Red

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a most stylish and refined expression of Margaret River cabernet. It has the intensity and concentrated power, yet what it's done has been delivered with such elegance and precision that it captures much of what this cooler, outstanding season delivered in the region. Red fruits with a leafy, black currant, and bay leaf character, and just that trace...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The pure varietal character of cabernet sauvignon is immediately apparent. Powerful blackcurrant, black olive and bay leaf notes classically define Margaret River, with ripe plum adding further complexity. The palate displays remarkable elegance for this warm year, with fine balance, blackcurrant and blackberry flavours and a subtle oyster-shell-like minerality. The oak and tannin are well balanced and seamlessly integrated. An...

Margaret River

Shiraz

This is a super impressive shiraz from this wonderful season. The longer, cooler ripening period has allowed the flavours to build intensity and depth, and in perfect harmony, striking a balance of tannin and fleshy fruit. Aromas of plum and spices with a little liqueur cherry complexity. The palate is so elegantly poised and refined with such fine silky tannins...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An elegant and refined cabernet from this small but concentrated vintage. Highly perfumed aromas of violets and fragrant red berry with a lift of bay leaf and edgy graphite. The palate is seamlessly stylish with a great integration of fruit, oak and tannin. Has a firm tight minerally core which threads through the effortlessly long and detailed palate.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Most attractive perfumes of violets and seductive red fruits with a lift of light cedar from the oak. It’s immediately captivating. Then the palate does its thing with an exquisite balance holding vibrant bright fruits held with tight cedary oak and silky fine tannins. It’s an elegant and stylish wine of great poise that extends effortlessly to a sustained finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is such an exceptional wine, but then I suspected it was going to be. Here is elegance and style, with a touch of panache that provides an exemplary example of this vineyard, this region, and this vintage. Aromas of blackcurrant, leafy cedar, oyster shell, and subtle bay leaf nuances. The palate hauls it all in tight and close, and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An elegant and silky cabernet sauvignon from the season, with considerable power and fruit concentration driving the palate. Lifted leafy notes of bay leaf are complemented by a graphite-like character and black olive tapenade. The palate is powerful, with firm yet fine tannins and well-integrated oak supporting impressive depth of cabernet fruit. A wine that should benefit from extended cellaring.

Porongurup

Pinot Noir

Gosh, there are some excellent pinots coming out of the Porongurup. It's a small region, but it makes a big statement with this variety, and this is another one. Such a beautifully seductive, perfumed aroma to open. This is classic pinot. The light-bodied palate is absolutely seamless and harmonious, with a fine weave of silky tannins, gentle oak and that...

Blackwood Valley

Cabernet Sauvignon

A cabernet from the Blackwood Valey displaying masses of dark berry, with blackberry and plummy notes dominant. The palate is plush and smooth, striking a good oak and tannin integration. Ideal drinking in the shorter term.

Blackwood Valley

Shiraz

Smooth, seamless and so, so drinkable. This is a highly enjoyable earlier drinking red offering so much. Aromas of ripe dark fruits with a spicy black pepper lift. The palate delivers a polished performance of plump ripe fruit with balanced support.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A firmer, tighter, and more concentrated cabernet which captures the vintage with its tannin structure and fruit power. This was a year that things had to be managed well in the winery because of the power of the fruit delivers. This has been done very well here with a wine that is still so tightly held but which will with...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This outstanding cabernet is a result of selection of the best barrels. Tasted a couple of years ago, but it has now moved up a notch or two. Still firm, structured and stylish in one fell swoop. The fruit is beautifully concentrated and set off against the powdery chalky fine tannins, creating such an elegant, poised palate. The aromas of...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wine yet from Twinwoods. Now this is something special. It’s powerful and concentrated yet there is poise and polish here that is reserved for the very best wines. Plush blackcurrant and dark chocolate with edgier notes of bay leaf and black olive tapenade. The palate has a distinctive oyster shell minerality with fine chalky tannins adding their structural...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This wine has really started to move into its best work. A precisely defined cabernet showing the character of this vintage. Blackcurrant and scented cedary oak complement each other while the chalky tannins provide the structural base and palate definition. A little black olive and faint oyster shell minerality. The palate is really coming into its own.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet was such a standout variety in this season and this one is right on the money. Lifted notes of cedary blackcurrant with overtones of seashell and black olive. The palate is smooth and poised with fine chalky tannins and fine grained understated oak threading through to the finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Started as a very hot season, but gradually levelled out and those brave souls who held on got some mighty impressive fruit. This is so beautifully seamless and integrated with a palate that is all satin and lace yet with structure and poise. Palate is supported by chalky tannins and integrated fine-grained oak. Slightly more medium bodied than previously. Has...

Margaret River

Shiraz

It was a cool year but worked out well for producing an elegant style of wine from this region. A few extra years in bottle have certainly added another dimension with the original black pepper and sage withdrawing into the dark fruits to create a more harmonious seamless relationship. The palate is in the medium zone but the firmish chalky...

Margaret River

Shiraz

An attractive wine from this stellar year in Margaret River. Lifted notes of spicy plum with a liberal sprinkle of black pepper. Is soft and subtle which is a hallmark of the season, but there is structure and form from the fine chalky tannins and subtle use of oak. It’s more a medium bodied wine with lovely mouth feel. Nice...

Frankland River

Cabernet Blend

An opulent and rounded blend of these two varieties with the touriga certainly brings a soft and supple generosity to the middle palate, while the cabernet provides the structure and the length. Made in clay cement ovoids, which allow the lees movement to build the generosity and supple intensity to the palate. Plenty of ripe dark fruits here. Lovin’ it.

