part of the Fogarty Wine Group portfolio, Dalwhinnie Wines keeps good company alongside renowned vineyards across Australia. With the cellar door open four days a week, enjoy a glass of Dalwhinnie Wines’ finest, while taking in sublime views of the Pyrenees.