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Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Probably the best release of this wine to date, which is no surprise given the outstanding year. A slightly cooler season has delivered finesse and elegance, while retaining intensity and fruit complexity. Aromas of red fruits with an underlay of blackcurrant and bay leaf lead into a palate with chalky, slightly minerally characters and a grainy texture. Balanced, refined and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Delivers a burst of bright red fruits on the nose, combining with the deeper, darker blackcurrant influences. Some nice florals with red-fruit lift. The palate is quite tightly woven, with a firm thread of tannin and oak surrounded by some plush fruit. A most complete and harmonious wine.

Margaret River

Shiraz

The trick with shiraz viognier is not to get carried away for the highly aromatic viognier. In this case the balance has been struck precisely and the influence is perfectly weighted. The two varieties were co-fermented then matured for 14 months. The nose has a lifted perfume reflecting the viognier with deep plummy notes. The palate is soft and generous...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bright, deep red in colour. The nose reveals black raisiny fruits with plummy blackcurrant nuances, and the palate sits in that medium-bodied zone with good fruit intensity and drive. Neatly balanced fine chalky tannins and gently applied oak create a smooth, seamless impression. A slightly grainy texture adds appeal and makes it a fine food wine.

Margaret River

Red Blend

Each of these varieties was handled separately until blending. They come together on the blending table after oak maturation to create something of a house style. Smooth and intense with stacks of ripe red and black fruits with a little dark chocolate and black olive complexity.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Deeply concentrated and intense shiraz with a decent contribution from the viognier. It seems to have boosted the tannins while contributing to the beautiful, perfumed aromas. A lift of violet and apricot with a faint touch of viognier's varietal gingery character. The palate is firm but fleshy with a smooth textured feel.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Fruit selection and barrel selection are designed to get the best into the bottle. This is a firmer and more angular style than some previous vintages and a reflection of this vintage. Distinctive aromas of black fruits with a little red fruit lift and a trace of oyster shell minerality. The palate shows a savoury character which complements the deeper...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Churchview The Bartondale cabernet sauvignon 2023 ($70)A complex and powerful expression of Margaret River cabernet from mature vines. Shows finesse and elegance with real vibrancy on the palate. Aromas of red and black fruits, bay leaf, minerals and violets flow into a seamlessly woven palate tied together with fine chalky tannins and perfectly judged oak. A superb wine of depth...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine rich in concentrated and powerful fruit flavours. Evident immediately on the nose, with a lovely mix of black and red fruits, bay leaf and black olive. A fine graphite-like character adds further intrigue. The palate is still quite firm, as you might expect, as this is a young cabernet, but there is warm, rich flesh wrapped around the...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Fruit from this great year has been beautifully handled. Theirs is so much power in that engine room, yet the delivery is all smooth and effortless. It's made from the best two barrels of the vintage and then gets a little malbec to add mid-palate suppleness. Loaded with blackcurrant, black olive and minerally cracked shell characters on the nose. The...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A polished and powerful cabernet from a vintage that produced wines of tremendous intensity and concentration. The key was harnessing all the power into a refined and elegantly structured presentation. This has deep blackcurrant and black olive with a little graphite edginess. The addition of a small amount of the aromatic cabernet franc impacts on the nose especially. It’s a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A medium-bodied cabernet from this slightly cooler vintage. It’s a most elegant and almost statuesque wine with its body of blackcurrant and bay leaf, with a little oyster shell minerally graphite evident. Supremely balanced and poised palate is held tight and controlled, but there is ample flesh and fruit concentration.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Wow, you're getting a decent bang for your buck with this cabernet from this excellent vintage in Margaret River. Opens with a punchy hit of blackcurrant and blackberries with a slightly ironstone graphite and oyster shell minerality. The palate is quite vibrant with juicy blackberry and slightly plummy notes emerging, balanced by some fine oak. There's power here, but it's...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A wine that offers so much immediate pleasure. Opens with a strong and distinctive mix of blackcurrant and ripe satsuma plum with a richer dark chocolate backdrop. It’s a rich and supple wine with depth and fruit concentration. Nice tannin and oak structural input. Score: 92/100 Cellar: 7 years

