Chateau Leamon was established by the Leamon family after the purchase of a small mixed farm in 1972. The fencing was removed and the property was planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Semillon and Riesling in 1973. Chateau Leamon was the 3rd winery ( after Balgownie and WaterWheel ) to be established in Bendigo during this renaissance period of the Australian wine industry in the 1960's and 70's. The first vintage resulted in immediate success, as the 1977 Cabernet Sauvignon won the Small Winemakers Trophy at the National Wine Show Canberra. This began an illustrious show career for Chateau Leamon, consistently winning medals in every year since our first vintage, including coming runner-up to the Jimmy Watson Trophy in 1979 and 1985.

Today, Chateau Leamon is owned and operated by winemaker Ian Leamon and his mother Alma Leamon. Ian studied winemaking at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga while gaining valuable work experience at Bests Wines, Brown Brothers, Arrowfield, Veuve Clicquot and Rosemount Wines. Although Ian made the 1983, 84, and 85 vintages while completing his studies, it was not until 1990 that he returned to Chateau Leamon on a permanent basis. Chateau Leamon continues to grow and their wines are now available in Queensland , NSW, Victoria as well as Manila, the USA, United Kingdom, Singapore, Switzerland and Germany and of coarse at the cellar door at our winery in Bendigo. Future releases of their  wines will find their way to Alberta in Canada and also to Germany. To obtain more information on the availability of Chateau Leamon wines please refer to the "contact us" page.