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The pack includes:
- 2024 Bannockburn S.R.H. Chardonnay
- 2024 Bannockburn Grigsby Chardonnay
- 2024 Bannockburn Winery Block Chardonnay
- 2024 Bannockburn Serre Pinot Noir
- 2024 Bannockburn De La Terre Pinot Noir
- 2024 Bannockburn Olive Tree Hill Pinot Noir
2024 Bannockburn S.R.H. Chardonnay
The S.R.H. is Bannockburn’s flagship Chardonnay, drawn from a tiny block of old P58 vines planted back in 1976. Named in honour of founder Stuart Reginald Hooper, it comes from a north-facing slope at Olive Tree Hill where clay, limestone and ancient marine soils give the fruit its depth and drive.
In 2024 the fruit was hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed and fermented wild in French oak hogsheads, with a portion new. Partial malolactic and ten months resting on lees (without stirring) has given the wine a beautiful mix of power and precision.
The result is a Chardonnay that feels tightly wound yet already deeply expressive. Citrus and stone fruit at its core, with a line of mineral energy and chalky grip that stretches out long. It’s the kind of wine that reminds you why Bannockburn sits among Australia’s great Chardonnay producers - complex, refined and clearly built to age.
95 points
"We’re looking at a wine in mid-flight; it hasn’t yet landed and/or opened its doors to the world. It will be beautiful when it does. There’s a lot of savoury complexity going on here. A lot of X factor."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)
2024 Bannockburn Grigsby Chardonnay
Bannockburn has long been one of Australia’s benchmark producers of Chardonnay, and the Grigsby block shows exactly why. Planted in 2007 on clay over basalt and limestone, and farmed organically, this vineyard has quickly earned its place alongside the estate’s most prized sites.
The 2024 release was handpicked, whole-bunch pressed and fermented wild in French oak, with just enough new barrels to add polish without stepping on the fruit. Full malo and ten months on lees bring texture and savoury depth, but the core of citrus and stone fruit remains bright and focused.
What you get is a Chardonnay that’s layered, precise and quietly powerful - the sort of wine that makes you understand why Bannockburn has become such a touchstone for Victorian Chardonnay. It’s compelling without trying too hard, and proof that this producer is still at the very top of its game.
95 points
"Quite a lot of colour to this wine and powerful fruit up-front, though the finish is then as restrained as it is long."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)
2024 Bannockburn Winery Block Chardonnay
The Winery Block sits right beside Bannockburn’s cellar door, planted back in 1981 when the place was first being built. These P58 Chardonnay vines have quietly shaped the estate’s house style over decades - think layered, pure, and unmistakably Geelong.
2024 was a warm season, and the grapes were picked over several passes to nail both freshness and depth. The winemaking stayed pretty classic: whole-bunch pressing, wild yeast fermentation in French oak (around 40% new), full malo, then ten months on lees. It’s all about letting the place shine.
What you end up with is beautifully balanced Chardonnay – white peach and citrus are up front, followed by struck match and a subtle hay note. The texture is silky and pulled together with a lively, chalky acid that keeps you coming back for more. It’s elegant, grounded, and utterly Bannockburn.
95 points
"it’s alive with flavour, fit and firing you could say, ripped with muscle and energy. Touch and go for 96. In any case it’s superb."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)
2024 Bannockburn Serre Pinot Noir
Serré is Bannockburn’s flagship Pinot Noir, drawn from a tiny block of densely planted vines that went into the ground back in 1984 - still one of the oldest high-density Pinot plantings in the country. Farmed organically and sitting on clay, basalt and limestone, it’s a site that gives fruit of both intensity and finesse.
The 2024 was handpicked and fully destemmed, then left to ferment wild in open-top tanks for around 10 days. Gentle plunging kept the tannins fine, before the wine was pressed and transferred to French oak hogsheads, close to half of them new. It stayed there for 12 months, followed by a further stretch in bottle before release.
The result is a Pinot that’s powerful but tightly coiled - dark fruit, spice, a savoury earthy edge, and that chalky line of tannin Bannockburn does so well. It’s serious wine, beautifully composed, and clearly built for the cellar, but already showing why Serré is regarded as one of the great Australian Pinots.
95 points
"The thing about this wine is the length of its finish. It’s quite stunning... This wine is in desperate need of another 3-5 years in bottle but the length of the finish says it all in terms of its quality."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)
2024 Bannockburn De La Terre Pinot Noir
De La Terre, meaning “of the earth,” is Bannockburn’s nod to the small, high-density plantings tucked in beside the famous Serré block. These vines went into the ground back in 2007, farmed organically and cropped low, so everything here comes through with real intensity and focus.
The 2024 vintage is classic De La Terre - savvy, savoury Pinot that’s not trying to be flashy. Bright red fruits and bramble sit alongside earthy spice and that faint iron-stone minerality you can taste across much of Bannockburn. It’s fermented wild, aged in mostly old oak with just a touch of new, and bottled with the kind of restraint that lets the vineyard do the talking.
This isn’t a Pinot that shouts, more one that draws you in with layers of detail and quiet power. It’s elegant but grounded, and always one of the most compelling wines in the Bannockburn line-up.
96 points
"We’re looking at a wine in mid-flight; it hasn’t yet landed and/or opened its doors to the world. It will be beautiful when it does. There’s a lot of savoury complexity going on here. A lot of X factor."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)
2024 Bannockburn Olive Tree Hill Pinot Noir
Bannockburn’s Olive Tree Hill block is the oldest Pinot planting on the estate, with MV6 vines that went into the ground back in 1976. For years the fruit has quietly fed into other cuvées, but for the winery’s 50th vintage they decided it was time to give this site a stage of its own. The result is the very first release of Olive Tree Hill Pinot Noir - a fitting way to mark such a milestone.
The vines are nearly half a century old now, low-yielding and full of character, and the wine shows it. 2024 delivers a Pinot that’s detailed and expressive - red and dark berries, a savoury thread, that earthy, almost foresty nuance Bannockburn does so well. It’s not a blockbuster, but it doesn’t need to be - there’s quiet power here, woven through with fine tannins and a long, graceful finish.
This debut feels like a proper celebration of place and history, while still being delicious and approachable right now. A bit of heritage in the glass, but still pure Bannockburn.
95 points
"We’re looking at a wine in mid-flight; it hasn’t yet landed and/or opened its doors to the world. It will be beautiful when it does. There’s a lot of savoury complexity going on here. A lot of X factor."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)
Bannockburn
Winemaker Matt Holmes - Geelong, VIC Bannockburn
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