Red

Margaret River

Shiraz

As you would expect from this warm year, there's plenty of grunt and power in the shiraz, and yet it shows remarkable softness and plushness, no doubt a result of the old dry-grown, low-yielding vines. It spends 18 months in a mix of American and French oak, and I think that American component is quite important. Aromas of dark fruits,...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a tighter and slightly firmer expression of Margaret River cabernet than the 2020, yet there is plenty of power and drive through an intense and concentrated palate. Perfumed aromas of blackcurrant and bay leaf with a trace of edgy black olive. The structural core provides so much poise to a wine that will cellar exceptional well.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An impressive cabernet sauvignon from a season which produced wines of power and volume with a firm structure. This is all of that. The typical blackcurrant aromas are augmented with sweet plummy nuances. The palate is tightly framed with firm tannins and a decent oak influence from the 40% new French oak contribution. The colour is bright and almost luminous....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An impressive cabernet sauvignon from a season which produced wines of power and volume with a firm structure. This is all of that. The typical blackcurrant aromas are augmented with sweet plummy nuances. The palate is tightly framed with firm tannins and a decent oak influence from the 40% new French oak contribution. The colour is bright and almost luminous....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

I've tasted some truly wonderful cabernets from Xanadu under this label over many years, but I have to say I've tasted none better than this. It is a simply wonderful example of Margaret River delivered with poise, power, and a certain panache. Captures the vintage well with the power and yet subtle restraint that it's best known for. It's medium...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A mighty challenge to follow the stellar 2022 and 2023 releases under this label, yet this comes remarkably close. It ticks every box for quality cabernet sauvignon. As has become the house style, there's wonderful elegance, poise and structure. Black currant, bay leaf, black olive and subtle oyster shell minerality create a compelling and complex aromatic opening. The sleek palate...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Plenty of punch and intensity in this cabernet sauvignon-dominant blend, given extra complexity by small additions of malbec and petit verdot. Around 20% new oak has been used, an impressive inclusion at this price. Black currant and plum aromas are supported by lightly toasty oak. The palate is generous with ripe blackcurrant fruit, while the firmer tannins, typical of the...

Margaret River

Shiraz

You’re getting a decent bang for your buck with this excellent value red wine. Red fruits with a subtle spicy aromatic which probably stems from a small portion of viognier. Palate is firm with a fleshy cloak of fruit supported by a little new French oak. Plenty of ripe fruits on the palate with a mix of blackberry and dark...

Margaret River

Malbec

The warmer season seems to have suited this variety particularly well. It's predominantly malbec with a 10% contribution of cabernet sauvignon, providing structural support through the middle palate. The nose is intensely concentrated with spicy, chocolatey aromas layered over bright red fruits. The palate is plush and generous with rich plummy flavours and a touch of dark chocolate richness. It...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

There have been some wonderful 2020 cabernets from Margaret River but none better than this. What a glorious statement of the region and a great vintage. Highly perfumed aromas of mulberry, dark chocolate and blackcurrant with a little plum and dried herb edging in. The palate is full-bodied with immense power. Black fruit, dark plum and some wild berry action...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is sourced from three different vineyards, each of which is more than 20 years old. A superb vintage has perfectly set up this fabulous example of Margaret River cabernet. It has it all, the power, blackcurrant, bay leaf, seamless integration and concentration. The aromas of floral over blackcurrant and red fruits are immediately compelling. Into the palate and the...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is another of the wines I awaited with some degree of expectation, and like pretty much every cabernet out of twenty-three, it has not failed to deliver. It has exceeded my expectations. It's a blend of 92% cabernet, with equal proportions of malbec and petit verdot, and comes from a number of different vineyard areas, including Wilyabrup, Wallcliffe, and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This was a very early vintage in Margaret River with the added issue of trying to get this done right at the start of Covid. But it's as if nothing missed a beat, with the wine a triumph for vineyard and region. Black fruit on the nose with a subtle confectionery compote character. The palate is medium to full bodied...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This was quite a challenging season in many ways, being cooler and quite wet. Yet when the fruit has been well managed you finish with top class wines. This is in line with the vineyard and vintage, being slightly angular and fine. Aromas of red currant and muted violet and other floral notes. The structured and quite detailed palate is...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The season started late, but oh my, it produced some exceptional wines. This powerful and structured cabernet from this vineyard just south of Margaret River town is a masterful wine. The colour is so brilliant and bright and then the aromas reveal a marvellous combination of red and black fruits with typical bay leaf and minerally graphite. A wave of...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Yet another sublime example of the incredible quality that emerged from the 2023 vintage. This is a blend of 88% cabernet and 12% malbec from the southern Margaret River vineyard. The aroma is a mix of blackberry and redcurrant, with lifted floral notes and a subtle oyster shell minerality. The palate is bright and medium-bodied, but with tremendous depth, intensity,...

