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Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A quite stunning expression of the '23 vintage. The elegance, the purity, the power, and the finesse are all on vivid display with this super cabernet. Blackcurrant dominant with black olive, a little bay leaf and graphite. And then a palate that positively dances through to a sustained, precise, and quite effortless finish. Terrific wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Captures the style and essence of this vineyard to the south of Margaret River town. The wine is quite fine and almost delicate, but there is texture here and a richness which is held and focused with some precision. A combination of light butterscotch and brioche with subtle stone fruit characters. There's a squeeze of lemon and grapefruit. And a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Juicy, plush, structured, and thoroughly delicious. What more could you want in a wine that sells for $20 and, quite frankly, should be selling for a whole lot more? Plenty of plump blackberry and plummy fruits on the nose, and then a palate that has a silky texture with ripe fruit, displaying great vibrancy and energy. This is a must-drink...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The saline minerality with slightly chalky dust character is the first indication of the style. Lean and linear. Aromas are all about subtlety. Subtle butterscotch, grapefruit and meal with a little roasted nuttiness. The palate is so beautifully framed and focused, gathering itself through the middle to deliver to a long finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Quite beautiful cabernet from this excellent year. IT’s generous and opulent with a tremendous intensity of dark fruits, led with blackcurrant black olive dominance, and then yielding to blue and red fruit characters. Has a slightly bay leaf nuance with a cracked sea shell minerality. It’s firm and bold with the structure and power to handle extended cellaring.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine that strikes immediately with its tension and taut lines. This is southern Margaret River with a fine precision and elegance. The nose initially reveals a spicy cashew and lemon curd character with a restrained creamy custard apple nuance. The palate has a tight minerality with a slightly saline sea spray lift all brought back into line with a...

Margaret River

Malbec

Yet another first-rate malbec released in its own right. An increasingly common occurrence. Vibrant red and blue fruits emerge with an underlay of ripe blackcurrant. The medium bodied palate is warm and soft with generous fruit flavours. Has a nice spicy lift with a minerally thread providing definition.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Adds another dimension to Dukes' Purus chardonnay. The aim is to capture the rich texture of this variety and express it with a deeply layered complexity, while retaining that keen fresh minerally thread. Savoury butterscotch and crème brulee swirl through an engaging palate defined by a keen acid and a little grapefruit to close. Just a beautiful wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Plenty happening in this funky and wild expression of Chardonnay. On the nose, an intense combination of butterscotch, roasted cashew, and lemon curd with a vanilla bean lift reveal. The palate is layered with a complex maze and intricate weave of flavours reflecting the initial aromas. And then a minerally finish completes a very good wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is where Dukes starts to ratchet things up and introduce a whole new level of complexity and layers into his wine. It's loaded with a striking combination of butterscotch, stone fruit, and a hefty hit of oak, albeit one that's integrated and fits snugly within the wine. The palate is concentrated, showing a nice balance of stone fruit, minerals,...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine that differentiates from the Purus, and there is more winemaking artefact. But at the same time, it never goes over the top. It's always with restraint, with an eye on elegance and delicacy. There's a beautiful honeycomb, butterscotch and quince-paste combination on the nose. And then the palate, which is a creamy richness, but once again presented with...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a beautifully crafted entry-level chardonnay into Bruce Dukes' full suite of wines. Bright white peach and nectarine tones on the nose, a little nutty nuance and a splash of citrus. It's classically chardonnay. And then the palate has a nice creaminess about it, but it's held with control, thanks to fine, limestone-y acidity and a little bit of...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a Chardonnay that relies more on the natural pristine vibrancy of the fruit rather than any noticeable winemaking contribution. The minerally and slightly saline characters of the fruit work neatly with other characters of typical grapefruit and lime. Has a slightly chalky acidity with the muted oak just enough to play a part.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is Dukes' entry-level chardonnay, but it's anything but entry level. This is a classy wine full of expression and style. On the nose, you get that white peach and nectarine combination with a little minerally, chalky influence. The palate is quite fine, but it's intense with a driving flavour profile. Minerally, chalky, and savoury, with a light grapefruit primary...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a bold and distinctive take on this largely Left Bank variety. The perfumed aromas with their lift of violets and other florals are the stamp of cabernet franc. The palate is powerful and highly linear with chalky ironstone tannins taking it to a very long and defined finish. The firm tannins and oak should support this for extended...

