Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/wine/baillieu-vineyard/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: unknown Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. [Wine Country]() Winery [Merricks]() # Baillieu Vineyard A thoughtfully managed Merricks estate making elegant Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that rewards the drive to find it. Known for Under-Visited Merricks Estate Elegant Chardonnay Intimate Cellar Door Vine Walk Access [Book a tasting]() Baillieu Vineyard · Merricks Why we’d go The cellar door the Peninsula wine crowd refers to in lowered voices, not a secret, but genuinely under-visited, and better for it. Baillieu Vineyard is the kind of place the Peninsula wine crowd refers to in lowered voices, not because it is a secret, but because it is genuinely under-visited. Small, thoughtfully managed, and tucked along a quiet back road, Baillieu produces elegant Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from a Merricks site that rarely makes the day-trip itineraries. The cellar door is small and the experience rewards people who come with a little curiosity. There is no kitchen, no crowd, no queue. There is the winemaker or a senior team member, a careful flight, and, if the afternoon runs that way, a walk through the vines. The wines reward a second glass; they are the kind of Peninsula bottlings that open up rather than announce themselves. Check visiting hours before driving, Baillieu runs a smaller schedule than the headline estates. Worth the effort. Worth knowing **Best for** Cellar door visits · Wine lovers · Couples If you only do one thing Book a tasting and stay long enough for a proper glass, these wines open up rather than announce themselves. Works well with Elgee Park · Merricks General Wine Store Filed under Cellar Door Slow Solo All Year Couples At a glance **Type** Winery **Location** 51 Stanleys Rd, Merricks VIC 3916 · [Directions]() **Awards** Halliday 5-Red-Star Winery **Website** [merricksstore.com.au]() **Directions** [Get directions]() **Live status** [Check current hours →]() [Book now]() Not sure how to build a day around Baillieu Vineyard? [Search Peninsula Insider]() More to explore ## Other wine experiences to compare [Back to Wine Country →]() Winery [Red Hill]() ### [Avani Wines]() 98 Stanleys Road, Red Hill South VIC 3937 Shashi and Rohit Singh's biodynamic family estate, one of the Peninsula's only serious Syrah programs alongside the Amrit single-vineyard range. cellar door slow [Read notes]() Winery [Moorooduc]() ### [Barmah Park Vineyard]() 3007 Frankston-Flinders Rd, Moorooduc VIC 3933 A rustic, intimate cellar door running a five-wine, five-canape pairing from a hatted-standard kitchen, the most structured tasting format on the Peninsula. cellar door long lunch [Read notes]() Photo: Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria Distillery [Mornington]() ### [Bass & Flinders Distillery]() 232 Balnarring Rd, Tuerong VIC 3915 A Peninsula gin distillery with a gin-school blending session that has quietly become one of the region's best wet-weather plans. rainy day cellar door [Read notes]() [Book]() Build a day around this ## Planning guides that include Baillieu Vineyard Peninsula Insider guides that put this stop into the context of a full day or weekend. [Peninsula weekend itinerary →]() [Cellar door shortlist →]() [Self-drive winery tour →]() [Winter on the Peninsula →]() Keep this for later [← Part of Merricks - view the destination guide]() Is this your business? [Manage this listing]() Something wrong on this page, or is this your business? [Tell us what to fix]() and you get a case reference back. corrections@peninsulainsider.com.au reaches the same desk. ## The Insider Note The Peninsula worth knowing. An occasional email. What's on, where we'd go and what's worth knowing next. Independent editorial. Sent when there is something worth knowing. Unsubscribe any time [Privacy]()