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Margaret River

Chardonnay

White Wine of the Year 2024 It would not surprise me if this is lauded as the greatest Leeuwin chardonnay yet. You would get no argument from me. There is elegance and power here. A subtle layered wine. It was a year of great concentration and power. Has that pear and lime character which is part of the DNA. The...

Swan Valley

Muscat

Glorious statement of this famous Swan valley style. Multi-layered complexity of toffee and luscious honey and raisins. There's stone fruit vanilla bean and licorice swirling through the thick unctuous palate. Has been freshened with some younger material to add some zip to the finish. Average age of the wine is 20 years with the base blend of vintages between 1974...

Margaret River

Fortified

A champion of fortified production in the heart of cabernet and chardonnay country. Just shows what can be done. This bridges the old and new word divide with a little sweet fruit but a drier old-world finish. Spices and caramel toffee with a little sprinkle of cocoa. It has a focussed acute palate that extends to a super long finish....

Margaret River

Muscat

A very good example of this style of wine displaying more of the bright primary fruit to lift the wine. Has developed a high degree of lusciousness with ripe caramel and honeyed dried fruits. Multi-layered and deep and concentrated with a warm palate-coating viscosity. Has started to show some classic muscat rancio which comes with extended ageing in old oak...