Golden Ball Vineyard

The Golden Ball is located in North East Victoria within the Geographical Wine Indication of the Beechworth Wine Region.

From an English land grant of 1857 Mr Isaac Phillips named the 1900 acres, Golden Ball after his favourite London hotel. Presently, now 53 acres, the property purchased in 1996 by James McLaurin. Consisting of the 1996 Original Vineyard and in 2005 the Lineage Vineyard.

Our philosophy of care to our land encompasses ou...

ORIGINAL VINEYARD

• 4.5 acres (2 hectares) 1996
• Chardonnay (grafted in 2014 from Shiraz)
• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Merlot
• Malbec
• first vintage 2002
• rows run Northeast/Southwest
• slight Northwest facing, gentle slope
• planted on deep decomposed granite and light clay
• 800 mm cordon height
• loose VSP canopy (vertical shoot position)

LINEAGE VINEYARD

• 3.5 acres (1.5 hectares) 
• Planted 2005
• Close planted unicordon
• Shir...