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Bellarmine Wines in Pemberton, Western Australia is rated as a five star winery by renowned Australian wine judge and critic, James Halliday. In his annual "Australian Wine Companion", Halliday has rated all wines Bellarmine produces at 90 points or more out of 100.Named Bellarmine after 15th century made jugs used to carry wine from oak cask to table, Bellarmine wines is an estate owned by wine enthusiast and pathologist, Dr Willi Schumacher, and his wife Gudrun.
The Schumachers live in Bremerhavn in Germany. They are passionate about great wine and searched the world for a place to plant vines before they chose the Bellarmine property. The 550 acre property is adjacent to the 100 year old forest in the premium cool climate wine region of Pemberton in south-western Australia.
The area under vine is 22 hectares and includes the varieties of Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Shiraz and Petit Verdot. The site is elevated with gravelly laterite soils and since the first vintage in 2004, the Schumachers are proud to see that Bellarmine has been producing consistently good wines.
Latest News - 2008 Perth Royal Wine Show - 2007 Bellarmine Shiraz won top Gold medal in class 35 which included 114 Shiraz wines from across Australia. Judges comments were "An exciting class to judge. Top wines were excellent." Bronze medals were won by 2007 Bellarmine Chardonnay, and the soon to be released 2008 Chardonnay and 2008 Sauvignon Blanc.