Tintilla Estate is a single boutique vineyard high on Hermitage Road, and the thing it does that its neighbours do not is Italian: Sangiovese planted on chocolate clay over limestone, made both as a Super Tuscan-style blend with Merlot and, in the best years only, as the straight Saphira. There is also Hunter Semillon off a one-hectare block by a tributary of Rothbury Creek, an unoaked, early-picked, free-run style.
Tastings are seated and start at $13 for four wines, rising to $17 for eight and $25 for eight with cheese and olives. The estate grows and cures its own olives, so an olive tasting at $14 a head, or a $27 olive plate for two, can sit alongside the wine. It opens six days, closed Wednesday, with groups capped at eight and dogs welcome. If you have tasted your way through Semillon and Shiraz and want something different, the Sangiovese is the reason to climb the hill.
At this cellar door
- Tasting
- Cellar-door tastingBooking requiredBuy on site
- On site
- Picnic / grazing
- Who it suits
- Groups welcomeDog-friendly (Dog friendly venue)
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Tasting experiences
- Standard Wine Tasting$13pp
Four 20ml tastings; not offered on Saturdays
- Deluxe Wine Tasting$17pp
Eight 20ml tastings
- VIP Wine Tasting$25pp
Eight 20ml tastings with local and estate-made cheese and olives.
- Olive Tasting$14pp
A selection of estate olive products with bread and crackers.
Per person; wine not included
- Olive Tasting Plate$27pp
Three estate-grown table olives, two Hunter Valley olive oils and estate-made tapenade.
Add-on plate, serves 2
- Cheese Plate$40pp
Three Binnorie Dairy cheeses (brie, cheddar and labna) with seasonal estate-made condiments.
Add-on plate, serves 2 to 4
- Meat & Cheese Plate$52pp
Binnorie Dairy brie and cheddar with house-made terrine and Hungerford Meat Co. salami.
Add-on plate, serves 2 to 4
- Tintilla Dish of Olives$14pp
Estate-grown and processed mixed olives.
How does this compare? See the Hunter Valley Cellar Door Price Index
Cellar Door Club
Join ↗Entry is via purchasing 6+ bottles or completing the Friend of Tintilla registration; no fixed price, tiers or bottle allocation are published on the site.
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Getting here & good to know
Tintilla is at 725 Hermitage Rd, Pokolbin, in the Hunter Valley wine country.
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Details last checked 2026-09-29.