Bindi Wines is a small, family estate in the Macedon Ranges, 50 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, owned by the Dhillon family. The 170-hectare farm was bought in the 1950s as part of the larger Bundaleer grazing property. Today just seven hectares are planted to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with 15 hectares of eucalypt plantation and the rest farmed and conserved.
Winemaker Michael Dhillon was born in nearby Gisborne, where his mother's family has lived since 1853, and grew up at Bindi. He was assistant winemaker to Stuart Anderson from 1991 and took full charge in 1998, with vintages in Champagne and with Alain Graillot in the Rhône. The vineyard sits at 500 metres on poor quartz and siltstone soils and some volcanic topsoil, with low yields, meticulous hand-tending and high-density plantings of Pinot Noir.
Since 2005 the vineyard has been farmed with organic methods focused on soil life. Bindi is regarded as one of Australia's finest producers of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Regions
Wines
- Bindi Wine Growers 3 Cuvee — Sparkling
- Bindi Wine Growers Block 5 Pinot Noir — Red
- Bindi Wine Growers Chardonnay — White
- Bindi Wine Growers Composition Chardonnay — White
- Bindi Wine Growers Composition Pinot Noir — Red
- Bindi Wine Growers Dixon Pinot Noir — Red
- Bindi Wine Growers Kostas Rind Chardonnay — White
- Bindi Wine Growers Macedon Chardonnay Pinot Noir — Sparkling
- Bindi Wine Growers Original Vineyard Pinot Noir — Red
- Bindi Wine Growers Pyrette Heathcote Shiraz — Red
- Bindi Wine Growers Quartz Chardonnay — White
- Bindi Wine Growers Sparkling Macedon Extended Lees Aged Chardonnay Pinot Noir — Sparkling
- Bindi Wines Block 5 Pinot Noir — Red
- Bindi Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Cabernet Franc Dhillon Cabernet Blend Glenhope Vineyard — Red
- Bindi Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Cabernet Franc Dhillon Merlot & Friends Glenhope Vineyard — Red
- Bindi Wines Chardonnay Dhillon Glenhope Vineyard — White
- Bindi Wines Dhillon Col Mountain Heathcote Grenache — Red
- Bindi Wines Dhillon Col Mountain Heathcote Shiraz — Red
- Bindi Wines Dhillon Col Mountain Vineyard Grenache — Red
- Bindi Wines Dhillon Col Mountain Vineyard Shiraz — Red
- Bindi Wines Dixon Pinot Noir — Red
- Bindi Wines Grenache Dhillon Col Mountain Vineyard Rosé — Rosé
- Bindi Wines Kaye Pinot Noir — Red
- Bindi Wines Kostas Rind Chardonnay — White
- Bindi Wines Merlot Shiraz Accidental Red Glenhope Vineyard — Red
- Bindi Wines Merlot Shiraz Ranges Rosé Glenhope Vineyard — Rosé
- Bindi Wines Original Vineyard Pinot Noir — Red
- Bindi Wines Pinot Noir Block 8 — Red
- Bindi Wines Pinot Noir Darshan — Red
- Bindi Wines Pyrette Shiraz — Red
- Bindi Wines Quartz Chardonnay — White
- Bindi Wines Riesling Dhillon Glenhope Vineyard — White