Port Phillip Estate is located at Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula. The maritime climate and southerly latitude combined with the estate’s deep red loam soils are ideal for cool climate viticulture. The vineyard is set in a sheltered natural amphitheatre with north and north-east facing slopes providing excellent drainage and exposure to sunlight. The 2008 vintage was characterised by an early start and above average yields. The unseasonably cool February greatly enhanced the aromatic qualities of the wines.

Bright, colour; a savoury and complex wine showing characuterie, lemon blossom, grilled cashew and fennel; the palate is tightly wound, fresh, vibrant, long and complete, offering texture, crunchy acidity and a linear conclusion. Screwcap, 13.5% alc. To 2018. $30; 96 Points. James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2012 Edition.   

An elaborately made, pale Mornington Peninsula chardonnay with plenty of personality. The nose is a complex, seamless melange of poached nectarine, grapefruit, spicy oak, burnt match and chalky aromas. In the mouth it has an attractively creamy, pleasantly layered feel with excellent balance and persistence.5 Stars; Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Age, Epicure, Tuesday 19th May, 2011.