About Borambola Wines

Borambola Homestead is located on the Sturt Highway, twenty-five kilometres east of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina district of NSW.

The grand home that dominates the estate dates back to the 1880s and stands on a hill that looks out on the Snowy Mountain foothills in one direction and the plains of the Murrumbidgee in the other.

Borambola was built by George Macleay, the son of Alexander Macleay, the Colonial Secretary who also built Elizabeth Bay House in Sydney

The property today lies on seventy hectares of grey sandy loam at an altitude of 180 metres. The vineyard is planted to some twelve hectares of vines and although it actually lies in the Riverina, the vineyard
is classed as being in the Gundagai growing region.

The McMullen family moved into the Borambola homestead in 1992 and soon after began planting the vineyard. All in all, they planted 2.7 hectares on the western side of the house in an area that showed great potential for grape growing. It had a good all-year-round water supply and plenty of rainfall.

Much hard work went into the preparation of the vineyard, with family and friends all digging in and giving their time. The first twenty-six rows of Chardonnay were the back-breakers, but they learned a lot about vineyard management in the process.

The success of Chardonnay encouraged them to expand in 1998 and to plant 11.3 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz on the eastern side of the property.

Christophe Derrez and Lucy Maddox are the winemakers at Borambola Wines and they bring a wealth of experience to the vineyard. They use modern winemaking techniques, combined with traditional methods in their winemaking, with styles learned from all over the world and in Australia.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Shiraz are the varieties available for tasting and purchase at their Cellar Door.