Margaret River

Red Blend

A beautiful medium-bodied example of this Margaret River blend from a good season. Loaded with a mix of black fruits with a hint of blueberry and red fruit. It's a vibrant wine with a palate delivering a plummy mix of light fruit cake and blackberry with a subtle juby raspberry note. Impeccably balanced and poised, and tremendous value.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Very good wine from this excellent small, concentrated vintage sourced from fruit off some of the oldest vines on the estate. There is tremendous concentration here with the leafy black fruit, chalky oyster shell edge and subtle graphite character in control. The palate is firmly structured, yet it is effortlessly elegant and stylish. A poised and impressive wine from this...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This super cabernet is sourced from some of the oldest vines in the region. The power and intensity of those vines in a season that produced fruit of great concentration and intensity is evident immediately. Notes of bay leaf and graphite with deep blackcurrant and black olive nuances on the nose. Strikes a wonderful balance with the fruit displaying deep...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A stylish and expressive cabernet from this excellent year. On the nose, a leafy blackcurrant, dark cherry, and dark chocolate combination strut their stuff. The palate, which is more medium bodied, displays lovely red fruits and is supported by fine grainy tannins and well managed oak. It's bright as a button, balanced, and long.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This comes off the original 1976 plantings at Clairault planted by Ian and Ani Lewis. This is so classically Margaret River, with its combination of blackcurrant, bay leaf, oyster shell, and dark chocolate on the nose. And then a palate which is so fine and seamlessly structured, with loads of dark fruits, controlled with fine, slightly chalky tannins and supported...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Probably the best wine Clandestine Vineyards have released. It's a blend of cabernet and malbec from Margaret River and Frankland River. The striking feature is how well the red fruits of the malbec have merged with the dark fruits of the cabernet in such a seamless and almost velvety fashion. There's a chalky tannin and well-managed oak influence that hits...

Margaret River

Malbec

Clandestine has made a statement with this variety since forming a few years ago. This is another very good one. Deep bright colour speaks malbec, then the juicy bright red fruits of the variety start their thing. It's had a decent hits of one and two year old oak over 20 months, but it's gobbled it up so the fruit...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The colour is so bright and brilliant. Thoroughly beautiful fragrances of plum and violet with a cherry, black olive and leafy nuance that is tremendously intriguing. The palate is quite firm with a thread of chalky tannins and balanced oak working with the fruit, which at the moment is quite shy. Has the structure and deep intensity to handle cellaring.

Swan Valley

Red Blend

Bewdiful, just bewdiful. A blend from a vineyard Rob Mann helped plant with his father former Test cricketer Tony Mann. As you might imagine with these two varieties there is no shortage of fruit. Loaded with ripe plush and generous red fruits from the initial engaging aromas through to the soft and supple palate. Has a brightness and energy that...

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Cabernet Sauvignon

An elegantly structured and quite precise cabernet capturing the beautiful characters of cabernet in a cooler vintage. Spicy blackcurrant with a little sage bush on the nose. The medium-bodied palate shows a graphite and cracked seas shell minerality with a plush sweet fruit lift. The tannins are chalky and fine while the oak well managed.

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Shiraz

This really is a delightful light to medium bodied shiraz. Highly perfume aromas with spicy black pepper nuances over sweet plum and subtle charcuterie notes. The palate is filled with dark fruits livened with a mix of spices and black pepper. Oak is muted but important and the palate extends to a long finish.