Frankland River

Grenache

If ever a variety was made for this type of winemaking using the giant egg ovoid to create a vortex of lees movement, then grenache is the one. And in this vintage, it has created something extra special. Bright florals on the nose with a beautifully medium to full-bodied voluptuous palate structure. It’s a wine of vibrancy and energy, evident...

Frankland River

Red Blend

The influence of the Piedmont variety nebbiolo seems quite evident, first with the slightly brambly herby notes on the nose, then with the fine thread of firmish steely tannins on the palate. The ovoid method of allowing the lees to influence the palate has helped build a generosity and opulence while not losing those essential structured nebbiolo elements.

Swan Valley

Cabernet Blend

Generous, smooth-textured, thoroughly delicious, medium-bodied blend from the Swan Valley. Loads of blackberry and ripe plum characters are evident on the nose. The palate is plush and soft with supple tannins, which is a feature of Swan Valley reds. And yet there's structure here as it unfolds through to a nice long finish. Lovely, approachable wine for the short to...

Swan Valley

Grenache

There are two things that go together absolutely perfectly: the Swan Valley and old-vine grenache. This superb wine comes from vines that are more than 75 years old. They're non-irrigated and have necessarily been handpicked. It's medium-bodied with lovely perfumed aromatics of raspberry and red fruits. The palate is deliciously supple and juicy, with those red fruits augmented by a...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

Always a high point for Upper Reach and this excellent shiraz that comes off the Baskerville property is a great example of a variety the Swan Valley does so well. Loads of bright plummy fruit supplemented with a spicy cracked black pepper character with subtle mocha and dark chocolate nuances. It's classic stuff for the Swan. Soft and supple with...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

This is a slightly tighter and firmer wine than the more opulent 2020. It's really a style thing and very much based on vintage. The essential characters of plummy fleshy fruit, mocha and dark chocolate are there but with a slightly savoury meaty addition. The palate has a more gravelly feel to it. But ultimately it is about flavour, and...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

This is everything you expect from Swan Valley shiraz. It's soft, plush, supple and most approachable. Bright red fruits have been worked with a little French oak, resulting from careful small-batch handling to get the best from the fruit. Spicy plum, dark chocolate and a little raspberry and cherry lift combine into a lovely palate feel. Most attractive drinking and,...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

A thoroughly beautiful example of Swan Valley shiraz in what was an outstanding year. The fruit is generous, but the slightly longer, relatively cooler season has allowed some wonderful flavours to develop over a longer period. Spicy plum and dark cherry, with a liberal dose of spice, lead to a palate that is seamless, supported by slightly chalky, supple tannins...

Swan Valley

Tempranillo

The warmer climes of the Swan Valley are well suited to tempranillo, and 2024 was certainly warm. But the fruit has handled it really well, producing a wine that is soft, supple and medium-bodied, but with good fruit intensity. It's a plush wine loaded with a mix of blackberry and cherry with a dollop of dark chocolate. A lovely spicy...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A stylish and elegant expression of this very good Margaret River vintage. The smaller volume and tight berry factor have contributed to the intensity and power on the palate especially. Highly perfumed nose with leafy red berry and blackcurrant and with a trace of bay leaf and black olive. The palate is silky smooth and more in the medium bodied...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a cabernet of some class. It’s a stylish medium bodied wine displaying lively varietal blackcurrant notes with chalky limestone, bay leaf and graphite character. I can almost see old Vasse Felix Founder Tom Cullity smiling down on this with its poise and structure and deliberately persuasive understatement. Has the feel and integrity of the style he wanted from...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A classically elegant and exquisitely presented cabernet from a vintage that combined fruit intensity and stylishness. The aroma has a distinctive lift of blackcurrant and slightly savoury olive tapenade with a deep dark chocolate character. Hint of bay leaf and oyster shell minerality. It’s finely balanced with fine-grained oak and firm fine tannins.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet has been the focus for the last 51 years, and the results show. From a great vintage, this wine has elegance, poise, and medium weight — just as Tom Cullity sought from the start in 1967. Loaded with black fruits, seamlessly integrated oak and tannin, and impeccable balance. A cracking wine that marks the next phase of Vasse Felix...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Here's a cabernet malbec blend that wedges neatly between the Filius and the Tom Cullity, and once again illustrates how good this blend really is in Margaret River and off this estate. Beautiful aromas of leafy blackcurrant, dark plum, spice, a little black olive tapenade and some nice mineral, oyster-shell characters. The palate is so seamlessly integrated and tightly wound,...

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....

Margaret River

Shiraz

The beauty of this wonderful vintage is clearly on display with this entry level shiraz. Soft, warm and so, so cuddly. Punchy plummy fruit with a little spice and white pepper lurking somewhere deep. Perfect when you want to sit back and chill.

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

Cabernet Blend

One of the best cabernet merlots under this label yet released. Plush fruit flows seamlessly through a smoothly structured palate. Ripe, sweet fruit delivered with medium intensity and a trace of oyster shell minerality. Bright and bursting with energy, with structure and poise rarely found at this price point.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Soft, supple, generous, medium-bodied cabernet merlot blend displaying some lovely perfumed notes on the nose. And then a supple, precisely integrated palate with chalky tannins and gentle use of oak, supporting some quite delicious fruit. Its bright red berry flavours carry through to a lingering finish. Quite excellent current drinking.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is such a good cabernet, especially when you consider the price of $30. It seems the Filius grows in sophistication and varietal expression each year. This was a cool year of course, but the fully ripe fruit delivers and then some. Has a little bit of malbec which is an important consideration for the wine, adding just that little...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

I have to say this is one of the best and most complete of this wine I have tasted. Combines the power and structure of cabernet and delivers it with poise and polish. Lifted leafy minerally aromas with traces of blackcurrant and tobacco. The palate is medium bodied with fine chalky tannins and neatly weighted oak in support. Makes quite...