Red

Blackwood Valley

Cabernet Blend

A supple, gentle, easy-drinking red wine capturing this lovely vintage and all its fruitful glories. A little mix of blackcurrant and dark fruitcake with some nice savoury spices. Medium-bodied and juicy, with vibrant red fruits, supported by some fine tannins and just a subtle persuasion of oak. Neatly presented wine.

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.

Frankland River

Cabernet Blend

An elegantly structured wine from this cooler vintage. Beautiful, scented aromas of plum and spices with a little red berry character. The palate is so neatly integrated with those perfect bedfellows of cabernet and malbec knitting together harmoniously. The silky tannins and fine-grained oak provide a velvety smooth and vibrant palate. A little minerally seashell-like character adds to the finish.

Frankland River

Cabernet Blend

A softer and more generous version of this wine, but still with that remarkable polished elegance that smacks of great fruit, an excellent season and skillful winemaking. Spicy floral notes on the nose with a little mineral ore character. The grainy palate provides texture to the excellent fruit. Elegant and stylish. Super stuff.

Frankland River

Cabernet Blend

A softer and more generous version of this wine, but still with that remarkable polished elegance that smacks of great fruit, an excellent season and skillful winemaking. Spicy floral notes on the nose with a little mineral ore character. The grainy palate provides texture to the excellent fruit. Elegant and stylish. Super stuff.

Frankland River

Cabernet Blend

A softer and more generous version of this wine, but still with that remarkable polished elegance that smacks of great fruit, an excellent season and skillful winemaking. Spicy floral notes on the nose with a little mineral ore character. The grainy palate provides texture to the excellent fruit. Elegant and stylish. Super stuff.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that pays homage to Dr John Gladstones, whose work was largely responsible for the development of Margaret River. This is right up there with any that have been made, coming from a vintage that was well suited to the variety. Leafy blackcurrant fruit with a graphite oyster shell nuance working with a sliver of black olive. It's a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine which honours Dr John Gladstones, one of the greatest and most important people in the WA wine industry. A most elegant expression of this wine, which seems to indicate an approach to introduce more elegance and control. Minerally and slightly leafy blackcurrant on the nose with other notes of dark chocolate and light plum. The palate sings a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine which honours Dr John Gladstones, one of the greatest and most important people in the WA wine industry. A most elegant expression of this wine, which seems to indicate an approach to introduce more elegance and control. Minerally and slightly leafy blackcurrant on the nose with other notes of dark chocolate and light plum. The palate sings a...

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is the pinnacle of the Houghton range. It comes from the famous Justin vineyard in Frankland River, where some of the state's finest wines have their genesis. This is one of the most elegant and stylish of any “Jack” yet released, yet there is no shortage of engine room grunt. Chalky iron filing minerality emerge from the dark fruits...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

One of he most elegant of any Jack Mann release, being a product of this cooler vintage in Frankland River. Comes from the famous Justin vineyard in Frankland. Aromas of blackcurrant and light cedar with other notes of leaf and violet. Lovely medium to full bodied fruit on the palate with fine silky tannins and an ample hit of supporting...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

While there are stylistic similarities with the previous vintage, this is a prettier and if anything, more delicate expression. Yet, there is ample engine room power here. It’s so bright and alive with energy from the first take on the nose through to the perfectly balanced and weighted medium bodied palate. Love the powdery tannins and super-fine-grained oak use. “Jack”...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

While there are stylistic similarities with the previous vintage, this is a prettier and if anything, more delicate expression. Yet, there is ample engine room power here. It’s so bright and alive with energy from the first take on the nose through to the perfectly balanced and weighted medium bodied palate. Love the powdery tannins and super-fine-grained oak use. “Jack”...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

While there are stylistic similarities with the previous vintage, this is a prettier and if anything, more delicate expression. Yet, there is ample engine room power here. It’s so bright and alive with energy from the first take on the nose through to the perfectly balanced and weighted medium bodied palate. Love the powdery tannins and super-fine-grained oak use. “Jack”...

Western Australia

Shiraz

When the season is good, this wonderful value-for-money wine really does come up trumps. In this case, it’s bursting with ripe, savoury, plummy blackberry notes, with a little syrupy dark chocolate. The palate is buoyant and bright, with plush, soft, supple fruit, a gentle hint of tannin and very subtle, barely discernible oak. It really is a complete package and...

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...

Frankland River

Shiraz

This is a thoroughly delightful expression of a modern shiraz from a great region. Thomas Yule was a colourful member of the original syndicate which purchased Houghton 1836. Highly perfumed aromas of red berry, light spicy plum and a little ironstone complexity. It’s bright and vibrant from the first take on the nose through to that exquisitely balanced palate. Fabulous...

Frankland River

Shiraz

This is a thoroughly delightful expression of a modern shiraz from a great region. Thomas Yule was a colourful member of the original syndicate which purchased Houghton 1836. Highly perfumed aromas of red berry, light spicy plum and a little ironstone complexity. It’s bright and vibrant from the first take on the nose through to that exquisitely balanced palate. Fabulous...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This was made when we had that little matter of Covid. It was a very short and quick warmish vintage in Margaret River, and the fruit was excellent. This is bright and vibrant from the start. Aromas of plummy, minerally blackcurrant with a lifted bay leaf and black olive nuance. The palate is more medium bodied with a fine thread...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This is an excellent wine. It is a blend of largely cabernet with smaller contributions from malbec and petit verdot. It is seamless with the generosity of the fruit cascading over the fine thread of oak and tannin. Plush black fruits with some nice darker plum and black olive influences. Has a bright and very lively palate that bursts through...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A poised and beautifully assembled blend of 85% cabernet sauvignon, 10% malbec, and 5% petit verdot. Stylish and elegant, yet driven by the intensity of cabernet that defines Margaret River. Bold black fruits are harmoniously integrated with fine oak and supported by firm but chalky tannins. Impeccably crafted and classically structured, this is a wine built for the long haul.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Powerful but, at the same time, refined and elegant. The colour is bright and bursting with energy. Bright red fruits punch out some wonderful, complex nuances of red berry and leafy floral notes. The palate is tidy and controlled, with a lovely graphite, oyster-shell minerality balancing the richly layered fruit flavours. The energy is extraordinary.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A blend of 90% cabernet and 10% malbec. An elegantly crafted wine from this cooler vintage. Blackcurrant aromas with dark chocolate and tobacco leaf swirling through a maze of cracked seashell minerality, a trace of graphite and a little olive tapenade. A little of the malbec red fruits brings another dimension. A mighty impressive wine demonstrating the adaptability of Margaret...

Margaret River

Shiraz

Super value wine from this very good season. The colour is deep and almost opaque but with a brilliant luminosity. Spicy black pepper lives the deep plummy palate. It's rich and lavish with a dense concentration of dark plummy blackberry fruit flavours. Balanced and perfectly integrated.

Margaret River

Grenache

A modern expression of grenache, medium weight but with good structure and fruit intensity. Made with 30% whole bunch and partial carbonic maceration, it shows a delightful fruit lift. Aged for nine months in amphora, a nod to ancient Rome, it delivers bright red apple, rose petal, and raspberry, all in elegant restraint. The palate is seamless and integrated, with...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A very tidy cabernet blend. The warmer season has delivered fruit of deep intensity and fruit flavours, which have been captured by the approach of using a basket press with about 14 months in French oak. Plummy blackcurrant fruit combination on the nose with a palate that has structure and poise A leafy lift on the finish completes the wine.

Margaret River

Petit Verdot

A generous and richly textured red wine from a variety that is generally used as a blending option. In this case the dense dark fruits deliver with surprising seamless elegance. Deep red, black colour leads into the scented red fruit perfumes. The palate has a slightly tarry character with rich lingering flavours.

