A unique opportunity to own a thriving multifaceted business
with a well established USP and enormous growth potential - just over an hour
by freeway from Melbourne Central Business District and only one hour fifteen
minutes from Melbourne International Airport.
Trofeo Estate Vineyard -
In the thriving world of Australian wine production, one
boutique label committed at its inception to take the bold steps necessary to
deliver a higher quality product produced without compromise and without using
chemical fertilisers, pesticides or herbicides and where the vinification
process would take place in Terracotta Amphorae producing wines offering
several unique features.
Where chemicals could not leach out of wooden barrels
dulling the flavours and aromas of the wines. Terracotta Amphorae are almost
infinitely reusable, reducing the winery’s greenhouse gas emissions and its
carbon footprint. Sustainability in all stages from growth, through production
to the table or the glass.
Wines which would be better for the environment and for
the consumer
Where products harmful to the human body can leach from
oak barrels in the presence of alcohol and contribute to adverse reactions to
wine, these Furfurals are not present in Terracotta wines.
Trofeo is the future of premium wine for people who care
about what they put in their bodies.
Clean, natural wine. Wine without additives where you taste
the fruit as nature intended.
Producing great wines in this way showcases the terroir, the
uniqueness of the micro climate and the sheer quality of the fruit produced by
healthy vines grown in perfect harmony with nature and brought together with
meticulous care and passion by expert wine makers dedicated to the process.
Wine production in terracotta amphorae is not new. The
history of this method was well established in the time of the Ancient
Egyptians. The great civilisations of Greece and the Rome venerated the wines
made in Terracotta. The Ancient Greeks believed that as a product of
the earth terracotta was so pure and so connected to civilisation that
Prometheus used it to create humankind.
In Georgia traces of wine in ceramic fragments have been
found in Neolithic archaeological sites dating back 8000 years.
The Property on offer -
The Trofeo Estate Vineyard is 50 acres of magnificent
Mornington Peninsula land nestled on the lower slope of Red Hill overlooking
Port Phillip Bay in Dromana, Victoria.
Trofeo is renowned for its unique methodology, its thriving - expanding label, excellent cellar door and a superb restaurant and wedding / function venue. The images portray a small selection of the club and corporate events held at Trofeo, along with a sample of the estates glamorous annual events and romantic weddings.
(Tropheo Estate Vineyard and MKI thank the wonderful people in all of the event, restaurant and cellar door images, together with the fabulous bridal parties and photographer Brendan Creaser at Brendan Creaser Photography)
With the demand for short-stay accommodation and plans in
place for chalets, Trofeo Estate Vineyard is uniquely placed for exponential
future growth in addition to expanding export demand for wine as it was always
meant to taste and from soil to glass these premium boutique wines are grown
and produced to the highest standards of ecological soundness minimising the
labels carbon footprint and producing ethical, sustainable wines and
experiences.
Trofeo produces a range of dry, desert and sparkling wines.
All wines are produced employing Trofeo’s unique Terracotta vinification
methods. Trofeo Estate is currently a Halliday 5 star winery with 4 wines
scoring 95 points, including a Pinot Gris which is ranked 3rd nationally. Quite
an accomplishment for a winery producing ‘unwooded’ Terracotta wines from
traditionally ‘oaked’ varietals.
The current wine range of Trofeo Estate Wines comprise Pinot
Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Gris from estate grown
grapes.
For Sale by Private Treaty are the land and improvements
together with the labels, the business (going concern) and associated equipment
and knowledge.
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Inspections are strictly by prior appointment. Please include your
contact telephone number for verification and security purposes.
Some History of the property.
Late 1932 Passiflora Plantations bought 400 acres in now
Harrisons Road which included the parcel now Trofeo Estate.
The famous red brick building housing the Trofeo Estate
cellar door and restaurant was built circa 1934 and used canning passion-fruit
pulp.
1948 The property was purchased by a member of the Seppelt
family who planted Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling at the back of what is now
part of the Trofeo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon block.
Circa 1955 the property was purchased by Ken Broadhurst
(related to the Seabrook family) and was run by Doug Seabrook, (famous wine
merchant family in Australia) who made wine there until 1967.
In the 1980’s the land was purchased by Bob Pieme, who
created 5 Sons Estate and planted some 50 acres of vines including Cabernet
Sauvignon, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris