A $120-million resort on one of the Hunter Valley’s oldest wine estates is being pitched as the region’s first new-build luxury project of its scale in two decades.

HVL Hotels is planned Laval Hunter Valley, a 65-key resort across the 67ha former Lindeman’s Estate at Pokolbin. It is due to open in the second half of 2027.

Behind the launch is a private-capital play to turn one of Australia’s best-known wine estates into a luxury overnight destination, with HVL forecasting $49 million a year in economic activity and up to 479 jobs across construction and operations.