Red Blend

Pemberton

Red Blend

A Right Bank-inspired blend of dominant merlot with contributions from cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc. It’s a slightly atypical Aussie style with its restrained elegance and less reliance on plump ripe fruit. This is one of the best. Bright aromas of bay leaf, black cherry and tomato bush. The palate is medium-weight with depth and poise. A fine lingering acidity...

Swan Valley

Red Blend

So bright and lively is this great example of what the Swan Valley can achieve. This is such a beautifully presented wine displaying a lifted mix of plum chocolate fruits on the nose with just a little twist of black pepper. The palate is delightful with a bright lively medium body displaying an exotic mix of cherries and plum with...

Swan Valley

Red Blend

Bewdiful, just bewdiful. A blend from a vineyard Rob Mann helped plant with his father former Test cricketer Tony Mann. As you might imagine with these two varieties there is no shortage of fruit. Loaded with ripe plush and generous red fruits from the initial engaging aromas through to the soft and supple palate. Has a brightness and energy that...

Frankland River

Red Blend

Can’t remember a better example of this wine. It’s a mataro grenache and shiraz blend from the Riversdale Vineyard in Frankland River in this wonderful vintage. A deep mass of dark fruit explodes from the glass. Spicy plum, dark chocolate and dark cherry aromas invade the senses. A rich vein of fruit cascades across the palate. It’s juicy and plush...

Margaret River

Red Blend

No, you won’t need a squeeze of lemon in this one. It’s a combination of graciano and tempranillo, two famous Spanish varieties. Spicy red fruit notes with a slightly raspberry and cherry combination. Beautifully weighted palate that is about the fruit with just a little oak adding to the structural integrity. The high acidity makes this ideal as a food...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Cabernet is the dominant variety here, but the rest make important contributions to both the perfumed aromas and the depth and structure of the palate. It was a year producing excellent fruit quality, which is captured by the intense aromas of blackcurrant and dark chocolate with a fragrant lift of bay leaf. The palate is super concentrated with firm minerally...

Western Australia

Red Blend

This is consistently one of the best value red wines produced in WA. It’s a blend of cabernet, shiraz and merlot sourced from various regions and all harnessed into a soft and smooth medium bodied wine that screams out for current drinking. It was a riper year, so the wine has good rich fruit intensity, modest tannins and lightly applied...

Margaret River

Red Blend

This blend of malbec, petit verdot and merlot comes from the Mangan Vineyard. Only older oak has been used, allowing the hugely concentrated fruit to express its full power and intensity. It’s a lively and vibrant wine with excellent tannin structure which seems a product of the vineyard. It’s a bold statement with deep colour and power through to its...

Margaret River

Red Blend

There’s a bit of Bordeaux Right Bank in the blend here. All indications are that this is going to develop into a beautiful wine. It’s already showing heaps of promise. Lifted red and black fruit aromatics with some nice dusty tobacco leaf characters. The palate is medium bodied but with plenty of intensity and power. Sinewy tannins and decent hit...

Margaret River

Red Blend

A wine that certainly captures the essence of a cool and quite elegant vintage in Margaret River. It’s a combination of dominant cabernet franc and a small amount of cabernet sauvignon. I think there are a few other Bordeaux varieties in there too. Leafy blackcurrant aromas immediately point to a wine of refinement and elegance. The palate is quite beautiful...

Perth Hills

Red Blend

Highly fragrant and quite beautifully perfumed aromas greet immediately on this thoroughly engaging blend. The oak influence is deliberately underplayed with fermentation in a mix of oak and ceramic egg. The combination of varieties brings a mix of dark and lifted red fruits together with that mourvedre producing a nice spicy dried herb edge on the finish.

Geographe

Red Blend

Such a beautiful vintage has been captured perfectly with this classic Rhone-inspired blend. It’s a medium bodied bright as a button fruit led wine of captivating brightness and vitality. The palate is a mix of blackberry and cherry with a little spicy, peppery infusion to lift. The soft and supple fruit have plenty of structural support from the chalky tannins...

