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Vineyards
The Pettavel portfolio of wines are produced entirely from estate grown grapes, from our two Geelong vineyards.
Pettavel Winery & Restaurant is surrounded by 35 acres of Shiraz vineyards in Waurn Ponds, where the close proximity to the ocean produces vibrant youthful red berry fruit flavours with abundant spice. The Waurn Ponds vineyard is the source for the Pettavel Evening Star Shiraz. The Strathmore vineyard, established by Mike Fitzpatrick in 1989 now covers 150 acres of vineyards from which, the balance of our wine portfolio is produced.
Despite being only separated by 25 kilometres, the two vineyards experience vastly different climatic influences. The maritime influence of our Waurn Ponds vineyard: cool evening sea breezes and low night time temperatures, do affect our more continental Strathmore vineyard but to a far lesser degree. As a result the Strathmore vineyard has slightly warmer day time temperatures, producing grapes with richer flavour profiles and riper tannin structures. Warm dry ripening seasons ensure that we are able to fully ripen a wide range of grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, while retaining perfume and elegance, characteristics that are typical each year in our vineyard.
Winery
The Pettavel state of the art winery was constructed in 2001 and the 2002 vintage saw the first grapes processed in the winery. The winery has been designed with minimal intervention processing, ensuring that regional and varietal characters are captured and retained in our wines.
Winemaker
Peter Flewellyn
Pettavel winemaker Peter Flewellyn grew up on a vineyard in the Riverland of South Australia and after studying at Roseworthy College, spent 7 years travelling the wine regions of the world as a flying winemaker for a Bordeaux based negotiant. Working the Northern and Southern Hemisphere vintages each year, with stays in France, Spain, Moldova, South Africa and Argentina, Peter gained a wealth of experience across a broad range of wine varieties, styles and traditional wine making techniques. Returning to Australia in late 2000 to oversee the design, construction and fit-out of the state of the art Pettavel winery, Peter has drawn on his wide ranging experience and worked closely with Pettavel owner and viticulturist Mike Fitzpatrick to create a range of uniquely expressive cool climate wines.
SOUTHERN ÉMIGRÉ
Flagship wine, produced only in exceptional years.
Mr David Pettavel, a Swiss grape grower and winemaker emigrated southwards to Australia to pioneer grape growing and wine making in Geelong. Pettavel established the first vineyards in the Geelong region and began the development of a vibrant industry for the region.
Current releases,
- 2005 Shiraz Viognier
- 2005 Shiraz
View Southern Emigre tasting notes
PLATINA
Premium barrel aged wines, with maturation potential.
After a lengthy voyage, Mr David Pettavel arrived in Australia aboard the ship "Platina." After docking in Port Philip harbour in 1842 Mr Pettavel traveled directly to the hills of Geelong to plant the region's first vineyard.
Current releases,
- 2006 Chardonnay
- 2007 Viognier
- 2006 Pinot Noir
- 2005 Merlot Petit Verdot
- 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc
viticulturist
Mike Fitzpatrick
A third generation grape grower Mike Fitzpatrick has been growing grapes for many years amassing a wealth of knowledge in regards to the production of premium wine grapes. Having planted each of the Pettavel vineyards, Mike's intimate knowledge of the individual blocks allows for viticultural practices to be adapted each season to ensure both consistency and peak maturity are achieved each year.
EVENING STAR
Youthful, fruit driven wines, packaged under screw cap.
Mr David Pettavel’s efforts in the vineyard and wine cellar were of such success that expansion was constrained only by the shortage of experienced grape growers and winemakers. In order to combat the skilled labour shortage Mr Pettavel returned to Switzerland to recruit family and friends. The ship "Evening Star" docked in Port Philip harbour in 1856 carrying Mr David Pettavel and a cargo of grape growers and winemakers.
Current releases,
- 2008 Sauvignon Blanc
- 2006 Riesling
- 2007 Chardonnay
- 2007 Pinot Noir
- 2007 Shiraz
- 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
- 2008 Late Harvest Riesling
View Evening Star tasting notes
Winery Team
The modern Pettavel winery was designed to ensure that minimal intervention is required during the wine making process, with the emphasis on retaining the vibrant aromatic characters from vineyard to bottle. The small Pettavel winery team led by winemaker Peter Flewellyn share various roles. Clinton Leech manages daily operations in the winery and Kelly Smith manages winery administration and logistic duties.
During vintage each year the full time winery team share cellar duties with seasonal staff during the peak work periods.
The Pettavel range of wines are available at cellar door, retail outlets around Australia and via mail order.
For mail order enquiries please download our current mail order form and return to Pettavel. Delivery is available Australia wide, for international destinations, please contact us.
Download Pettavel mail order form
Our cellar door tasting sheet is available as a download, providing wine descriptors and basic winemaking facts.
For technical details on the Pettavel range of wines please visit the sub-brand pages
Download Pettavel tasting sheet
Availability and Stockist's
Pettavel wines are distributed nationally in Australia by Angoves
Pettavel Winery & Restaurant
65 Pettavel Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia
Telephone 61 3 52661120 Facsimile 61 3 52661140