Red

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Despite the very warm vintage conditions, this has turned out to be one of the most refined and elegant examples of this wine yet. Brings these two varieties together in perfect harmony. Blackcurrant plummy spicy and slightly peppery on the nose. The palate is so seamlessly woven and integrated, producing a velvety smooth finish. Fine tannins and well-integrated oak all...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

Gosh, this is such an enjoyable and approachable pinot. Bright fruit notes of strawberry and a little underlying sour cherry with subtle notes of mushroom and damp earth. Perfectly integrated palate with fine firmish tannins and neatly applied oak supporting the truly vibrant fruit characters. There’s a delicacy yet there is structure and pose. Nice chalky tannins wrap things up...

Frankland River

Shiraz

The exquisite beauty of Frankland River shines through in this delightful expression of the region. Perfumed notes of spices, dark chocolate and plum with a little cherry lift. It’s rich and intense but typical of this region it presents with effortless finesse. It is quite brilliant and alive throughout, with fine chalky tannin and a subtle ferruginous character completing an...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This was quite a coolish vintage in Margaret River, resulting in elegant, yet deceptively ageworthy wines. This shows a leafy oyster shell aroma with traces of black olive and bay leaf merging with deep blackcurrant. The palate is medium to full bodied with firm chalky tannins supporting the mix of dark fruits laced with those firmish fine tannins. Will age...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A really impressive cabernet from the heart of Margaret River. It’s balanced and poised with great fruit intensity. Comes from a number of different sites within the Leston vineyard and has a slightly aromatic ironstone and blue fruit character with a touch of graphite. The perfumes are quite engaging with notes of violet and bay leaf emerging. One of the...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

I don’t think I’ve seen a better Leston cabernet over the years, and that’s not surprising given the maturity of the vineyards now and the excellence of the vintage. It’s been crafted to produce a wine that is both elegant and poised, with concentrated deep fruit characters presented with control and focus. Aromas of intense blackcurrant and plum, with slightly...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Provides quite a difference to the Scotsdale. The distinctly linear structure and power of Margaret River are well to the fore, while the aromas of black olive and minerally bay leaf speak of the region. The palate is beautifully woven with fine tannins and neat oak in support. Dark fruits, a little chocolate and an ever so understated minty note...

Margaret River

Shiraz

This wine is just starting to hit its straps now. It was a pretty cool vintage in Margaret River, but the fruit intensity and structure is very good. On the nose you are struck with a mix of dried herbs, plum and lifted cherry and raspberry. The palate is still firmly clinging together with chalky tannins and well-managed oak in...

Margaret River

Shiraz

This comes from Margaret River in what was a very short sharp vintage that produce fruit of great intensity. Aromas of dark plum and blackberry with a lift of red cherry and strawberry strike a complex maze. There’s a light lift of cola helping to bring further life. The palate is still quite tight with the savoury tannins and dried...

Margaret River

Shiraz

One of the most beautiful and prettiest shiraz from this vineyard in Margaret River. It's so smooth and seamless with a high degree of polish that shows quality of fruit and sympathetic winemaking. On the nose, an intensity of blackberry and red fruits and then a palate which shows more spiciness with the red fruits more evident, and it all...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Comes from a number of vineyards in Wilyabrup. This is a firmish statement of Margaret River cabernet delivered with poise and ease. Power red fruit aromas from this warm vintage punch through on the nose. The palate has a juicy fruit richness with blackcurrant and a little coffee and dark chocolate. Has a vibrant sarsaparilla lift through the palate.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A picture-perfect vintage has produced one of the best cabernets under this label yet. Bold statement of blackcurrant and lifted blackberry on the nose with a trace of bay leaf and dried herb character. Beautifully seductive and smoothly textured palate with the structure and definition that is cabernet, giving it purpose. A wine like this selling for just $30 is...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A solid wine of purpose and power, presented with restraint and refinement. After 18 months in French oak, all components have integrated seamlessly, with oak tannins providing strong structural support. Classic cabernet characters of blackcurrant, leaf and black olive are all present. Dry, savoury tannins carry through to a balanced finish. Excellent value.

