Red

Frankland River

Shiraz

A thoroughly beautiful and quite pretty shiraz from the Riversdale vineyard in Frankland with these special clones 174, 470 and Waldron, which were introduced a few years ago. It’s silky smooth and plush but there is structure in here with fine chalky tannin and little ironstone with persistent flavours that build relentlessly. A wine of tremendous luminosity and brightness.

Frankland River

Shiraz

Gosh, this is a good wine made from the 174, 470 and Waldron clones now being grown on the Riversdale Vineyard. After time on skins for about two months, it was matured in new and one-year-old French oak. It has tremendous concentration and richness, yet presents with the soft, rounded regional structure and opulent flavours. Aromas of plush plum, cherry...

Frankland River

Shiraz

This is the pinnacle of Cherubino's range of shiraz or syrah. Comes off the Riversdale vineyard from Block 7 which is made up of a variety of different clones. Interestingly, after hand picking and sorting, 30% whole clusters were added to bring out more of the spicy fragrances. It was matured in a mix of French oak, foudre, and puncheons...

Margaret River

Cabernet Franc

A thoroughly delightful medium-bodied cab franc from Margaret River. The varietal perfumes are augmented with other notes of black olive and charcuterie meats. Supple with fine chalky tannins integrated with the light touch of oak. A wine for the medium term.

Great Southern

Grenache

This is why we love grenache and why it has become such a popular wine. Aromas of light red fruit confectionery with subtle damp turned earthy influences. It was treated in French oak foudres which has clearly contributed to its expressiveness and textural feel. Slightly chewy finish adds appeal.

Frankland River

Grenache

This Riversdale Vineyard in Frankland River produces some quite beautiful fruit. There’s almost a prettiness about it, and this wine captures that. Bright cherry and plum aromas on the nose, with subtle minerality. The palate is soft and medium-bodied, with a suppleness, but there is a core of grainy tannin giving it added structure and poise. A little touch of...

Great Southern

Grenache

This is a blend of counoise, mataro, shiraz and grenache. It's a balanced and poised blend and offers great drinking over the next few years. It's a wine I prefer to drink when those vibrant bouncy fruit flavours are dominant. The cournoise seems to add a slight peppery crisp acidity to elevate the other varieties. It's an important contribution.

Great Southern

Red Varietal

Been a bit of a fan of this variety since it started to appear largely from the Great Southern and the Riversdale vineyard. Loads of bright red fruits deliver with ease and style. It's a soft and supple wine that is perfect for current drinking. But of course, there is a little more to it than that. The chalky tannins...

Frankland River

Red Varietal

Cherubino started releasing this wine a few years ago, and I’ve been a fan ever since. I love the variety for its approachability, its flavours and generosity, but with its understatement and gentle poise. This wine is medium-bodied, with lovely weight and textural feel. Plush red fruits show a nice raspberry-plum combination. The palate is seamlessly integrated, with some nice...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

This comes of the excellent Channybearup vineyard in Pemberton. Love the structure and poise in this pinot. Engaging aromas of spices and light cloves with a strawberry red fruit thing emerging. The palate is light bodied but poised with fine chalky tannins doing their thing. Incredibly long palate.

Great Southern

Shiraz

Medium-bodied syrah from Frankland River. It's an effortlessly delivered wine of real style. Cherubino has made good use of some of his alternative syrah clones from the Riversdale vineyard. Lifted ferruginous aromas are regionally distinctive while the earthy dark fruits swirl through a delicious palate. Minimal intervention has allowed the fruit to express itself.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The fruit for this excellent wine comes from the heart of Margaret River in the sub-region of Wilyabrup. It captures what was a very good vintage for red wine in the region. That compelling opening of blackcurrant, black olive tapenade and a bay leaf lift speaks of place. The palate delivers with strength and purpose, the firm tannins and well-judged...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The richness and power of Margaret River in this vintage are well to the fore. The fruit comes from the Wilyabrup sub-region of Margaret River, and it’s just loaded with all that you expect from the blackcurrant, dark olive, subtle bay leaf and plum notes on the nose. And then the palate is so rich, with a degree of opulence,...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

