Red Blend

Mount Barker

Red Blend

liked the previous vintage of this wine, which is a blend of grenache, cinsault, counoise and vermentino, but I think this one from the exceptional '26 vintage is even better. It was simply hand-picked and then pressed to concrete, where it was fermented. The combination works really well. There's a certain graininess that gives it texture, even though it's quite...

Margaret River

Red Blend

This is consistently one of the best-value wines released in Western Australia. It’s a blend of shiraz, cabernet and malbec. The colour is a vibrant, deep red, almost black. The nose is incredibly intense, with lively fruit characters mixing black and blue fruit, while the palate is sumptuous and plush, with rich flavours supported by quite fine tannins. Such a...

Margaret River

Red Blend

One of the most popular of all the Moss Wood wines. It comes from the Glenmore vineyard a little further north and is a cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and petit verdot blend. Every year it hits the mark with its delivery of beautiful, rich fruit character. Blackcurrant and dark chocolate on the nose, and a succulent and lavish palate that...

Western Australia

Red Blend

A cute name conjured from the varieties shiraz and tempranillo. This is thoroughly enjoyable and delicious, with bright raspberry and cherry cola-like characters and a lift of spice that adds the final flourish. The colour is brilliant and luminous, with purple-crimson hues, and the whole thing is about immediate drinking pleasure. Ideal served a little chilled. Should be a must...

Blackwood Valley

Red Blend

Needless to say, a very young and vibrant blend of these two varieties. viognier has added an attractive spicy, gingery lift to the rich but medium-weight plummy flavours and aromas. Deliciously seamless, with a plummy black cherry flavour combination and very subtle, fine chalky tannins adding some support. Great current drinking.

Margaret River

Red Blend

Interesting thing is that many of these '21 vintage wines are only just starting to hit their straps. Took a little while to emerge from a closed cocoon of fruit and structural influence, but this wine's come together really neatly. The intensity of the black currant, leafy cabernet is evident immediately, but then the other influences add a lift of...

Pemberton

Red Blend

Here is a sort of left bank, right bank combination. Seamlessly structured and intense red blend that captures what Pemberton can do when the season is right. Aromas of light cedar, some dark black fruits, a little perfumed lift. There's a subtle, earthy, gamey character lurking that adds so much complexity to the primary fruits. It's a wine that exhibits...

Swan Valley

Red Blend

A really interesting combination in that it's a blending of two varieties which are more bit players when married with cabernet predominantly. But a coolish, long ripening period in the Swan Valley has suited this wine absolutely perfectly. Beautiful black fruits on the nose. A little nuanced red fruit from the malbec and the darker fruits of the petit verdot....

Frankland River

Red Blend

An engaging combination of mataro, grenache and shiraz working in perfect harmony. Lovely red-fruit notes with a slightly ferrous edge on the nose. It's a wine that seems to have been fine-tuned over the years. And the result is a wine of impeccable poise and balance, with beautifully integrated fruit that is allowed to fully express itself. Some dry, savoury...

Great Southern

Red Blend

This distinctive blend of cinsaut, grenache, counoise and vermentino was introduced relatively recently and caught my attention immediately. It was all hand-picked and pressed to concrete, where it was fermented. The result is a wine of fine aromatics, beautiful texture and lovely fruit characters evident immediately. Crunchy light red fruits, some watermelon and cranberry combinations, with a little savouriness. It’s...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Juicy and fleshy blend of these two delightful varieties. High-end aromatics of red fruits with bright cherry and subtle spicy raspberry notes. The palate, while soft and supple, has a fine chalky thread of acid and grainy tannins holding its line.

Frankland River

Red Blend

After a somewhat slow start as a result of the cool vintage, these ’21s have really started to hit their straps with the extra time in bottle, and here is the perfect example. It’s from that Riversdale Vineyard again. On the nose, you get a mix of blackcurrant, ironstone and a little vanilla pod. The palate has a varietal purity...

Frankland River

Red Blend

Here’s a wine that’s straight from the Bordeaux Right Bank playbook, with this combination of merlot and cabernet franc. The aromas are quite beautiful. A mix of blackberry, fruitcake and floral perfumes are immediately captivating. The palate strikes with impeccable balance. After selecting the best barrels, it was matured in larger-format French oak foudres. So the oak never intrudes but...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Such an approachable and engaging, easy-drinking, medium-bodied red wine made with the Rhône varieties shiraz, grenache and viognier. Displays some nice red fruits with quite typical blue-fruit influences and that slightly spicy, gingery lift of the viognier. It's medium-bodied, with a juicy, crunchy red-fruit feel on the palate, with some nice dried herbs in support. Scrumptious wine for the short...

Western Australia

Red Blend

This is largely an equal blend of pinot and chardonnay with just 5% pinot meunier so it's the three champagne varieties. The baseline for this was the '23 vintage, which was a good one. And the wine had about 22 months on lees, allowing it to pick up some nice subtle complexity and textural richness. Light lemony brioche on the...

Mount Barker

Red Blend

This is a dominant pinot with a little chardonnay in the blend. It's a beautiful example of this rosé style with the grapes sourced largely from Mount Barker. Aromas of light strawberry and cherry with a slight meaty nuance. Palate is textured with a creaminess that comes from the 37 months on lees, but there is a fine, precise acidity...

Margaret River

Red Blend

The colour is deep, with a browny, burnt-caramel meniscus that is classically tawny. The aroma is complex, with florals, coffee, rich caramel, dark chocolate and slightly raisiny complexity. The palate shows just the earliest hints of rancio, reflecting its older-wine influence, with some nice roasted toffee and slightly savoury notes as well. And that dry, finishing spirit defines the style.

Margaret River

Red Blend

This is a 50th-anniversary release for Gralyn. It's a combination of cabernet, shiraz and malbec. The colour is quite brilliant, with a pinkish ruby-red tone. The nose has delightful florals with cherries and chocolate, a little violet and some rose-petal nuances. The palate is light-bodied, with a fruit sweetness balanced with excellent spirit and some fine natural acidity. It's a...

Margaret River

Red Blend

This is a blend of many varieties off the estate, and it's all been brought together in a wine that is deliciously flavoursome balanced and plush. Has some lovely plump vibrant red fruits supported with a firmish thread of tannin and a gentle hint of oak. Such a bright energetic red wine. It's just made for drinking over the short...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Juicy and fleshy blend of these two delightful varieties. High-end aromatics of red fruits with bright cherry and subtle spicy raspberry notes. The palate, while soft and supple, has a fine chalky thread of acid and grainy tannins holding its line.

Margaret River

Red Blend

In many ways the quintessential easy-drinking, approachable cabernet merlot from Margaret River. This is yet another wine that demonstrates its elegance and refinement. It’s medium weight with lively dark fruits, a little red fruit, and some subtle liqueur cherry tones. Palate is soft but still structured with chalky tannins and a little dab of oak providing the support. Drinks so...

Frankland River

Red Blend

Scrumptious. Absolutely scrumptious. That’s what I’ve got to say about this beautiful blend of shiraz and malbec from Frankland River. It seems everything has been designed to preserve the abundant natural fruit characters of these varieties from Frankland River. So it’s bursting with plums, red berry, and even a little dark chocolate. It’s had a mix of new and older...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Beautiful vintage, beautiful wine. This is all you want with this Rhône-style blend. Spicy, it’s juicy. It’s delightfully medium-bodied, but ultimately it’s tremendously flavoured and composed. Red berry fruits on the nose with a slight leafy, spicy lift. And then a palate that is quite supple and soft with fine, chalky acidity. Balance is impeccable.

Manjimup

Red Blend

Beautiful contemporary blend of these two varieties from a season that was ideal for producing approachable, friendly and quite delicious wines. This has some lifted leafy blackcurrant aromatics with dark berry influences. A little raisin fruitcake and a dollop of chocolate. Palate lifts with more red fruits and with the fine tannins, directs through to a long finish. It’s a...

Margaret River

Red Blend

The colour is quite a brilliant pale pink. And then the nose picks up the subtle red berry and raspberry notes of the shiraz, which is the source of the wine. Aromatic perfume nose of fresh strawberry, crunchy, cranberry notes. The palate is lightly textural but with a fine delicacy that picks up on those bright red fruits. It’s light-bodied...

Western Australia

Red Blend

As you might expect with this combination from a quite opulent year in Western Australia, it packs plenty from the start. The aromas of blue fruits with liqueur cherry, spices and pepper, and dark chocolate, and then flavours that build with sweet, plummy richness, supportive oak and a plummy vanillin complexity. It’s a generous wine but expresses itself with a...

Great Southern

Red Blend

This is a racy little blend of cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot. Revealing an engaging combination of dark plum and blackberry on the nose. While the medium bodied palate delivers soft, supple, yet still generous fruit flavours, supported with a neat touch of oak and refined tannins. Ideal as an immediate drinking wine.