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

Such an elegant and sleek example of Great Southern cabernet. The aromas show a slightly wild brambly blackcurrant character with lifted spices from the cooler climes. The palate is concentrated with dark fruits and a splash of red. It's more in the medium bodied zone with the thread of graphite and steely minerality holding it to a tight line to...

Great Southern

Shiraz

A vibrant high energy shiraz from the Great Southern. Highly perfumed aromas of stewy plum and blackberry with traces of dried herbs with a sage-like character. It's soft and supple with grainy tannins threading deep and a light touch of oak to bring it to life. There is a beautiful clarity and pristine purity here. Dry savoury finish completes.

Great Southern

Shiraz

This is a most appealing shiraz from this season. Lots of dark primary fruits in here, and on the nose there is a spicy, plummy combination that works most appealingly. The palate delivers with restraint and elegance, with a tight, concentrated core of fruit neatly harnessed by fine-grade tannins and cleverly used oak. Quite beautiful mouthfeel.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Concentrated, juicy and delicious Margaret River cabernet from this great season. Masses of blackcurrant and dark chocolate with a lift of African violet on the nose. On the palate subtle notes of bay leaf and subtle sage bush add complex notes. It’s firm through the core as cabernet should be but there is a decent wrapping of warm red flesh.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Amply displays why Margaret River can be sometimes underappreciated for its shiraz. This is a cracker. The aromas are all spicy plum and dark cherry with blackberry energy driving through. Flavours build on the palate with rich plummy blackberry characters and a liberal sprinkle of spices. A firm core of tannins holds its structural lone.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Pretty happy when you can still find a 10-year-old Margaret River cabernet at an affordable price. This one’s terrific. It’s a rounded, full-bodied and generous style of cabernet, exhibiting the firmish tannins which earmark the vintage, but supported with great depth of fruit, displaying the blackcurrant, dark chocolate and slightly minerally oyster shell characters that you might expect. It’s now...

Blackwood Valley

Merlot

A neat red wine that offers plenty for this price. It comes from the Blackwood Valley and has that slightly earthy edge to the vibrant red fruit flavours. Strikes a nice balance of chalky tannins and sweet oak. Has a light pudding and chocolate combination delivered in a smooth velvety fashion.

Perth Hills

Shiraz

A delightfully fragrant and elegant shiraz that comes from the Perth Hills. Red plummy fruit with a little vanillin oakiness evident. It's smooth with plenty of rich ripe fruit in the medium bodied zone. A combination of plush plummy fruit cake with a chalky tannin thread. Easy current drinking.

Western Australia

Shiraz

Perfumed spicy dark plum and cherry aromas greet initially. A little dark chocolate and a slightly savoury element edge in. The palate is soft and supple with attractive sweet fruit flavours balanced by a dry savoury finish.

Swan Valley

Shiraz

This Covid vintage turned out pretty well in the Swan Valley. It was done and dusted in the blink of an eye, producing fruit of great intensity and balance. This is smooth and textured with a mass of dark fruits swirling through a rich and lavishly plush palate. Has a chewy dark chocolate character adding further to the generosity of...

Western Australia

Cabernet Sauvignon

This opulent, full-flavoured wine fits the Jarrah Ridge style, offering abundant fruit character throughout. Aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant and dark plum are complemented by dark chocolate and subtle creamy vanilla notes, with a slight leafy edge. The palate is neatly wound and integrated, supported by firm tannins and a measured hit of oak.

Swan Valley

Shiraz

This deeply concentrated and plush shiraz carries more weight and sweet fruit intensity than the Reserve version. Plum and blackberry fruit aromas with notes of licorice and liqueur chocolate. The palate is super ripe and intense but at the same time the supple gentle generosity of the Swan Valley takes control. A wine that will definitely benefit from cellaring.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

From the sleeper vintage comes this very good example of the season. Starting to knit together rather well. Lift of leafy black currant and minerally graphite on the nose with dark black olive nuances. Neatly integrated oak and tannin add structure to the fruit. Effortlessly long.

