• N° 01 · Estate wines, est. 1987 (placeholder)
  • Syrah · Chardonnay · Pinot
  • Yarra Valley, Victoria

Slow wine,from oldvines.

Fig. 1The cellar curtain, tasting room.

Twelve hectares of old vines, picked by hand and bottled on the estate.

ScrollCellar door open Thursday to Sunday

The wines

This year'scellar.

Five wines, made in small lots. Prices are placeholders.

2022

Syrah, Hill Block

Dry-grown · 13.5% · $68

2023

Chardonnay, Les Pierres

Limestone block · 12.8% · $54

2021

Reserve Pinot Noir

Eighteen months in oak · $92

2024

Rosé of Grenache

Pale, bone dry · 12.5% · $36

NV

Blanc de Blancs

Three years on lees · $58

The estate

Made byhand.

Four things we do the slow way, every vintage.

Fig. 2French oak, the barrel hall.
  1. i.

    Dry-grown vines

    No irrigation since 1994. Smaller crops, deeper roots.

    Twelve hectares · east-facing
  2. ii.

    Picked by hand

    At first light, into small crates, block by block.

    March and April
  3. iii.

    Wild ferments

    The yeasts on the grapes and in the cellar do the work.

    Nothing added but time
  4. iv.

    Bottled here

    On the estate, by the people who made the wine.

    About 2,000 cases a year

The cellar's only rule

Nothinghurried.

Visit

Three waysto stay.

Thursday to Sunday, from eleven. Bookings are kept small.

i.

Tasting

Six wines, seated, with the person who poured them into barrel.

$35Forty-five minutes, waived with a purchase

Book

ii.

The long lunch

Four courses from the kitchen garden, wines matched by the glass.

$140Per guest, wines additional

Book

iii.

Winemaker's table

The barrel hall, back vintages and dinner, for eight at most.

$220Per guest, Saturdays only

Enquire

Illustrative prices for this example. Replace them with your own.

Questions

Beforeyou come.

Can we walk in for a tasting?

On quiet days, yes. Weekends are by booking, so we can pour for you properly.

Do you cater for dietary needs?

Tell us when you book. The kitchen cooks from the garden and adjusts happily.

Do you ship wine?

Across Australia, in six- and twelve-bottle cases, packed by hand.

Bookings

Stay forthe afternoon.

Estate
212 Avenel Road, Yarra Valley (placeholder)
Write
cellar@closavenel.example
Open
Thursday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm