Description
The Yarra Valley was first established in 1838 making it one of Australia’s first planted wine regions. Premium Chardonnay and Pinot Noir have historically been the region’s most desired wines.
Rochford Wines was established in 1988, located in the heart of the Yarra Valley Dress Circle at Coldstream an hour east of Melbourne. The 23.2ha property is planted principally to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Isabella Vineyard at Briarty Hill 2 km south of the winery, is the family home base planted to 5ha of 40 y/o Chardonnay vines. Swallowfield Vineyard at Gembrook, 40km further south in the cooler Upper Yarra, provides delicately perfumed Pinot Noir and minerally driven Chardonnay.
Owner Helmut Konescsny’s inspired decision to hire winemaker Marc Lunt in 2011 (Armand Rousseau, Domaine Romanee Conti) has subsequently seen Rochford establish itself as a stellar producer of these exquisite Burgundian varietals.
The family owned business produces wines of great finesse and balance from handpicked grapes that are neither fined nor filtered. All wines are vegan friendly produced from dry grown vineyards. Their minimal intervention philosophy endeavours simply to shepherd fruit as gently as possible from vineyard to bottle.
