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Inspired by a landscape that reminded him of his beloved Scotland, explorer and squatter Angus McMillan was so moved by his first view of eastern Victoria from Mount Macleod in 1839, that he "...named it at the moment Caledonia Australis". Caledonia, an old name for Scotland, and Australis, meaning southern is the region now known as Gippsland. Today certain privileged vineyard sites around the Gippsland town of Leongatha are proving to have the terroir essential for producing high quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines. Caledonia Australis was the vision of a group of wine enthusiasts in the early 1990s to create quality Burgundian style wines, assisted by our talented wine maker and Master of Wine, Martin Williams, who shares this vision. Our approach to winemaking is true to Burgundy style. We seek the natural expression of regionality to produce wines that faithfully reflect our vineyards strengths and uniqueness. We embrace the principles of minimal winemaking intervention, applying contemporary technology as appropriate to achieve similar or superior results to traditional techniques. The results are wines of classic style and outstanding quality.Caledonia Australis Vineyard 2007 Estate Pinot awarded "Gippsland Wine of the Year" at the 2009 Gippsland Wine Show, along with "Gippsland Red Wine of the Year", "Best Pinot Noir" and "Best Young Dry Red". Other Awards at the 2009 Gippsland Wine Show: Caledonia Australis 2007 Pinot Noir "Top Gold";
Mount MacLeod Pinot Noir 2007 "Gold", Mount MacLeod Pinot Noir 2008 "Silver"
Caledonia Australis Chardonnay 2006 "Gold", Caledonia Australis Chardonnay 2007 "Silver"
Mount MacLeod Chardonnay 2008 "Silver", Mount MacLeod Chardonnay 2007 "Bronze"
Caledonia Australis Chardonnay 2005 awarded "Gippsland White Wine of the Year", at the 2008 Gippsland Wine Show, along with
"Best Chardonnay". Caledonia Australis wins best Victorian Chardonnay for 2007 Caledonia Australis Chardonnay in the Federation Square Show Case Series December 2008 Awards. Caledonia Australis Vineyard awarded five star rating by James Halliday for the second year in a row.
Australian Wine Companion 2006. 2003 Caledonia Australis Reserve Pinot Noir ranked 95/100. Nominated "Best of the Best" in Australia in Pinot Noir variety. Other outstanding ratings were:
2003 Caledonia Australis Pinot Noir 94/100.
2002 Caledonia Australis Chardonnay 94/100. Caledonia Australis 2003 Mount MacLeod Pinot Noir highly acclaimed by Tim White in the Financial Review. "Best value Aussie Pinot Noir I have ever tasted". For details please click on the link below. Caledonia Australis wins best Victorian Chardonnay for 2003 Mount MacLeod Chardonnay in the Federation Square Show Case Series 2004/05 Awards. For details please click on the link below. Caledonia Australis Vineyard awarded five star rating by James Halliday.
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