Margaret River

Cabernet Franc

Domaine Naturaliste Le Naturaliste Cabernet Franc 2021 ($92) Dukes introduced this substantial statement of Cabernet Franc a few years ago. This is a Cab Franc with power and concentrated intensity. It starts with an aromatic combination of red fruits and liqueur chocolate and cherry. The palate is firmly structured with firm tannins and a liberal amount of oak supporting an...

Margaret River

Cabernet Franc

Dukes started dabbling with this variety a few years ago, and he makes it in an almost no-holds-barred manner, creating a cabernet franc with structure, purpose, and tremendous power. So if you're used to your cabernet francs that are a little bit wimpish, this ain't one of 'em. Deep blackberry, dark plum, and dark chocolate notes on the nose. A...

Margaret River

Cabernet Franc

The '23 vintage and longer season seem to have suited this beautiful, aromatic, perfumed variety really well. It's allowed the lovely floral violet and mulberry notes to accumulate on the nose, with just a trace of graphite. The palate is concentrated, with a firmish graphite tannin contribution, a little oyster-shell minerality and plush red fruits that roll and cascade across...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

I'm increasingly thinking that 2019 is one of the great sleeper vintages for red wine in Margaret River. Case in point; this beauty which bridges the divide between power and elegance. It's cabernet through and through with a graphite over blackcurrant aroma and a trace of black olive. The palate is firmly defined and structured with tannins and fine-grained oak...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that twists and turns with new nuances and riches at every turn, before it comes together and straightens to its long finish. This is the pure essence of Margaret River Cabernet with loads of dense concentrated black fruits coated with subtle blue fruit fragrances. The palate reveals layers of chocolate and blackcurrant with nuanced black olive and graphite...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This was a good year in Margaret River, delivering fruit of tremendous intensity and good structure. In this case, it's been captured in this superb cabernet sauvignon that demonstrates the awesome power of the region, but with finesse, refinement, and a real polish on the finish. Black fruits, bay leaf, and graphite on the nose. A palate that shows almost...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is Dukes' flagship cabernet, and in this case, it's from the exceptional '23 vintage. That slightly longer, cooler season has allowed tremendous flavour build-up. Initially on the nose, with a compelling and intense combination of blackcurrant and mulberry, with a dark plum nuance and that distinctive bay-leaf edge. The palate is almost velvety smooth, but there is a deeper...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A thoroughly beautiful chardonnay expressing this variety with a pristine purity. Highly minerally opening with a little sea spray over the richer notes of nectarine and white peach. On the palate a slice of pear and a little lime add another dimension. Strikes an ideal balance of fruit and oak. One of Dukes' best under this label.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Quite a different take on the Artus is this more classically defined modern expression of the variety. There is a pristine purity evident immediately with a floral cut lime and pear lift on the nose. Then the palate coils and tightens as it extends through to a very long finish. An elegant wine with a purity and finesse that is...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Whereas the Artus was kinda funky, this one has a precise purity and freshness about it, showing lots of white peach, a little nectarine, citrus, and a sort of lemon curd–brioche combination. The palate has a slight savoury chalky confluence that comes together and then drives with great purpose through to a long finish. This is the most stylish expression...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

There is such a compelling clarity and purity about this wine, which Dukes makes with a clear mandate to capture the fruit and present it through to a fine, uncompromised palate. Nice notes of florals and white peach, a little subtle oak, and then a palate that is rich with a slight oatmeal-type flavour, balancing some light cashew and citrus....