Margaret River

Malbec

A tiny production malbec from this vineyard that is definitely worth getting your hands on. Well trying to anyway. The colour initially is brilliant and bright with a bursting pulse of red and light crimson. Love the mix of red and black fruits on the nose with a floral dark chocolate infusion. Then the palate. It’s seamlessly structured with super...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The cooler vintage has contributed to a wine of style and elegance, yet still displaying the essential varietal blackcurrant and light bay leaf characters. A little graphite minerality emerges on the nose. The palate is so well balanced with chalky tannins complementing the mix of black olive and blackcurrant fruit flavours. Nice subtle use of oak.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A generous but medium-bodied cabernet. From a vintage which turned out to be excellent, especially for these reds. The nose is a beautiful mix of black currant and spicy leafy notes. The palate has a deliciously rich, chocolatey black currant flavour, backed up with some fine tannin threads and well-weighted oak. Has good structure and intensity and captures cabernet nicely,...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A generous but medium-bodied cabernet. From a vintage which turned out to be excellent, especially for these reds. The nose is a beautiful mix of black currant and spicy leafy notes. The palate has a deliciously rich, chocolatey black currant flavour, backed up with some fine tannin threads and well-weighted oak. Has good structure and intensity and captures cabernet nicely,...

Margaret River

Shiraz

A bright, generous, lively, medium-bodied shiraz with loads of plummy black fruits and a lift of cherry-dominated red fruits. There's a hint of spice and a sprinkle of pepper. The palate is soft and supple, with fine yet supportive tannins. Plenty of rich flavour is crammed into its medium-bodied frame, and the finish is effortlessly long. Mighty good value Margaret...

Geographe

Tempranillo

Take me back to Spain. Okay not all the way back but there is a lot to like about this interpretation of the famous Spanish variety. Bursts of red fruit with raspberry and cherry sprinkled with spices. The palate is soft and quite supple but with enough tannin and light oak to provide the structure and direction. A super food...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A complex and compelling cabernet from this very good red wine vintage. Has the power and intensity but there is elegance and poise here. The dark fruits of blackcurrant and ripe black cherry merge with a graphite oyster shell minerality and just a little black olive tapenade. The firm tannins are fine and chalky with the vibrant acidity lifting the...

Margaret River

Shiraz

A little extra time in bottle has really put the finishing touches on this excellent shiraz from what was an excellent year in Margaret River. It’s a generous and richly textured wine with the bright red fruits that burst initially yielding to plush plummy dark chocolate characters. Love the softness through the middle

Margaret River

Shiraz

Oh, I could get to like…a lot. A high energy shiraz radiating energy and vibrancy from the start. The nose engages immediately with bright red cherry and spicy plum with a thick dark chocolate richness flowing through. The colour is brilliant and almost luminous, and the high acid adds definition and life on the finish The chalky tannins are well...

Swan Valley

Grenache

This grenache was sourced out of the Swan Valley, a region that contains some of the best grenache vines in the country. This has a slightly earthy, dusty aromatic working with the riper primary black cherry and plum notes. And then a medium-bodied palate starting to build a deeper complexity with layers of fruit, revealing ripe blackberry and spices.

Western Australia

Red Blend

As you might expect with this combination from a quite opulent year in Western Australia, it packs plenty from the start. The aromas of blue fruits with liqueur cherry, spices and pepper, and dark chocolate, and then flavours that build with sweet, plummy richness, supportive oak and a plummy vanillin complexity. It’s a generous wine but expresses itself with a...