Consistently one of the best cabernets from WA. It’s designed to express its best qualities as a young wine, with its brightness and energy immediately apparent. It’s a blend of cabernet with a small amount of malbec, an important variety at Vasse Felix. Smooth and seamlessly structured with a sublimely elegant expressive palate. It’s medium-bodied with a fine boned structure....
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Filius cabernet sauvignon 2023
Cabernet Sauvignon
Consistently one of the best value cabernets from WA. Designed to show its best young, with brightness and energy immediately apparent. A blend of cabernet with a small amount of malbec, an important variety at Vasse Felix. Smooth and seamlessly structured with a sublimely elegant palate. Medium-bodied with fine-boned structure, subtle oak, and fine tannins. The best yet.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Filius cabernet sauvignon 2024
Cabernet Sauvignon
Consistently among the best-value cabernets released each year in Western Australia. This is largely cabernet with some malbec, which of course is the classic combination of the Tom Cullity blend. It's a wine that's evolved in recent years and now presents with less overt oak and more subtle integration. Blackcurrant and bright red fruits on the nose. And a thoroughly...
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Filius Shiraz 2022
Shiraz
This is a most stylish modestly priced shiraz, showing how it can be managed in Margaret River. It’s medium bodied with deep earthy primary plummy characters emerging on the nose and filtering through into the balanced palate. Fine chalky tannins and gently managed oak complete a very good wine.
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Filius shiraz 2023
Shiraz
Captures everything you could ask for from an approachable easy easy-drinking shiraz. It’s from a year when fleshy fruit and a succulent, delicious palate were features. Earthy dark plum with a fine minerally thread. The oak and fruit balance nails it precisely, and the medium-bodied palate delivers long and pure. Love it.
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Filius shiraz 2023
Shiraz
Captures everything you could ask for from an approachable, easy-drinking shiraz. From a year when fleshy fruit and succulent palates were features. Earthy dark plum with a fine mineral thread. Oak and fruit balance perfectly, and the medium-bodied palate delivers long and pure. Love it.
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Filius shiraz 2024
Shiraz
Beautiful. Just beautiful. An elegant, medium-bodied shiraz that's come out of this very warm vintage, but come out of it really well. Loads of plummy berry and slightly cherry-like aromas, with a subtle earthy savouriness. The palate is medium-weight and bright as a button, delivering with energy and vibrancy. Simply joyous drinking over the next few years.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Syrah 2022
Syrah
On a par with the 2021, which was a most impressive wine, but slightly firmer and bolder. All wild fermented with some whole bunch fermentation and a little carbonic maturation. It contributes to the syrah style winemaker Willcock is seeking. Bright medium bodied wine with lifted perfumes and spices showing delightful floral overtones. The palate retains its plush feel with...
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix syrah 2023
Shiraz
This is as good as any syrah yet from Vasse Felix. It is thoroughly delicious and appealing from the first take on the nose through to the soft and plush palate delivered with medium body. Interesting techniques have captured the best from the fruit. It was wild yeast fermented, with a portion of whole bunches and a little carbonic maceration...
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix syrah 2024
Shiraz
One of the softest, smoothest, and most beautiful expressions of syrah yet from Vasse Felix. Shows cool climate influence, wild fermented with some whole bunch and carbonic maceration. Vibrant, lively red fruits, plush and supple with fine tannins. Balanced oak, luscious and controlled. A modern Margaret River syrah.
Ray Jordan99points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Tom Cullity cabernet malbec 2020
Cabernet Sauvignon
Oh yeah. I expected this to be good and it has delivered. I see the power and concentration of the 2018 and the elegance of the 2019 with the restraint of the 2017. Beautiful, perfumed fruit with tremendous intensity. The palate is totally seamless with a velvety feel to it. So vibrant with an energy and drive that takes it...
Ray Jordan98points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2019
Cabernet Sauvignon
This wine shows the benefit of an extra year in the bottle. Not the perfume of the 2018, but there is structure and poise here. Pronounced seaweed nori aroma with blackcurrant fruitiness and slightly toasty oak. This was a vintage that continues to reveal itself and should never be overlooked. It has such a seamless and slinky integrated palate that...
Ray Jordan99points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2020
Cabernet Blend
Oh yeah. I expected this to be good and it has delivered. I see the power and concertation of 2018 and the elegance of 2019 with the restraint of 2017. Beautiful, perfumed fruit with tremendous intensity. The palate is seamless with a velvety feel to it. So vibrant with an energy and drive that takes it effortlessly to a very...
Ray Jordan97points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Tom Cullity cabernet sauvignon malbec 2021
Cabernet Blend
This vintage was a challenge, yet Tom’s old vines have stood tall and delivered fruit for another exceptional statement of variety and region. The blend is 81% cabernet and 19% malbec with no petit verdot. All wild yeast and whole berry with 100% French oak for 16½ months, of which 68% was new. The aroma is somewhat muted, showing iodine...