Margaret River

Red Blend

An interesting wine that dips its toes into the Left and Right Banks of Bordeaux in terms of varietal sourcing. But it's a combination that works really well. The aromatics of the cab franc provide a lovely lift of floral notes and red berries, with the addition of the juicy, slightly leafy malbec. Palate is soft and supple, with lots...

Swan Valley

Red Blend

This is about a 50/50 blend of these two varieties and it has had no oak. On the nose there is a fragrant blue and black fruit combination. It may not have had oak, but it has structure, with supple tannins in support. Quite a juicy and flavoursome wine. It is rich and delicious, with juicy fruit as it drives...

Swan Valley

Red Blend

This is a terrific example of this blend, with the soft and generous malbec a feature. Loaded with a plummy, rhubarb-like red fruit aroma, while the palate is absolutely seamless, integrated and delicious. Has a beautiful chalky tannin influence.

Swan Valley

Red Blend

Another ripe, juicy wine from this hot vintage. Hot it may have been, but clearly clever viticulture and winemaking have contributed to a wine that is distinctly fruit-driven and beautifully balanced and poised. Has a lot of stewed rhubarb character. Has 18 months in older oak. It’s drinking really well now.

Swan Valley

Red Blend

This is a blend of shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and malbec. An elegant and refined medium-bodied red with highly fragrant, perfumed fruits and a wonderfully approachable, fieldy, easy-drinking palate. Soft with fine, delicate tannins and was only in tank. It’s drinking so well now as a current-drinking wine that would even handle slight chilling in summer. Has good structure and poise.

Swan Valley

Red Blend

Plenty of ripe red berry fruits evident, and the dominance of the Mediterranean tempranillo has obviously contributed to that. Beautiful raspberry and slightly spicy red fruits, with a palate that is soft and generous, with fine, understated tannins and a little oak. Had about 18 months in largely older oak. Has a nice soft, medium-bodied style but plenty of flavour.

Margaret River

Red Blend

The classic classic from Margaret River. It's been around for years and consistently produces such a beautiful current-drinking wine. This release from the excellent 2025 vintage ticks all the boxes for the style. Bright red fruits on the nose with hints of dried herbs, red berries and light leaf. The palate is medium-bodied but has a plush generosity about it....

Perth Hills

Red Blend

What a cracking good wine this GSM blend is. The varieties were well suited to this season, which was quite gentle in many ways, producing vibrant, high-energy fruit with lovely perfumes. And this one is all you want with this combination. Lovely floral red fruits, a little rose petal and a touch of spiciness all work together. The palate is...

Mount Barker

Red Blend

The aim with this wine is to produce a chilled red style. It's bright, lively and youthfully presented, offering stacks of medium-bodied fruit. Beautiful aromas of cherry and raspberry lead into a supple palate, supported by a core of fine tannins and a little sustaining acidity. It receives just a smidgeon of oak, but mainly it's about preserving the fruit...

Margaret River

Red Blend

The dominant component of this blend is cabernet at 90%, with smaller contributions from merlot and cab franc providing important aromatics and suppleness through the mid-palate. It's a stylish expression of these varieties, medium-bodied and displaying impeccable, seamless balance. This was an outstanding season in Margaret River, with the longer, cooler conditions promoting a combination of red and blackberry fruit,...

Margaret River

Red Blend

I was fascinated to see what Peterkin would do with this blend of Portuguese varieties — touriga nacional, tinta cão, and sousão, from the 2023 vintage. To say I was not disappointed is an understatement. It is a brilliant wine loaded with rich, vibrant fruit, displaying slightly spicy plummy notes and dark chocolate richness. There’s energy and life coursing through...

Margaret River

Red Blend

A blended red that harnesses the outstanding fruit of this low-yielding vineyard, brought together in a seamless and suave expression of Margaret River. Aromas of red fruits, tobacco, bay leaf and a trace of cocoa lead into a smoothly woven palate where crunchy red fruits interplay with darker elements in compelling fashion. A polished, refined wine of great style.

Margaret River

Red Blend

This blend has been such a consistent value-for-money wine for Victory Point over the years. I've always loved the name. It's a combination of cabernet sauvignon and malbec, so it has the structure of the cabernet with the warmth and fleshiness of the malbec, especially through the mid-palate. It was a warm year, and that is reflected in the generosity...