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Rammed-earth architecture, an estate dining room and six vineyard suites in Red Hill South.
Known for Wood Marsh ArchitectureVineyard SuitesKooyong Sister EstateRammed-Earth Cellar Door
Port Phillip Estate · Red Hill Why we’d goStay above the vines where the architecture, cellar door and dining room are all part of the same Red Hill South visit.
The Wood Marsh-designed rammed-earth building at Port Phillip Estate holds a cellar door, a dining room and six suites above the vineyard in Red Hill South. Each suite has a private terrace with views across the vines toward Western Port Bay. It is a stay that can revolve around the estate's architecture, wine and a long meal without much movement.
The Dining Room currently serves lunch Wednesday to Sunday and dinner on Saturday; bookings are essential. The cellar door offers a single-vineyard tasting across Kooyong and Port Phillip Estate wines. If you want the two-night La Dolce Vita package, confirm whether lunch or dinner fits your dates when booking.
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Worth knowing
If you only do one thing
Ask about the two-night La Dolce Vita package, then reserve its Dining Room meal and any cellar-door tasting for your dates.
Works well with
Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove · Tedesca Osteria
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Editor's verdict
Port Phillip Estate sits on the same address as Kooyong and shares winemaker Tim Perrin, but is the anchor: the home estate, the accommodation, the dining room, the full infrastructure. The Morillon and Red Hill Pinot Noir wines make a compelling site-specific argument for Red Hill South terroir. Adults-only accommodation, no pets, one-hat restaurant - wine-literate, food-serious destination.
Walk-ins welcomed. Standard tasting charged per person (non-refundable); Wine Tasting & Cheese, Single Block & Single Vineyard, and Wine Flights tiers also run - book direct for current prices. No pets permitted on premises.
Key varieties: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris.
Worth seeking out: Morillon Pinot Noir.
1 Good Food Guide hat.
1 Chef Hat, Age Good Food Guide 2023 and 2025. Serves both Port Phillip Estate and Kooyong visitor experience.
Cuisine: European-influenced.
Six contemporary luxury Vineyard Suites; adults only (16+). Terrace views across the vines.
Walk-ins are welcome for the cellar door. Restaurant reservations are recommended. Hotel bookings required in advance.
Yes - Port Phillip Estate Dining Room, 1 Chef Hat (Age Good Food Guide 2023/2025), European-influenced cuisine.
No - no pets are permitted on the premises.
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