Margaret River

Syrah

Here is the partner to the Rebus Cabernet Sauvignon. Vibrant fruit on the nose sprinkled with spices and carrying a lovely savoury element. The medium-bodied palate has plenty with its supple structure and fine oak and tannin combination supporting a healthy layer of generous fruit. Elegant and stylish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cooler season, but Dukes has been able to coax plenty from this excellent cabernet. Aromas of blackcurrant and black olive with an overlay of bay leaf. The palate is generous and held with a fine minerally acidity and well managed fine-grained oak. Structured and firm with deep flavour intensity.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

So you want to know how good 2023 was for red wines in Margaret River? Well, check this thoroughly engaging pure vibrant fruit-dominant Cabernet. Bursting with punchy red fruits with overtones of violet and cherry. The palate is medium-bodied with a seamless oak and fruit integration. Just a beautiful wine for drinking in the short term.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

There's flavour in abundance in this excellent cabernet, which begins your journey into the full Domain Naturaliste range. Lashings of blackcurrant and dark plum, with a liberal dollop of chocolate and some further black olive nuances. And then the palate delivers with its rich coating of dark fruits, chalky tannins and well-managed oak. It all sits comfortably together in a...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

This distinctive wine has been a favourite of mine for some years. This one shows a little less overt oak and consequently is a more balanced wine. The lemony oak and lightly tropical fruit have an infusion of lemon zest to lift with a little of that fresh lychee character adding further complexity. It's a beautiful wine with cellaring potential.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Dukes puts his winemaking stamp on this baby with the use of oak to complement the Sauvignon Blanc. It was such a beautiful vintage and the fruit so perfectly presented that the oak sits harmoniously in support. Has a lemon zest and slightly nutty character with other spices and citrus characters emerging. I like the slightly steely flinty minerality on...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

A distinctive style that winemaker Bruce Dukes has championed for some years. It shows the influence of some lovely oak that complements and builds the sauvignon blanc into something quite special. This is a wine that is so well balanced and crafted that it drinks beautifully now, but with that quality fruit and that well-weighted oak, it will handle extended...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

I've been a bit of a devotee of this wine over the years. It's where Dukes blends some quite beautiful sauvignon blanc fruit with a little French oak to deliver a wine that has layers and complexity and a distinct point of difference from a stock-standard savvy. Lovely lemon meringue and lemon-zest notes on the nose, and then a palate...

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Shiraz

Not often you see a wine with nine years age on it at release. Yet, here we are, and it shows why cellaring really is a great way to get the best from your wine investment. This is starting to develop the faintest leathery spice character of a secondary stage. But the fruit is still plush and smooth with plenty...

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Malbec

I saw tis a few years ago and in the ensuing years it has developed rather well to be drinking right in its sweet spot now. Blackberry fruit, chocolate and ripe plums all feature in a deep palate intensity. Delivers with medium weight striking a neat oak and tannin balance.

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Viogner

Distinctive varietal characters reveal on the nose and palate. Apricot and ginger with a light orange blossom note. The palate is controlled and restrained but those varietal characters of spice and ginger emerge. A wine ideal for immediate drinking.

Margaret River

Tempranillo

This Margaret River sourced tempranillo proves yet again why this variety is one of the best for this rosé style. It was an excellent season, producing fruit of great balance and quality. This one was whole bunch pressed and wild fermented in old oak with some regular lees stirring for a couple of months. This has built in texture to...

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Grenache

This has been made in the carbonic maceration style with that wonderfully perfumed lifted fruit a feature. It’s medium bodied with a juicy delicious slightly confectionary palate. Spicy bright red raspberry fruit characters with a nice tannin influence. Serve it ever so slightly chilled in summer.

Margaret River

Tempranillo

A delightful example of the modern style of rose. It’s made using only free run juice which was wild fermented in older oak after which it went through regular lees stirring for 6 months. Captures so much of the tempranillo character within its light but textured palate. Rose petal and raspberry with a palate that has both poise and presence..