"The Australian outpost of well-known Englishman and Bordeaux proprietor (Château Teyssier) Jonathan Maltus. The Colonial Estate cuvees are high quality wines possessing outstanding concentration and intensity along with considerable finesse and elegance." Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 2006.

The Colonial Estate is based in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, near to Adelaide.

The main winery is in the style of the early-settler period. Stone facing and a galvanised roof reflect local tradition but mask a modern, temperature-controlled winery that has been completely equipped from France. Wooden vats, triage tables, and conveyors as opposed to stainless steel vats and must pumps underline the difference in approach.

The winemakers are Jonathan Maltus, Neil Whyte, Cyril Beziat (from Château Teyssier, Saint Emilion Grand Cru) and Scott Hazeldine and Robert Heywood, with Gilles Pauquet consulting – as he does for Châteaux Cheval Blanc, Canon, Figeac, and Teyssier. The vineyards are managed by Daniel Tschirn.

A range of premium wines, - The Colonial Estate - come in a number of different grape varieties. Old-vine provenance manifests itself in the Émigré and the single vineyard wine, Exile.