Margaret River

Malbec

Unlike the Songbird malbec, this one gets oak treatment with an approach that gives this fleshy variety more structure and poise. This is an excellent example of a wine that has presence and definition with the bright red fruits augmented with subtle graphite and light cedary characters. Love the way the sinewy tannins work into the palate in support of...

Margaret River

Malbec

Yet another of the superb malbecs being made in WA these days. In this case it was fermented and aged in a concrete egg and subsequently bottled without fining of filtering. The approach has produced a wine of purity and integrity that is a true unhindered representation of the vineyard. Bright and bursting with plush flavours. It's a cracker.

This cracking and thoroughly delicious malbec is all about fruit. Pure joyous bright red fruit. It shows the profound influence of using a concrete egg, in which it was fermented and aged for 10 months. It allows for minimal intervention with the no fining or filtering approach in line with capturing the bright red fruit in its purest form. You’ll...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The aroma is immediately enticing. The scented red fruits work with varietal blackcurrant, while intriguing notes of oyster shell minerality and leafy graphite and light black olive lift effortlessly. A seamlessly integrated balance with fine but firm tannins digging deep through the palate.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Fair amount of hands-on winemaking here with handpicking, hand plunging and extended skin contact before basket pressing to oak of which 35% was new. The 18 months in oak has contributed to a structure that will suit cellaring. Has a distinct graphite character on the nose with a dried herb and blackcurrant combination. The palate is still tightly held but...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A thoroughly beautiful cabernet from this great year. There’s real power here, but also elegance and refinement, very much a reflection of both the season and the winemaking, which has harnessed high-quality fruit. Classic blackcurrant aromas are lifted with a touch of bay leaf and oyster-shell minerality. The palate displays excellent tannin structure, probably from extended skin contact before basket...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The remarkable thing is that Travis Wray has produced a very pretty, stylish wine in such a warm year. It must say something about the vineyard management. Lovely dark fruit on the nose, with a lift of black olive and bay leaf, with an edgy graphite touch. The palate is bright, with lively red fruits lifted by fine, chalky tannins...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This wine was introduced to the portfolio a few years ago and is quite a departure from the usual Howard Park style. Primarily, it is the use of a significant portion of American oak to produce a distinctive style. Little wonder that this vintage is probably the best, as it strikes a great balance between the exquisite fruit and the...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This outstanding wine is now sourced from Howard Park's Leston vineyard in Margaret River. It's such an elegant and refined cabernet displaying all the varietal integrity of blackcurrant, bay leaf and a minerally graphite black olive mix. A slightly chalky texture edges in to give the palate a structural feel while the tannins are aligned, contributing to its detail and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This pinnacle of the Howard Park red wine stable is now a 100% cabernet sauvignon off the Leston Vineyard in Margaret River. The result is a firmer and more classically Bordeaux styled wine with a distinctive Margaret River nuance. There is a lifted of bright red fruit on the nose with notes of violet and blackcurrant, merging with other lifts...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Right off the bat that this is the finest Abercrombie cabernet yet released. A few things have contributed to it. The great vintage for a start, the maturing vines on the Leston property at Margaret River, the continued refinement with oak use, including reduction in new oak and a real focus on achieving structure through the fermentation. It is a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The '23 Abercrombie was a hard act to follow and yet this one runs it mighty close. Comes off the less than vineyard in Margaret River now a mature site producing high-quality fruit. The aromas of blackcurrant a little bay leaf and black olive with lightly liqueur chocolate overtones captivate immediately. But it's a palate where this really excels. It's...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The region, the combination of varieties and the winemaking combine to make a slightly atypical example of Margaret River red, but oh boy, does it work. Super generous and concentrated cabernet and shiraz fill the palate with a blackcurrant, ripe plum and roasted coffee, mocha chocolate richness. The oak is liberally applied to contribute to a style that demands attention....