Swan Valley

Grenache

The Swan valley was one of the better regions for this cooler vintage and ideally suited to grenache. Perfumed red fruits of raspberry and rose petal on the nose with an earthy nuance. The palate is soft and warm with a smooth interaction of oak and tannin allowing the fruit to express its virtues perfectly. Lovely smooth mouth feel.

Swan Valley

Grenache

A refined expression of grenache with slightly punchier fruit than some modern styles, yet it retains beautiful aromas of red fruits and rose petal, offset by subtle damp earth and vanilla pod notes. Fruit, tannin and supporting oak are seamlessly interwoven. Quite linear, but still with good flesh and medium weight, finishing long and clean.

Swan Valley

Grenache

A terrific expression of a soft, approachable, medium-bodied grenache, displaying all the lovely perfumes and florals at the outset. Some nice lightly plummy cherry characters on the palate, supported by well-integrated oak and fine, quite subdued tannins. It all balances neatly into a most appealing wine for drinking over the next few years.

Great Southern

Malbec

The extra time in bottle has certainly helped this Frankland River sourced malbec start to show what it's made of. The aromas are a combination of blue and red fruits with some nice leafy lifts. The palate is soft and beautifully supple showing excellent fine tannin and subtle oak integration. Captures the variety really well.

Margaret River

Merlot

Blackwood Valley has proved to be one of the better regions for merlot. This is merlot with structure and poise reflecting both season and region. It's still tightly held with a firm cover of tannin and oak capturing the fruit, which shows a slightly gravelly grainy character. Needs a little more time open up.

Swan Valley

Cabernet Sauvignon

The soft and generous palate feel of the Swan valley has its DNA all over this appealing medium bodied blend. Leafy black fruit with a spicy plum character. The palate sings the Swan Valley with its smooth seamless structure and soft plush fruit. The fine chalky tannins and light cedary oak complete an impressive young wine.

Swan Valley

Cabernet Sauvignon

I have to say this is one of the best Jarrah Ridge wines yet. It’s from the excellent ’23 vintage so that helps, and is reflected in the effortlessly stylish structure and palate presentation. Perfumed red berries with blackcurrant and dark chocolate swirling through the subtle tobacco leaf charaters. Bright and alive palate extends to a focussed long finish.

Swan Valley

Cabernet Blend

A generous and robust full-bodied wine that is very much a product of the vintage. Dense black fruits with a sweet plummy richness. The palate is a mass of dark chocolate, dark plum with fruit cake and blackberry. Fine tannins and a sliver of oak contribute to a smooth and balanced palate.

Swan Valley

Grenache

A lighter and elegant medium bodied grenache made in the contemporary style that brings brightness and vibrancy. Perfumed notes of rose petal and raspberry with other red fruits emerging. Smoothly integrated medium bodied palate with so much bright red fruits and a deep layer of dark plum fruit beneath.

Swan Valley

Grenache

This a notch up, but not by much, on the very good ’22 vintage. Aromas display those same rose petal and raspberry nuances with a little fresh tuned earthiness. But the palate has a silky-smooth viscosity supported by supple fine tannins and a light touch of oak.

Swan Valley

Merlot

A wine which shows the versatility of the Swan Valley. It's a soft and supple merlot displaying nice fruit sweetness balanced with a fine tannin thread. Plenty of dark berry flavours fill the palate with that slightly chalky character providing balance and poise.

Swan Valley

Merlot

Rather appealing scented aromas of black fruit cake and spicy plum with a layer of sweet vanillin oak. Oodles of dark fruits fill the palate with a plum and spice combination lifted with some fresh blackberries. Smooth medium bodied an immensely appealing.

Swan Valley

Merlot

A slightly less robust and prettier version than the excellent ’22. Bright spicy plum and blackberry with vanillin oak nuances. The palate is medium bodied and totally seamless with a fine merging of fine tannins, subtle oak and quite beautiful fruit. Has a sweet fruit character balanced by a savoury dry finish.

Swan Valley

Shiraz

A velvety smooth and seamlessly plush shiraz from the heart of the Swan Valley. Captures all the plum and mulberry flavours of the variety and delivers with an effortless almost languid palate. It's a wine that builds and opens up with breathing so make sure you decant it first. Thoroughly engaging shiraz.