Our Producers
Willandra
Trentham's second label continues to go from strength to strength. The range is named after the Willandra lakes region, which was fed from rivers rising in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. The wines are produced in an 'easy drinking' style but without compromising the richness of fruit. The Gentle Press Chardonnay is un-oaked and made from the first 'soft pressings' which retain more of the lifted aromatics and pure Chardonnay fruit flavours on the palate.
click for image gallery
Green Credentials
click for image gallery
Green Credentials
- Current Vintages
- Previous Vintages
| No archived wines listed. |
- Profile
- Region
Almost half a century ago, the first vines were planted at Trentham Cliffs in far west New South Wales. Trentham Estate is part of the former sheep station called 'Trentham Cliffs' which was settled in the 1930's by the Chanter family. In 1948-49 the riverfront was developed into horticultural properties, and so began the settlement of Trentham Cliffs. Trentham Estate is a small boutique winery specialising in varietal grape growing and production, situated on the New South Wales side of the Murray River, some 15km from Mildura. The Murphy family were pioneers who first established vineyards at Merbein in the Sunraysia area in 1909. John Murphy, who bought Trentham Estate, died in 1997 leaving his sons Patrick and Anthony as the Estate's viticulturist and chief winemaker. Each brother is an expert in his particular field.
Man has lived, worked and played along the shores of Lake Mungo for up to 40,000 years. Originally the lakes were full of water and teemed with fish and beds of mussels. Water fowl foraged on the lake whilst mammals grazed or hunted around the lake shores. Approximately 15,000 years ago the climate changed, the lakes dried out and people adapted to a dry climate. In the mid 1880's Europeans came with flocks of sheep and settled the area. The Winery owners, the Murphy family, are the direct descendants of the original farmers of this area. The Willandra range is named after the Willandra Lakes area, which was fed from rivers rising in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. These lakes supported a large array of native fish, birds and other wildlife, which sustained a large Aboriginal population from 20,000 to 60,000 year ago. Today these large lakes have dried and what remains is a timeless environment of lakebeds, sand drifts and sandstone outcrops.