Harewood Estate
The Great Southern wine-growing region offers unparalleled versatility and quality for winemakers. From the elegance and finesse of cool-climate Riesling to the subtle intensity of Denmark Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The texture and richness of Mount Barker Cabernet, along with the structure, weight, and complexity of Frankland River Shiraz.
Harewood Estate highlights this potential through a range of wines made from grapes grown in carefully selected, low-yielding vineyards.
Harewood Estate Vineyards
400km south of Perth, you’ll find our home, estate block and winery. Driving in, there’s a series of steep hills and valleys before you emerge onto the rolling slopes of the vineyard and eventually, the Southern Ocean.
It’s a pristine place, long cool summer days and ‘mean’ gravelly soils that slowly ripen the grapes to produce wines of intense flavours.
The river valley has a crucial role, funnelling cool and humid air north from the ocean moderating the afternoon heat to provide a long, slow ripening period for grapes.
Despite its lofty name, Mount Barker is largely dry, open grazing country with scattered vineyards, but it was the gravelly soil conditions that Olmo likened to Bordeaux, in France.
Great stands of towering Eucalypt forest and a massive series of rounded granite knobs give way to sweeping views out over the Porongurup Ranges.
This elevated vineyard produces crisp, cool-climate wines on granite soils.
James Kellie – Winemaker
I was fortunate to land my dream winemaking job at the renowned Howard Park, in the Great Southern. The plan at that stage was to hone my skills, learn as much as I could and move to Tasmania; 15 years later we’re still here.
In 1998, whilst at Howard Park, I started making wine on contract for Harewood and in 2003 my family and I took the plunge to purchase Harewood Estate. It was a nerve-racking time, we decided to build a 300 tonne winery and were up to our necks. I knew it was ambitious, but we were making a serious commitment to develop sub-regional wines that showcased the variety of the Great Southern.
Hard work is paying off; the winery has grown to 500 tonnes and we’ve received 31 national and international Trophies, hundreds of medals and the coveted 5 Red Star Rating from influential wine critic James Halliday which is awarded to the top 5% of Australian wineries for “a consistent record of excellence”.
The aim of Harewood Estate hasn’t changed: grapes are grown in select, low yielding vineyards to create wines that represent the best the region has to offer.
Awards
For 17 consecutive years, Harewood Estate has received 5 stars from James Halliday – Australia’s most influential wine critic – for “wines of exemplary quality and typicity”.
We have been awarded the elusive Five Red Stars for a “consistent record of excellence” since its introduction in 2006.
More than anything else, these awards are a testament to the quality of wine grapes grown throughout the Great Southern region.
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