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Mount Barker

Cabernet Franc

A variety that works well in cooler regions, but still needs to be ripe, which in this season wasn’t a problem. The perfumed red fruits of raspberry and mulberry with a little violet scent working in are just beautiful. The palate is a striking feature. It has structure and poise but with a typical varietal elegance. One of the better...

Great Southern

Cabernet Blend

This is a blend of cabernet sauvignon and the highly aromatic cabernet franc. On the nose, you get deep, plummy blackberry aromas with a slight hint of chalk dust. The palate is quite soft and supple, with a deep, plummy blackcurrant flavour. This is a wine of substance and poise, and ultimately, the smooth, seamlessly integrated palate is a feature...

Mount Barker

Cabernet Blend

A blend of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc from the outstanding 2023 vintage, this wine captures the elegance and refinement that defined the year. Aromas of blackcurrant, dark plum and violets are lifted by a fragrant floral note. The palate is seamlessly integrated, with fine tannins and finely judged oak supporting concentrated fruit through to a sustained, graceful finish. A...

Mount Barker

Nebbiolo

One of the trickier varieties to produce in Australia, with the tannin balance and management the key. In this case it’s been expertly handled. Typical red fruits on the nose with the raspberry, rose petal and strawberry nuances capturing the variety. The palate is light in colour but there is plenty of engine room grunt here as it drives to...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

This little vineyard 3 Drops acquired a few years ago consistently produces excellent pinot noir. This one is a beauty. Spicy dark cherry with a lift of aromatic strawberry on the nose. The palate has a spicy influence through the dark cherry fruit flavours. Captures that balance between fragrance and delicacy with a firmish structured core sustaining a long finish.

Mount Barker

Pinot Noir

Such a pretty, yet powerful statement of Mount Barker pinot. It is clearly as good as any yet from 3 Drops, with the season providing the ideal base for its creation. Aromas of dark cherry and a perfumed strawberry nuance with an array of spices adding allure. The palate captures the variety. There is a soft plushness here, yet there...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

It’s amazing how good some of these Great Southern wines have been from what was a very hot vintage. The slightly cooler environment seems to have suited them, and in this case, it has produced a wine that shows the plushness of pinot noir, with excellent structure from a fine thread of tannin, light oak, and the natural acidity so...

Mount Barker

Pinot Noir

The 2025 vintage produced many beautifully fragrant and elegant wines, and this is an excellent example. Violet, cherry and strawberry aromas immediately identify the variety, while a faint mushroom complexity adds interest. The palate has lovely pinot fleshiness, balanced by vibrant acidity and well-integrated oak. It finishes dry, savoury and beautifully composed.

Great Southern

Shiraz

A fine example of cool climate shiraz from the Great Southern. The colour is vibrant crimson red. Aromas combine red and blue fruits with attractive spicy touches. The oak and fruit work in harmony, while fine chalky, slightly grainy tannins add appealing texture to the palate. A little spice on the finish completes an excellent wine.

Mount Barker

Shiraz

Although 2024 was a warm year across much of Western Australia, the cooler Great Southern performed exceptionally well. This is a classic cool-climate style, showing plum, cherry and violet aromas with subtle dusty, smoky notes. The medium-bodied palate bursts with flavour, combining tightly integrated fruit and oak with fine-grained tannins. Soft and supple, yet with a core of structure that...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A medium-bodied reflection of the vintage. Yet there is plenty of mid-palate power in this stylish and refined cabernet. Minerally graphite and blackcurrant notes on the nose with just a trace of mulberry complexity. The palate is sleek and refined with a nice combination of chalky tannins and fine grained understated oak. Persistent and long.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This has a strongly fruit-driven presence about it, but when you go deeper, you see the characteristic blackcurrant, bay leaf, and quite a distinctive graphite character on the nose into the palate, which is supported by some fine tannins and some careful oak, of which 40% was new. A smooth release of dark fruits carries through to a long finish....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This has a strongly fruit-driven presence about it, but when you go deeper, you see the characteristic blackcurrant, bay leaf, and quite a distinctive graphite character on the nose into the palate, which is supported by some fine tannins and some careful oak, of which 40% was new. A smooth release of dark fruits carries through to a long finish....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This has a strongly fruit-driven presence about it, but when you go deeper, you see the characteristic blackcurrant, bay leaf, and quite a distinctive graphite character on the nose into the palate, which is supported by some fine tannins and some careful oak, of which 40% was new. A smooth release of dark fruits carries through to a long finish....

