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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.
Phaedrus Estate
A quieter Dromana-side estate making honest, characterful wines, Viognier, Sangiovese, and Pinot alongside the Peninsula classics.
Known for Italian and Rhône VarietalsFamily-Run Dromana EstateOff-Ridge Cellar DoorViognier and Sangiovese
Phaedrus Estate · Dromana Why we’d goPhaedrus is one of the Peninsula's unsung cellar doors, small, family-run, and deliberately off the main ridge itinerary, with a varietal range that gives the flight real range.
Phaedrus is one of the Peninsula's unsung cellar doors, small, family-run, and deliberately off the main ridge itinerary. The focus is broader than the Peninsula average: alongside the mandatory Pinot and Chardonnay, the estate works with Viognier, Sangiovese and a handful of other varieties that give the tasting flight some genuine range and a reason to pay attention beyond the usual cool-climate benchmarks.
The cellar door is unpretentious and the wines are honest. This is the kind of stop you add when you want to finish a cellar-door day with something different, at a quieter address, before heading back down to the bayside for dinner. The Dromana position makes it easier to reach from the bayside than from the ridge, which is an advantage if you are not driving all the way up to Main Ridge.
Check current hours, Phaedrus runs a smaller tasting schedule than the headline estates. Worth confirming before you make the drive.
Worth knowing
- Best for
- Cellar door visits · Wine lovers · Couples
If you only do one thing
Ask to taste the Viognier or the Sangiovese, whichever is available, as your starting point before working through the rest of the flight.
Works well with
Crittenden Restaurant · Small Stone Pantry
Filed under Cellar DoorSlowAll YearCouplesSolo
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