Juniper

Roger Hill and Gillian Anderson purchased the Wrights’ Wilyabrup property – one of the founding vineyards in the region – in '98, driven by the 25yo vineyard with dry-grown cabernet as the jewel in the crown. They also purchased complementary vineyards in Forest Grove (Higher Plane) and Wilyabrup; the vineyards are sustainably farmed using organic principles. Following the passing of Roger, son Tom (formerly a winemaker in the Yarra Valley) is now running the business. Mark Messenger spent 25 years as head winemaker at Juniper before retiring in September ’23. He passed the baton to winemaker Andrew Bretherton, who spent 6 years as senior winemaker at Deep Woods Estate prior. -HALLIDAY TEAM