Blue Pyrenees Estate

Remy Cointreau established Blue Pyrenees Estate (then known as Château Remy) in '63, growing ugni blanc for brandy. Forty years later, the business was sold to a small group of Sydney businessmen. The core of the business is the very large estate plantings of shiraz and cabernet, most decades old, but with newer arrivals, including viognier. In '19, Blue Pyrenees Estate and Glenlofty Wines were purchased by the Vinesmith Wine Group, forming the largest producer in the Pyrenees. Wines from both Blue Pyrenees Estate and Glenlofty Wines are available for tasting at their city cellar door, Vinesmith, which opened in Melbourne's CBD in November '24. -JAMES HALLIDAY