Ray Jordan98points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Tom Cullity cabernet sauvignon malbec 2022
Cabernet Blend
This is a superb wine. It’s elegant, balanced, and beautifully presented. Lifted cedary black fruits with perfumed violet and light red berry notes. The palate is beautifully integrated and woven with fine, silky chalky tannins and fine-grained oak in support. The red fruits emerge to add appeal on both the nose and the palate. A wine that is both pretty...
Ray Jordan99points
Margaret River
Vasse Felix Tom Cullity cabernet sauvignon malbec 2023
Cabernet Blend
It’s hard to imagine a more glorious expression of Margaret River red wine than this wonderful wine that draws inspiration from the man who planted those first vines in 1967 and gives it a modern expression based on the great 2023 vintage. It has seductive floral red-fruit notes on the nose, with a lift of violets and cedar. The palate...
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Victory Point cabernet franc 2024
Cabernet Franc
This is a slightly firmer style of cabernet franc, which you probably expect from this warmer season, and yet it carries the bright perfumes that are synonymous with this variety—slightly floral, a little violet, and a touch of plumminess. The palate is generous, but perhaps more in the medium-bodied zone, and it delivers with a degree of subtlety and finesse...
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Victory Point cabernet franc 2025
Cabernet Franc
The wines from 2025 had a certain delicacy about them, and this cabernet franc captures that. The nose shows a mix of dark fruits with a light floral lift. The palate has such an effortless, graceful feel, with bright red fruits supported by silky fine tannins and gentle use of oak. This is a cabernet franc with real character and...
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Victory Point Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Cabernet Sauvignon
A thoroughly beautiful and refined cabernet sauvignon from this excellent vintage. There's a small amount of bright malbec in there bringing a juicy red fruit impact to the middle palate. IT's one of the more elegant and stylish cabernets from Victory Point displaying impeccable balance of fruit oak and tannin. Bright blackcurrant fruit on the nose with a leafy oyster...
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Victory Point Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Cabernet Sauvignon
An elegantly crafted cabernet from this cooler vintage. On the nose aromas of bay leaf, blackcurrant and a seashell minerality reveal. The palate is medium to full bodied with excellent structure based on fine sinewy chalky tannins and fine-grained oak. Has a precise focus extending through to a long finish.
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Victory Point cabernet sauvignon 2023
Cabernet Sauvignon
Yet another outstanding wine from this great vintage. Typical of the year, it's a wine of medium to full body but with incredible depth and intensity. Loads of leafy blackcurrant on the nose with slight olive tapenade nuances. The palate then harnesses it all with slightly chalky tannins and well-integrated oak. It has structure and poise with a precisely focused...
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Victory Point Malbec 2021
Malbec
A variety that is making quite an impact these days as a stand-alone varietal. And it seems that this cooler Margaret River vintage has suited this variety rather well, bringing a degree of elegance and refinement into the mix. Perfumed red fruits with a subtle leafy influence and a trace of liqueur chocolate. The palate is seamlessly integrated and medium...
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Victory Point Mallee Root 2023
Red Blend
This blend of cabernet, malbec and petit verdot has been a consistent winner for Victory Point over the years, consistently delivering quality at a valued price. Needless to say, from this outstanding season, this has to be one of the best yet released. Captures all the essential fruit characters of these varieties, with the linear structure of cabernet, the flesh...
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Victory Point Margaret River pinot noir 2023
Pinot Noir
This slightly longer, cooler season in Margaret River turned out to be ideal for producing pinot noir, a variety not generally associated with this region, yet this one is quite superb. The aromas reveal slightly funky cherry, a little truffly mushroom character and brighter red fruits. The palate is light-bodied, but that beautiful combination of slightly sour cherry and a...
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Victory Point Petit Verdot 2021
Petit Verdot
These vines planted in 1997 are now reaching a level of maturity to supply fruit of excellent balance and concentration. This is a medium to full bodied wine with a firm core of tannin supported by largely older oak and a smidgeon of new French. Dark chocolate and slightly minerally plummy bac fruit provides the palate base. It's a fruit...
Ray Jordan91points
Margaret River
Victory Point Petit Verdot 2022
Petit Verdot
If you wanted a vintage that suits petit verdot then the warm 2022 was right on the money. It started damn hot but finished somewhat milder, allowing the fruit to ripen beautifully after that initial burst. Deep colour is typical of the variety with a dark reddy black hue. Aromas of blackberry and dark liqueur chocolate with fleshy fruit Aromas...
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Victory Point petit verdot 2023
Petit Verdot
The first thing you notice here is the deep, opaque, reddy-black colour which speaks very much of petit verdot. It's a variety that needs ideal conditions and a little warmth to ripen, and 2023 suited it perfectly. Intense aromas of blackberry and plum, and a palate which has the petit verdot firmness, but wrapped around is some plush flesh that...