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Zinfandel

Zinfandel tends to polarize people, but if you sit on the fence then this wine might get you across the line. Beautifully scented aromas of black liqueur cherry with a chocolate mocha thing happening. The palate is brimming with ripe berry flavours cut with a fine minerality. Well-balanced and poised.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that makes a statement about Margaret River Cabernet. This was an early and very good vintage for red wines in Margaret River and it’s been captured perfectly here. The distinctive aroma of blackcurrant, bay leaf and black olive was augmented with a thread of oyster shell minerality. The 20 months in oak has been easily absorbed into the...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wonderfully expressive and quite pretty cabernet from this outstanding Margaret River vintage. The nose releases seductive aromas of black currant, violet and bay leaf, and a little oyster shell minerality. The palate is intense but delivered with an elegant medium weight that captures the vintage so beautifully. Loads of red berries, some lightly cedary oak, chalky tannins. All combining...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A stylish and quite elegant example of this great Aussie blend from a vineyard in Wilyabrup. The great vintage has contributed to creating a wine with power that sits more in the medium-bodied zone. Red fruits with a little black olive and blackcurrant. The palate shows excellent oak integration and the tannins sit comfortably adding their structural support. An excellent...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most refined and stylish cabernets yet from Credaro. Yes, the vintage suited these reds, but it’s been well managed to gently coax the best from it. Bright red and blue fruits on the nose with a slightly bay leaf and sea shell minerality. The palate is more medium bodied with fine chalky tannins and fine-grained oak building...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This has to be the finest cabernet yet under this label. There’s power, structure, and poise - a compelling combination. On the nose, lovely floral perfumes, with bright red and black fruit and a little bay leaf lift. There’s vibrancy, and it’s alive with energy on the palate. Finely integrated and poised, with concentration and an effortless ease that extends...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A brilliant and bright cabernet with deep colour. The remarkable thing is that a wine of such elegance and poise has come out of this very warm season. And yet it is a most charming wine. Aromas of blackcurrant with some nice perfumed African violet notes, a little dark chocolate and bay leaf. The palate is rich and generous, with...

Margaret River

Shiraz

Here is a wine that completely debunks those who claim Margaret River can’t make classy shiraz. This is an outstanding example that combines the rich opulence of the variety with finesse and suppleness that is the hallmark of the very best for this variety. Vibrant and highly energised aromas of spicy plum and floral dark chocolate, complemented by a dry...

Margaret River

Shiraz

This is from the Wilyabrup property of Credaro. It was a great vintage, and this is such a powerful and concentrated example of Margaret River shiraz, yet it’s poised and defined, even a little refined, with a degree of elegance. Made in a fairly traditional way, it displays deep, earthy, grainy, opulent dark plum and blackberry nuances. There is a...

Margaret River

Syrah

Yet another statement of how good syrah can be in Margaret River, certainly when the seasons are good. Beautiful notes of spicy plum and plush mulberry, with some nice perfumed floral tones. The palate is generous and sits in that medium- to full-bodied zone. Plush, spicy fruit, a little dark chocolate and a sweet fruit character are precisely balanced by...

Margaret River

Red Varietal

The first thing is the depth and intensity of the colour. It was made minimalistically with little winemaking involvement. Has a ripe, juicy mouthfeel with plenty of dark and blue fruits with some nicer savoury herb-like characters. There’s a sort of wild and crazy mix of aromas that are immediately engaging. Lovely texture and dried finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Like so many cabernets from this vintage, it displays elegance and style, but at the same time, there is structure and poise. A little petit verdot and malbec have been introduced, making an important contribution, but in the main it’s all about the blackcurrant and blackberry notes, even with a touch of dark chocolate. There’s brightness and energy, with deep,...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Structured and poised cabernet that incorporates about 4% malbec, adding some plush red fruit characters. It’s a generous, full-bodied wine, and on the nose there’s that hit of blackcurrant and black olive, with some deeper, darker chocolatey overtones. It’s seamless and elegantly structured, with the rich fruit flavours precisely supported by fine tannins and some nice, almost understated oak. High-class...

Margaret River

Malbec

The colour is an extraordinary deep, dark, reddy-black, so typical of malbec. The aromas are concentrated blackberry and plum, with some subtle blue fruit influences. There’s a lifted floral, spicy, stewed-rhubarb-like character that is quite typically varietal. The palate is the feature. It’s rich, textured and plush, with fine supporting tannins and some lovely oak. High-class wine, this.

Margaret River

Shiraz

What you’re getting here is loads of ripe plummy fruit that explodes from the glass. The colour is dense and almost opaque black, with hints of bright red on the rims. It has a deep and rich intensity with an earthy, savoury dark chocolate richness on the palate. Two vineyards contribute — Wilyabrup and Yallingup — and that gives it...