Margaret River

Red Blend

The deepest, darkest colour you could ever imagine sits in the glass of this 70/30 blend of malbec and petit verdot from Cullen’s Mangan vineyard. It’s named after Kevin Cullen’s grandfather Ephraim, who like Cullen was a wine pioneer, albeit in the previous century. All naturally fermented and basket pressed before maturation in oak of which 35% was new for...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Without fail, this delightful rose is always right on the money. It’s a blend of all red varieties grown at Cullen and is made using the saignee method of bleeding off a portion of the wine during fermentation. The colour is a pale copper with a little amber. The aromas lift with notes of strawberry and fresh cream. The palate...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Oh, just wonderful. Captures the essence of this early drinking red wine style that has become such a winner for Deep Woods. It’s a blend of shiraz with malbec and grenache. So, it’s a sort of jumbled GSM with malbec instead of mourvedre. It’s so bright and vibrant with lively floral perfumed aromas and a delightful medium bodied palate of...

Swan Valley

Red Blend

This uses a new clone of grenache, which is good for colour and drought resistance. Also has Graciano, mencia, touriga national and tempranillo. It’s a field blend as part of a program to make a better grenache to what has been in the valley. It is less tannic and more perfumed, and the intention is to make a straight grenache...

Great Southern

Red Blend

A smooth and easy drinking medium bodied blend from the Great Southern. Lots of ripe red fruits on the nose with a lift of lightly cedary oak. There’s a subtle lift of leaf on the nose with a trace of milk chocolate. The palate has a dry savoury thread through the sweet red fruits. Balances nicely.

Margaret River

Red Blend

This is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, merlot and petit verdot. Opens with beautifully scented, aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry with a slightly cedary influence. The palate is perfectly weighted and crafted. Deeply concentrated fruit surges forward, supported by quite firm tannins and plenty of oak. Has a slightly chalky character with traces of bay leaf and seashell minerality....

Margaret River

Red Blend

Opens with a brilliant high-definition colour. Then the aromas of blackcurrant, spicy plum and juby red fruits engage. The energy evident on the nose strikes through into the palate with its concentrated red fruit delivered with poise. Has a slightly chewy mouth feel but the bright red flavours really emerge as it moves effortlessly to a long finish. Will support...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Bright red fruits lift from the glass revealing elevated strawberry and plum with a light rustic dried herb character The palate is medium weight but crammed with powerfully presented fruit. The tannins are firm, showing a slightly chewy feel, contributing to the grainy palate texture. It’s as bright as a button with tremendous energy driving through to the finish.

Margaret River

Red Blend

Pulls the virtues and the characters of these two varieties in Margaret River together into one harmoniously structured and balanced blend. Plush with fruit showing tremendous intensity. There’s a trace of oyster shell minerality and bay leaf lurking in there. Bright and brilliant.

Margaret River

Red Blend

Consistently one of the best value blended reds from Margaret River. This is medium bodied with beautiful, perfumed scents immediately attractive. The cabernet gives structure while the merlot adds softness and flesh to the middle palate. Characters of bay leaf and black olive with a neat minerality supported by fine tannins and gentle oak infusion.

Margaret River

Red Blend

A neat little blend of shiraz grenache and the white and highly aromatic viognier. The intent has been to use winemaking techniques to gently extract colour, flavour and tannins to create a soft and smooth palate. Lovely mix of plum and licorice with a slight sweet confectionery character. It’s medium bodied and so supple and seamlessly smooth. That little bit...

Margaret River

Red Blend

The blend is the Portuguese varieties touriga nacional, tinto cao and sousou. Peterkin has taken a deft approach to gently coax the delightful fragrances and flavours from these varieties. So many things happening on the nose with spicy, cloves and light plum with a subtle chocolate coating. It’s such a vibrant high energy wine with bright fruit flavours lifting from...

Frankland River

Red Blend

A wine which honours the significant contribution of Dr Harold Olmo in the early stages of the new era of the WA wine industry. It’s a blend of cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, malbec and mourvedre. In this case it has the highest proportion of cabernet franc ever used in the blend. Has a beautiful lift of red fruit on the...

Frankland River

Red Blend

A wine which honours the significant contribution of Dr Harold Olmo in the early stages of the new era of the WA wine industry. It’s a blend of cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, malbec and mourvedre. In this case it has the highest proportion of cabernet franc ever used in the blend. Has a beautiful lift of red fruit on the...

