Bendigo Wine Makers

Mount Alexander Winery (formerly Butterfly Crossing)

Mount Alexander Winery is operated by the Blamires family on the north eastern slopes of Mount Alexander in Central Victoria.

The vineyard is planted in the sandy granite soils of Sutton Grange which are famed for producing high quality Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. The property and vineyard are dissected by Axe Creek and the butterflies that frequent the creek in good seasons are the source of the property name. Varieties planted are shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, chardonnay and viognier.

All grape growing and winemaking practices are designed to maximise quality and allow the strong fruit characteristics to be reflected in the wine. The fruit is hand pruned to target yields of less than 2 tonnes per acre.

The fruit is hand picked and delivered directly to the winery for processing where fermentation vats are hand plunged and the marc is basket pressed to maximise the intensity and varietal characteristics of the fruit.

Quality oak (a mixture of French and American but predominantly French) is used to store the wine for 12 months before it is bottled on site using the winery's own automatic bottling line. Stelvin closures are used for all wines to ensure the wine quality will be maintained until the day it is opened and enjoyed.

Cellar Door

Weekends and public holidays – 11AM to 5PM

In the beautiful foothills of Mount Alexander on the road that runs from Sutton Grange up over the northern gap on the mount and back down into Harcourt. Blamires’ Butterfly Crossing is just over an hour’s drive from Melbourne and less than 30 minutes from Bendigo on the scenic route back to Melbourne.

Contact Mount Alexander Winery (formerly Butterfly Crossing)