Margaret River

Shiraz

A beautifully soft and supple shiraz displaying all the virtues of this variety. Aromas of plum laced with dark chocolate and roasted coffee bean. The palate comes together beautifully with the integration of fine-grained oak and silky fine tannins. A little blue fruit character edges in on the nose before moving into the palate.

Great Southern

Shiraz

This wine was sourced from down near the Porongurups near the Kalgan River, and it shows that light, somewhat refined medium body that this area is noted for. Has a quite perfumed cherry and plum note, with a little creamy vanilla note on the palate. A savoury mix of dark plummy fruit, a subtle gaminess, and a lift of spice...

Western Australia

Red Blend

This is such a pretty wine. The cooler vintage has contributed to its elegance and charm. Opens with a perfumed African violet and red berry combination on the nose. And then the palate provides such an exquisitely integrated, balanced mix of bright and lively red fruits with the support of fine, silky tannins and perfectly weighted oak.

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

This is a beautifully expressive Pemberton pinot loaded with bright red fruits displaying a fresh strawberry and confectionery raspberry coulis type of combination. A light to medium-bodied wine, but there is palate intensity here that carries through to sustain an impressive finish. Nice short-term wine.

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is largely cabernet sauvignon with smaller contributions from malbec and cabernet franc. It's a smooth and generous wine displaying an engaging combination of black and red fruits on the nose with a little dark chocolate complexity. The palate fills with red and black fruits supported by fine sinewy tannins and neat oak. It's a well-structured and poised wine that...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This thoroughly beautiful Frankland River cabernet is both pretty and powerful. Aromas of exotic violets and cherry are layered with red berry and blackcurrant. The palate is medium-bodied and stylish, with tremendous depth and concentration of fruit delivered with real elegance. Tannins sit seamlessly, oak is well managed, and the wine pulls together everything you want in a Frankland River...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Like the shiraz off this vineyard, these vines are now more than 50 years old, and they play a fundamental role in the style and quality of Alkoomi cabernet. This captures the region quite perfectly. There's a light, lovely varietal purity, with a combination of blackcurrant and blackberry on the nose, some ironstone, ferruginous subtleties, and a subtle leafy lift....

Great Southern

Chardonnay

A refined and elegant medium bodied cabernet from Frankland. Blackcurrant and leafy blackberry notes on the nose. The palate shows good varietal integrity with a mix of ironstone and red fruits with a balanced chalky firm tannin influence. The oak has been well-handled so as not to dominate in this lighter year.

Great Southern

Shiraz

Shiraz has always been a strong suit at Alkoomi, and this is an example of a more medium bodied elegant style. The aromas are a mix of spices and black pepper over slightly meaty dark plum and chocolate. The palate is so silky smooth and seamlessly integrated. The fine chalky tannins and just a faint hint of ironstone provide complexity...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Another thoroughly beautiful exquisitely presented cabernet from Alkoomi. It’s medium bodied but the power and intensity of the cabernet fruit has been captured. This is cool climate cabernet at it’s best with blackcurrant displaying savoury and meaty cedary influences. The tannins are firm and controlling allowing the fruit to extend effortlessly to a very long finish.

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most expressive example of Alkoomi cabernet from this terrific year. Vibrant and energetic while carrying the structure and poise you expect from the variety. Flavours of violets and other florals, blackcurrant, dark plum and a faint hint of mulberry. The palate shows assertive tannin strength with oak sitting neatly in support. A savoury, almost meaty finish completes this serious...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Plenty of varietal character and poise in this cabernet sauvignon. A mix of black fruits and subtle ironstone on the nose, with a little chocolatey bay leaf character. The palate is generous and slightly medium-bodied, but there's stacks in there, with a tight inner core of tannin and oak wrapped by that almost fleshy black fruit richness of these old-vine...

Frankland River

Shiraz

Beautiful medium bodied shiraz showing the structure and fruit expression you associate with this region. Spicy ironstone aromas with light plum and mulberry nuances. A little lift on the nose comes with the small addition of viognier. Perfectly integrated oak and fine chalky tannin create the support for a long palate.