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Victory Point Pinot Noir 2021
Pinot Noir
The vintage was a bit of a balancing act for winemakers with some pesky rain, but for these later ripening varieties it worked out okay. It's a tidy medium bodied wine showing that pinot noir can work rather well in Margaret River. Has a spicy raspberry cherry aroma with a little vanilla bean. The decision not to use any new...
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Victory Point Pinot Noir 2022
Pinot Noir
A slightly firmer style of pinot as you might expect from this vintage. Yet it retains a medium bodied elegance with a slightly savoury edge sitting comfortably with the ripe strawberry and cherry characters on the nose and palate. A thread of chalky tannins ensures its structural integrity while the oak is well managed. Nice savoury light earthy combination on...
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Victory Point pinot noir 2022
Pinot Noir
Margaret River is often overlooked for the quality of its pinots, and in a year like 2022 where the fruit was intense, pinot is well suited. It's been expertly crafted, with aromas of sour cherry, light red berry, and an ever-so-faint truffly character. The palate has a nice grainy texture, with a lifted acidity that drives it through to a...
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Victory Point The Mallee Root Cabernet Malbec 2020
Cabernet Sauvignon
One of the prettiest and most elegant of any wine under this Mallee Root label. Excellent year contributed to it for sure, but some astute winemaking has helped. Hand plunging in small open fermenters has contributed to the bright highly scented aromas. Lovely red berry with a little blackcurrant richness with fine chalk tannins and clever subtle use of oak....
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Victory Point The Mallee Root Cabernet Malbec 2022
Cabernet Blend
This is one of the best of this plush red designed for grabbing hold of drinking in the first five years. Loads of ripe black fruits with that red fruit malbec influence. It’s fragrant initially then on the palate the warm dark fruit takes over with a blackcurrant and slightly raspberry jubey character edging in. Really delicious great value wine.
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Victory Point The Mallee Root cabernet malbec 2024
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...
Ray Jordan93points
Western Australia
Vino Volta La Chingadera tempranillo touriga shiraz grenache 2021
Red Blend
This combination of varieties has come together so well. The fruit came from Margaret River, the Swan Valley and Geographe. It is designed as a buoyant, bright and fruity wine with whole bunch and carbonic maceration before maturation in old barriques. It captures the plummy rose petal notes that you expect, with lifted raspberry and dried herb characters. There is...
Ray Jordan93points
Geographe
Vino Volta Lovesick Puppy dolcetto 2024
Red Varietal
This Italian variety in Australia especially does make some lovely soft, generous, fruity wines that are ideally suited to chilling. In this case, it was naturally fermented, with some whole bunches contributing to its lovely floral lift and supple palate structure. Loads of dark cherry and blackberry. A little briary complexity and fine tannins create a plush, supple palate structure....
Ray Jordan96points
Swan Valley
Vino Volta Pezzonovante grenache 2023
Grenache
I do like this example of an old bush vine-generated Swan Valley grenache. It was an outstanding year, and it has been captured so well. The nose is highly perfumed with scented rose petals and raspberry. In the winery, it was naturally fermented with some whole bunches using a pinot technique, and then matured only in old oak. So, this...
Ray Jordan95points
Swan Valley
Vino Volta Pezzonovante grenache 2024
Grenache
The source of the fruit is old Swan Valley bush vines that are now more than 50 years old. This is such a good example of what the Swan Valley does so well with grenache. He's followed the recipe of natural ferment with some whole bunches and maturation in old oak, so it all allows the fruit to express itself...
Ray Jordan94points
Swan Valley
Vino Volta Postmodern Seriousism grenache 2024
Grenache
This delightfully light- to medium-bodied grenache comes off some old bush vines in the Swan Valley. Cliff has used some whole bunches with some natural ferment to create a bright, vibrant, medium-bodied grenache that captures the essence of the variety. Aromas of strawberry and raspberry with a slightly cherry character. And then a palate that's light to medium-bodied, soft, supple...
Ray Jordan90points
Margaret River
Vintner's Edge of Desire cabernet merlot 2023
Cabernet Blend
Brimming with bright and punchy red and black fruits that speak of this combination. Black currant, dark chocolate, and a plummy mix. Openly aromatic, while the palate delivers a soft, supple, and generous mix of flavours, supported by fine tannins and well-weighted oak. It's medium-bodied, but there's good flavour intensity here.
Ray Jordan89points
Margaret River
Vintner's Edge of Reason shiraz 2023
Shiraz
A bright and friendly young shiraz that captures the qualities of the vintage. Soft and supple with plummy and raspberry aromatics. The palate brims with bright fruits cascading into a clean, long finish. Great value for current drinking.