Tomboy Hill
	204 Sim Street, Ballarat, Vic 3350 (postal)
	Ballarat
	(03) 5331 3785
	Scott Ireland (Contract)
	1984
	1300
	3 ha

Former schoolteacher Ian Watson seems to be following the same path as Lindsay McCall of Paringa Estate (also a former schoolteacher) in extracting greater quality and style than any other winemaker in his region, in this case Ballarat. Since 1984 Watson has slowly and patiently built up a patchwork quilt of small plantings of chardonnay and pinot noir. In the better years, the single-vineyard wines of Chardonnay and/or Pinot Noir are released; Rebellion Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are multi-vineyard blends, but all 100% Ballarat. I have a particular fondness for the style, not necessarily shared by others.