Cannibal Creek Vineyard

Cannibal Creek Vineyard is about an hour East of Melbourne, on the fringe of Gippsland in Victoria. We are nestled in a greenbelt valley of high rainfall and rich soil farming land, beyond the urban sprawl. Here, the air becomes fresher and the distinct granite range of Mount Cannibal looms into view. For the precision minded, you will find us at S 38 – E145 with an elevation of 102m above sea level. With fourteen daylight hours in the growing season, this makes for an ideal cool climate vineyard. Cannibal Creek Vineyard sits on an area of Devonian Granodiorite (Granite) and Granite Clays. Consequently, this give rise to a natural soil profile of sandy silt, overlying silty granite clays. The origin of these soils is Quartz. This granite is quarried in and around Tynong. It is the same stone used to build the Shrine of Rememberance in Melbourne. Granite soils tend to be acidic; It has been shown in these types of soils that the grapes themselves can lack acid. This influences the approach to our viticulture and winemaking and the wines themselves. We believe our granite soils are responsible for the mineral and flinty characters in our wines, both reds and whites.