A wine made with a largely keep-yer-mitts-off approach in the winery. It’s from the excellent Channybearup vineyard in Pemberton and made with minimal intervention. I think Cherubino just wanted to see where things would go. Well, they’ve gone pretty well. Slightly gamey mushroomy aromas with a subtle cherry note. The palate is light yet intense with excellent fruit concentration delivered...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This stylish and elegantly structure cabernet comes from one mature vineyard in Wilyabrup along Caves Road. Dark blackcurrant and ripe plummy black olive fruits merge on the nose. The palate is velvety smooth showing a perfect integration of oak, tannin and fruit. An edgy minerally graphite and bay leaf with a dollop of chocolate to complete.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

As you might expect from this cooler vintage in Margaret River, this is an elegant and refined example of cabernet sauvignon, but don't let its structure and body fool you, because there is plenty of fruit concentration and power here as it is Margaret River cabernet. Blackcurrant, dark chocolate, and gentle black olive influences. There is a trace of oyster...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

You've gotta love this baby. It's from an established vineyard in Pemberton. Exotic aromas of violets and strawberries. The palate has tremendous depth and persistence with the use of oak and tannin management superb. The 1000-litre foudres have ensured the oak and fruit integration is harmonious and complete. I'd like to be drinking this over the next five years.

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An interesting diversion from the usual WA cabernet clones in that it is from clones 377 and 191. On the nose there is a captivating mix of black fruits with a minerally ferruginous character merging into other nuances of tobacco leaf, red berry and oyster shell. The palate is very firm with substantial tannins holding it close through to the...

Frankland River

Cabernet Franc

A variety that is mostly blended with cabernet sauvignon, yet more are releasing straight varietal versions when things line up in the season. This was one of those times. Perfumed red berry and violet with a floral leafy lift on the nose. The palate is medium bodied and elegantly crafted with the red berry and subtle oak working in harmony....

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cherubino has produced this wine from two clones, 377 and 191, which are grown on the Riversdale Vineyard. There’s a lot of cabernet in this wine, initially evident on the nose with its blackcurrant, slightly dark plum and subtle leaf characters. The palate is tremendously intense and beautifully structured, with only one- and two-year-old oak used, resulting in a wine...

Frankland River

Petit Verdot

No shortage of colour in this petit verdot off the Riversdale Vineyard. Loads of dark fruits evident immediately on the nose, then the palate displays the firm core of tannins you expect with the variety. This warmer year proved ideal for this variety which needs warmer vintages to reach optimum flavour ripeness.

Frankland River

Shiraz Blend

A little Rhone and a little Bordeaux get together for this little shindig that results in a smoothly textured and lavish wine. Opulent dark spicy plum and chocolate with ripe blackberry notes throughout. The oak influence is minimal with maturation in a five-year-old foudres. It’s resulted in a wine of tremendous energy and vibrancy evident from the bright colour and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A juicy cabernet from Margaret River. On the nose you get a mix of red fruits, backed with some nice mulberry and dark plummy blackberry nuances. It's medium bodied with good flavour intensity. The sprinkle of spices and a dusting of dry earth add to its palate feel.

Margaret River

Shiraz

A balanced and poised juicy shiraz from Margaret River. Has a soft and quite supple mouthfeel with grainy tannins in support. Lots of dark fruits display a lifted spicy character with an infusion of cherry and gentle roasted coffee bean.

Margaret River

Grenache

A wine with distinctive red fruits displaying the virtues and characteristics of the two varieties. The cooler vintage suited the style, which is friendly and appealing. Ideal for current drinking. The medium-bodied palate is supported by light tannins and the oak influence is moderate. So, you can tuck in now.

Frankland River

Cabernet Blend

Here is a more Left Bank-inspired, cabernet-dominant blend, which also includes malbec, petit verdot and cabernet franc. It’s a thoroughly exquisite, pretty, poised and elegant cabernet blend. And like the Right Bank-inspired merlot cabernet, the maturation took place in larger-format French oak foudres. This has allowed the wine to develop an inner harmony and strength, delivered with such velvety smooth...

Frankland River

Red Blend

This is a Bordeaux blend of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, petit verdot and cabernet franc from the Frankland River. It was generally a cooler vintage, and yet in the Great Southern things worked out pretty well. This is a cracking good wine, seamlessly woven together and laced with fine tannins and cleverly managed oak. It was made in micro detail with...