Frankland River

Shiraz

The spice and lift, especially on the nose, comes from a small dab of viognier co-fermented with the shiraz. Maturation in about 20% new French oak has added depth without excess. Aromas are spicy and plummy, with a touch of licorice. The palate is loaded with supple plummy fruit, supported by fine tannins and the structure of the viognier. It...

Frankland River

Shiraz

Generous, soft, round, plush shiraz from this warmer year. In fact, the remarkable thing is that a wine of such suppleness and almost gentleness has come from what was hot times in the old town of Frankland in '24. Bright red fruits with some plummy cherry notes, a little spice and dark chocolate. And then the palate, soft and supple,...

Frankland River

Shiraz

A thoroughly delicious medium-bodied shiraz bursting with bright fruit. Red berry, mulberry and plummy notes lift from the nose with a little spice and black pepper on the palate. Juicy and supple with plush mulberry flavours, supported by fine tannins and a lick of oak. It all sits together harmoniously to make a summer drinking winner.

Great Southern

Shiraz

This was quite a cool season in Frankland River, but it also produced some very good wines, such as this shiraz. Sweet dark chocolate over dark plum with a peppery dried herb influence emerges immediately on the nose. Then the smooth velvety palate kicks in with its plush fruit and well-integrated tannin and oak. It's an elegant wine of great...

Frankland River

Shiraz

A beautiful testament to old-vine Frankland fruit. In fact, these vines are now more than 50 years old, and their value cannot be overstated, especially in warmer years, where, despite the heat, they can bring fruit of tremendous generosity and softness, all in perfect balance, to the table. This is loaded with dark blackberry and cherry-like characters on the nose....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This has been a winner for Amelia Park, and I have to say this one is as good as any released to date. The warm vintage suited the ripe generous style. The addition of the aromatic cab franc with a little malbec has lifted the nose and created beautifully exotic perfumes. This takes the cab merlot blend into another zone....

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Wow. You won’t be able to put this one down. Exotic perfumes of bright red berries with a little minerally earthy nuance before the final lift of violet showing the subtle influence of a small amount of cabernet franc. The palate is pure indulgence with supple fruit wrapped around a fine thread of tannin and a gentle touch of oak....

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This is a masterful example of what can be achieved under this banner. In this case, it's a combination of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and cabernet franc. Sure, the cabernet sauvignon takes the dominant role, but the other varieties complete the seamless palate, bringing a lift of vibrant red fruits. Lovely combination of plummy blackcurrant, a little spicy cedar and...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This was a pretty warm season in Margaret River, yet the earlier ripening and maturing chardonnay has generally performed very well, and this is a very good example of that. The nose shows plenty of deep stone fruit and a white peachy nectarine character with some lifted florals. On the palate, the richness of chardonnay emerges but is controlled to...

Frankland River

Shiraz

A mighty impressive wine that Gordon sources from the shiraz powerhouse of WA. It's generous, it's supple, it's opulent but it's all controlled and balanced. Typical of the season and in the Jeremy Gordon style of winemaking. All those spicy plum, dark cherry, and even a little green olive work tirelessly on the nose. Once you delve into the palate,...

Frankland River

Shiraz

This is such a good wine for the price. In fact, it's a good wine for any price, quite frankly. Sourced from Frankland River, which makes sense for this variety and is just loaded with bright, plummy mulberry, spicy characters. A little liqueur cherry for further complexity. And then the palate is soft and plush with a velvety integration of...

Frankland River

Shiraz

This is an exceptional example both of the region and the vintage. So, Frankland in '23, like the rest of the state, was mighty good and here is a wine that makes a statement. Bursting with aromas of dark plum spices, some slightly dried herb sage-like characters and beautiful florals. The palate is seamlessly integrated with dark fruits, a slightly...

Margaret River

Grenache

This excellent grenache from this excellent season comes off one of the oldest grenache vineyards in Margaret River. Typically, fragrant and perfumed with that rose petal, cherry and raspberry combination. Offset with a little dusty, dry earth and leather. Palate is supple, medium-bodied, with tremendous length and precision. Lots of dark fruits and ripe berries, and harnessed with just the...