Dalrymple Vineyards

Brand Description

Dalrymple Vineyards was established by Bertel and Anne Sundstrup in 1987. They were visionaries, travelling to France for inspiration and guidance. Situated in the heart of the highly acclaimed Pipers River region of northeast Tasmania, almost equidistant from Launceston, Scottsdale and George Town, the Sundstrups planted their vines on sloping hills that overlook Bass Strait – the wild sea separating Tasmania from the mainland.

Location of Vineyard

Pipers River, Tamar Valley, where the good stuff grows. Imagine – bald, windswept hills, ancient gums leaning at angles, roaring north west gales and sideways rain, fluttering wildflowers, wheeling eagles. This is wild country. A place of vivid greens, basalt browns, daffodil yellow and cornflower blues. A place where we co-exist with nature and the land.
North-East Tasmania, Australia
Latitude: -41.08234
Longitude: 147.1853

Winemaking and Viticulture Philosophy

When it comes to our wine, there are four stories to be told. Our vineyards. Lean natural acidity matches with intense flavours from root to grape, soil to sunshine. Our growers. Our team of hardworking men and women, who grow and tend to our grapes with precision and care. Our vigneron. Peter Caldwell and his passion for Pinot Noir, which he carefully crushes, ferments and separates into various distinct barrels to produce wines of elegance and expression.


Our wines. Complex characters, weight, texture, and flavour come together before bottling and mature in our cellar; developing, growing, and creating a personality.

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Winery Profile
Owner: Hill-Smith Family
Winemaker: Peter Caldwell
Founded: 1987
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Acclaim
“Dalrymple winemaker, Peter Caldwell, turns his attention to Coal River Valley chardonnay here. Light straw with fruit characters of lemon, grapefruit and nectarine with hints of soft spice, grilled hazelnuts, white flowers, lemon butter, creamy oak, fennel, stone and marzipan. Lemony and creamy on the palate with tight, fine acidity and a blast of lemon drops on the finish.” — acclaim for 2022 Dalrymple Coal River Valley Chardonnay from James Halliday, Aug 2024
“Single-vineyard pinot noir from Dalrymple's home turf in Pipers River. The most lifted and red-fruited of the single-site releases. Bright red cherry, red plum and blood orange fruit tones with underlying hints of Chinese five-spice, dried cranberries, rose petals, biltong, cinnamon and earth. Calm and savoury with some sea spray nuance to the minerally acid pulse, lovely airy red fruits, chalky tannins and a fine, elegant presence.” — acclaim for 2022 Dalrymple Pinot Noir Tasmania from James Halliday, Aug 2024
“There is a lovely meaty edge to this year's Coal River Valley release. The fruits lie in the blueberry and red cherry spectrum with plenty of underlying exotic spice, poached rhubarb, pomegranate, amaro herbs, citrus blossom and a whiff of game. But it's that meaty, umami stuff on the palate that grabs you, swelling at first, some sour cherry sweeping in, tannins silty fine and a lacy mineral acid presence provides the pulse. Lovely.” — acclaim for 2022 Dalrymple Coal River Valley Pinot Noir from James Halliday, Aug 2024
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