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Bella Ridge Estate

Wineries Swan District No Cellar Door

78 Campersic Road, Herne Hill, WA 6056
(08) 9250 4962

Description

A niche, family-owned winery handmaking original and interesting wines from their 1960s vines in the Swan Valley to great acclaim, following a chance encounter with James Halliday. No cellar door.

Alon and Jodi Arbel purchased the property in 2003, building their winemaking facility in just three short months. Following a chance encounter, when James Halliday tasted their unnamed and unlabelled Shiraz, Bella Ridge Estate was born. (The winery needed a name to be printed for a national review in Halliday’s column in The Weekend Australian!)

The vines, planted in the 1960s, are almost entirely non-irrigated and crop levels are kept very low. Coupled with the vineyard's aspect on the foot hills of the Darling Range and the excellent gravelly loam soil, the result is grapes of excellent quality with highly concentrated fruit flavours.

The Wines

Focusing on warm climate varieties that are well suited to the region, the mostly hand-picked range includes Italian, Spanish and classic French styles made with a ‘non-commercial’ approach, where characterful wines are encouraged. Winemaking and bottling are completed within the estate. All wines can be purchased online.

 

Details

Open Days / times: No Cellar Door

Wine Region: Swan District

Facilities: No Cellar Door

Wine Variety: Cabernet Shiraz, Chenin Blanc, Grenache, Mourvedre, Semillon, Shiraz, Tempranillo, Viognier, Rosé

Cases Produced: 3500 cases

Established: 2003

Vineyards: 8 hectares

Winemaker: Alon Arbel

Location

78 Campersic Road, Herne Hill, WA 6056

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