Frankland River

Red Blend

Here’s a wine that’s straight from the Bordeaux Right Bank playbook, with this combination of merlot and cabernet franc. The aromas are quite beautiful. A mix of blackberry, fruitcake and floral perfumes are immediately captivating. The palate strikes with impeccable balance. After selecting the best barrels, it was matured in larger-format French oak foudres. So the oak never intrudes but...

Great Southern

Shiraz

A wonderfully bright and vibrant shiraz from the Acacia Vineyard in Frankland River. You will fall in love with the perfumed sweet plummy aromatics with a trace of violet. Soft and slightly grainy palate is a joy with a fine chalky acidity and fine-grained tannin contributing to a palate coating layer of flavour.

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

There is a delightful varietal purity with this cabernet which comes off the Riversdale vineyard in Frankland River. The blackcurrant characters are complemented by a natural ironstone and slightly meaty characters. The palate is plush with a firm core of chalky tannins working harmoniously with the oak. Dark chocolate and plummy fruit add to the focused finish.

Frankland River

Malbec

The juicy bright red fruits that are malbec burst initially from the glass then take a mighty leap from the glass. This one comes from the Justin Vineyard in Frankland. There seems to be much of the vineyard here with a slightly iron filings edge to the deep fruit flavours. The chalky tannins and understated oak really hum ringing the...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet, cabernet, cabernet. That’s what you get with this terrific example of both the vintage and the vineyard. There’s a pure varietal expression here, with strong blackcurrant and subtle black olive notes on the nose. And then a palate that is so seamlessly structured and integrated, capturing the beauty and almost prettiness of this slightly cooler but outstanding vintage in...

Great Southern

Shiraz

Lots to chew on here. Immediately a mix of ironstone and dark plummy blackberry fruit emerges. The combination of the sweet fruit and a little spicy black pepper creates such a neatly aligned palate. In this case the Waldron, 470 and 174 clones are making an impact. Smooth and velvety.

Frankland River

Shiraz

Here’s a wine that captures so much of what Frankland River is all about. It’s from the Riversdale Vineyard, and it’s made from three clones, Waldron 470 and 174, contributing to a wine of real complexity. Lovely texture and depth of flavour. It’s medium-bodied but generous, and that little flick of ironstone adds a lovely complexity. Nice lingering finish. Most...

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

An interesting combination woven together with time in the concrete egg, which creates a vortex that moves the lees upwards, contributing to its plump full palate. Plenty of blackcurrant flavours with a dusty thread from the nebbiolo. The chalky tannins are finely integrated and the generous fruit flavours burst out. Plenty of appeal with that final tarry edge adding to...

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

The use of the concrete egg and its continual fruit circulation has allowed the firm cabernet and fleshier touriga to knit together into a plush velvety smooth red blend. Plummy black cherry dominance with a little black fruit pudding. Extra year in bottle has brought this baby into the world. Drinking so well.

Great Southern

Grenache

Yet another marvellous grenache from Frankland River. The energy and vitality evident immediately is remarkable. It has a lot to do with the cement ovoid egg that allows the lees to continually work through the fruit. It's fragrant with an engaging bouquet of rose petal and raspberry. The palate is pure joy.

Frankland River

Grenache

Cherubino pushes boundaries with this marvellous grenache. It’s made in a clay cement ovoid tank which is a giant egg that creates a sort of vortex of continual movement. The outcome is stunning. There’s pristine purity and vibrancy here as the grenache elevates to new levels of seductiveness. You just keep going back for more. Terrific stuff.

Frankland River

Grenache

This is one of my favourite wines in the Cherubino collection. It’s made in an interesting way that captures so much of Frankland River grenache, composed in a clay-cement ovoid tank, which is in the shape of a giant egg, and then the lees are continuously forced up, creating an internal vortex current. The technique contributes to the wine’s plush...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A really stylish cabernet dominant blend from this excellent season. Has a leafy blackcurrant aroma with a little blackberry and rich fruit cake. The palate is still pretty tight, but it has excellent structure with a firm thread of tannins holding the line and supported by a decent hit of oak. Needs a little more time to begin to show...