DIMBULLA ESTATE

O u r S t o r y

Dimbulla Estate is named after Dimbulla region in the western highlands of Sri Lanka, where the famous tea estates are located. The cool evenings and hot sunny days are a link with my childhood.
The land where Dimbulla Estate stands was in the heart of the early coal mining area but has long since returned to farming, agriculture and, especially, viticulture and olive groves. At the time of the First World War, timber from the district was dragged to a small gully and burnt in furnaces to produce an ingredient essential for gunpowder. This section of the estate has been named Charcoal Gully Block and here we grow our Shiraz grapes with their distinctive characteristics of earthy tannins and dusky oak. The early European settlers brought the knowledge, experience and tradition of wine making to the new world. At Dimbulla Estate we are committed to pursuing this tradition. We are a young vineyard and as our vines mature, the quality of our wines are evolving season by season.
DIMBULLA ESTATE

We thrive in making fine wines that enrich the soul.

HISTORY
Dimbulla Estate is named after Dimbulla region in the western highlands of Sri Lanka, where the famous tea estates are located. Dimbula Estate Vineyard and Olive Grove are located in Pokolbin, in the heart of the (lower) Hunter Valley, in New South Wales.
Dimbulla estate

O u r T i m e l i n e - O v e r T w o D e c a d e s

2001

Purchased Farm

Dilip acquired the land in the Hunter Valley and established 10 hectares of wine grape vines including Semillon, Shiraz and Tempranillo, which is a grape associated with the Spanish Rioja region
2002

Planted Vineyard

The former Australian Rugby and NSW Rugby chairman began planting his 8ha vineyard and 12ha of olive groves on Sweetwater Road at Pokolbin in 2001, releasing his debut vintages of shiraz, semillon and tempranillo five years later.

2005

First Production

The vintages of shiraz and tempranillo and semillon capture their varietal characteristics most impressively. While shiraz and semillon are the Hunter Valley’s lifeblood, the Spanish grape tempranillo is a relative newcomer to these part
2016

Award

Dimbulla Estate wines have won many awards at Wine Shows throughout NSW over several years. In 2016, the 2014 Tempranillo Shiraz release was awarded the Doug Seabrook Memorial Trophy as the overall red wine winner at the Hunter Valley Wine Show. The wine also won the trophy for the Best Other Red division at the same show.