Western Australia

Red Blend

A real Heinz variety mix with mencia, grenache tempranillo malbec, arinto, shiraz, gamay, nero d'Avola and Montepulciano all swirling through it. It’s soft and generous with medium body. Delicious red fruits with a hint of cherry ripe and other confectionery notes making for an appealing palate. Wonderful mouthfeel and texture making it ideal for food. Love drinking it now.

Margaret River

Red Blend

This is a 75% cabernet and 25% petit verdot blend. It is always cabernet dominant. But the other variety is determined by the varietal strength. There is some beautiful varietal cabernet in here. The petit verdot adds colour and concentrated power and tannins. It’s a really elegant style of cabernet with bright brilliant colour. It’s almost in the medium bodied...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Highly scented and perfumed medium bodied blend of two Spanish varieties graciano and tempranillo. The combination of spicy cherry and raspberry merges with the subtle earthy savoury notes. It's supple and juicy with a vibrant fruit lift. Plenty of chalky acid on the finish will support further ageing.

Margaret River

Red Blend

This is a personal favourite. It's a 68% cabernet, 22% malbec and 10% merlot blend. Such a good vintage captured perfectly to reveal all the power and concentration with a deft hand creating an elegant and finely tuned finish. Super intense cabernet fruit dominates with that graphite and slightly oyster shell minerality helping to focus and present through its long...

Margaret River

Red Blend

This blend of largely cabernet with smaller contributions from merlot, malbec and petit verdot is sourced from the Woodlands Brook Vineyard and the Wilyabrup Valley. It was introduced a few years ago and has steadily moved up in completeness and complexity. This is the best yet. It has power and poise with deep fruit intensity edged with a minerally chalky...

Margaret River

Red Blend

A medium bodied leafy wine that reflects the cooler vintage in Margaret River. Nose as a slight tomato bush sage character, while the palate is angular and neatly worked with gentle oak. The tannins provide a chalkiness that adds to the final picture.

Margaret River

Red Blend

Really interesting wine, this. There are three clones of cabernet sauvignon and a new clone of cabernet franc plus different clones of malbec with a little merlot. This is a very young wine, but it is looking very good. It’s structured and poised with the 25% new oak an important contribution. Lots of minerally blackcurrant fruit with a trace of...

Great Southern

Red Blend

A blend of syrah, mataro and grenache from the Riversdale Vineyard in Frankland River. Interesting that the syrah includes a couple of Rhone clones, 877 and 470, which are starting to have a significant impact on WA syrahs. Perfumed exotic notes of spices and red fruit. The palate is medium weight, elegant and seamlessly refined. Love the chewy fine grained...

Western Australia

Red Blend

This is a blend of primitivo., which we generally call zinfandel, sangiovese and the Sicilian variety nero d'avola. The combination works a treat, providing a remarkably soft and generous wine of suppleness and oodles of flavour. Balanced fruit dominant with just a little oak in the background. The sweet fruit of the zin works well.

Pemberton

Red Blend

This is a blend of 65% merlot, 20% cabernet sauvignon and 15% cabernet franc. Takes the standard wine a little deeper and a little longer with an immediately more complex and layered palate profile. It gets an extra year in older oak which obviously plays a part in its palate feel, creating a nice softening effect. A most complete wine...

Manjimup

Red Blend

This is a new wine from Peos. It's a shiraz and cabernet blend produced by combining the best barrels of the vintage. Without doubt, the best Peos wine I have tasted. Smooth and effortless, yet at the same time powerful and deeply intense. The mix of mulberry, blackcurrant and spices is engaging. The firm fine core of chalky tannin and...

Margaret River

Red Blend

This is a grenache shiraz mataro blend. Grenache and mataro are from Frankland and the shiraz from Montague. It's soft and supple with minimal oak influence. They were fermented separately and matured in French for eight months. The new French gives it just a little lift. Has some nice spice with a little cinnamon and subtle black pepper. The acid...

Geographe

Red Blend

Come on guys, you have to love this wonderful blend of these three Rhone varieties sourced from Geographe. It's soft and supple but still with a chalky core of tannin and oak providing its poise and direction. It's really about the fruit with only a small amount of oak influence. Super wine for current drinking while all that vibrant youthful...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Made as a ready to drink red wine. It's a cabernet dominant blend with the firm varietal core driving the structure of a pleasing and flavoursome red. It's medium bodied with a dark fruit combination displaying a little bay leaf and black olive,