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Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A smooth and generously dimensioned cabernet from this cooler season. On the nose you get a mix of plum and mulberry with the more typical cassis lurking behind. The palate then adds a rich chocolate character with a subtle edgier black olive tapenade. It’s balanced and ideal for current drinking.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a mighty impressive chardonnay for this price. It a wild fermented and then spent 11 months in oak on lees before more time in stainless steel before bottling. Plenty of melon and light cashew with an understated stone fruit influence. Finishes with a twist of lemon. Great wine for drinking in the short term.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Hard to fault this excellent little value for money chardonnay. In fact, it delivers a little bigger bang for your buck. Toasty butterscotch and creamy stone fruit on the nose A palate that is balanced with deep fruit richness and a lift of acid and oak. Ideal as a current drinking chardie.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A distinctly fruit-driven style of early-drinking chardonnay. Aromas of light cashew and melon with a squeeze of citrus provide an enticing opening. And then the palate, which is neatly balanced and a suggestion of light oak, but it is really about the fruit, which is harnessed by a crisp, fine acidity and carries easily through to a long finish. Ideal...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Captures the best of this variety in a stella year for aromatic whites. Greets with a burst of passionfruit and guava with a lemon citrus nuance. The palate is racy with punchy fruit extending to a long finish. Really neat little wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

An elegant and finely structured single vineyard wine from Wallcliffe. The aroma is quite captivating with its distinct minerally citrus edge. A touch of oyster shell and sea spray providing a lift. Palate is tightly woven with a light, fine, chalky acidity. Well-managed oak which sits comfortably within, and that distinctly linear fruit line carries through to the finish. There's...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

This captures everything that is the Swan valley. Griffiths gets the fruit from his own, now mature, vineyard, and from nearby quality shiraz growers. It has everything. Deep plummy, black fruits on the palate with a dark chocolate and lightly red fruit influenced aroma. The palate is sublime. Soft and supple but with fine chalky tannins and perfectly weighted oak...

Swan Valley

Verdelho

What a year for this Swan Valley staple. Griffiths uses just free run juice, which is reflected in this delightfully crisp and crunchy example of the variety. Perfumed stone fruit ad cumquat with an orange zest lift. The palate packs more of the nectarine and citrus characters into the frame before releasing to a sustained finish. Just so much happening...

Swan Valley

Chardonnay

This is testament to the quality of fruit that comes from the Swan Valley, especially in a terrific season like ’23. Appealing, medium-weight but flavoursome sparkling chardonnay showing some nice lemony brioche characters on the nose. Then a palate which reveals slightly more stone fruit, nectarine-like characters, and a little splash of citrus. All sustained with a fine, precise acidity....

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

Griffiths introduced this wine a few years ago, and you can immediately see the essential difference between this and the standard chenin. The richness and weight on the palate, along with the added complexity, are immediately apparent. It captures all that’s good about chenin blanc, with bright acidity, intense fruitiness, and, with the pressings, another layer of immense appeal. A...

Swan Valley

Grenache

These old vines in the Swan Valley handled the heat of 2024 really well. It’s mostly grenache, but there’s a tiny bit of mataro and shiraz. Strong red fruits on the nose, with a plummy dominance, and a palate which is generous and quite supple. The tannins have a slightly chalky character which offsets the plushness of the red fruits,...

Swan Valley

Petit Verdot

Griffiths has managed to coax and control the absolute best features from this variety. It can get away from you with, but everything has been expertly harnessed. Intense black fruits, with dark chocolate and a lift of cherry and violet. The mid-palate softness is a feature. A thoroughly engaging wine for current drinking while those jubey red fruits are so...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

An excellent pinot sourced from the famous Wignalls Vineyard, right on the edge of Albany, from vines that are now more than 40 years old. There are beautiful red fruits on the nose, with some cherry and raspberry notes, a little spice, and just a little cranberry character. The palate is deeply intense but deftly controlled, with a firmish core...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

The fruit for this exceptional Swan Valley shiraz comes from Griffiths’ Faber vineyard. Seriously dark, almost opaque colour of deep red and black. Aromas of spices, dark chocolate and rich ripe plum burst open on the nose. Then the inky palate releases a mass of rich black fruit flavours of great power but with an effortless almost elegant presentation. It’s...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

This has been a terrifically consistent wine from Faber, made from the best fruit they can source from their Swan Valley vineyard and some nearby vineyards. It was another very good year in the Swan Valley, and this one delivers with power and opulence, balanced with the typical Swan Valley softness and generosity. Bright floral notes with dark red fruits...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

Now this one is special. Having tasted many of these over the years, I don’t believe I’ve tasted a better one, and there have been some good’uns. It comes from fruit grown on Griffiths and neighbouring vineyards. It’s a wine of deep, impenetrable colour, intense aromas and a plush, richly flavoured palate. On the nose, there’s a dark plummy blackberry...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

A really bright and concentrated vibrant red wine from the Swan Valley. The colour radiates bright red and crimson hues. The nose has an intense combo of red fruit with raspberry and plummy notes. The palate is vibrant medium bodied with a jubey delicious red fruit flavour augmented with some nice oak treatment. What a brilliant wine for the medium...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

The planets aligned in this season all across the state, especially in the Swan Valley, where the reds show incredible depth and intensity with beautiful aromatic floral notes adding to the appeal. Griffiths has been producing this for a while, and each year it comes up trumps. He uses seasoned American and French oak, which contributes to its richness and...

Swan Valley

Muscat

Wow, it's hard to imagine anything better than this. This is pure luxury. Griffiths has been following his muscat quest for many years and started this blend back in 2003. You can see it in the colour, which has deep browny, khaki, and slightly olive green hues, which indicate the incredible age. The aroma is a layered maze of complexity...

Swan Valley

Verdelho

Wow. A seven-year-old verdelho from this slightly cooler but initially wet year, that in the end suited verdelho perfectly. It’s remarkably only just started to show a little toasty development, but it still has the vibrant tropical primary fruit characters. Griffiths aged this in a mix of American and French, which has brought that extra textural and flavour dimension into...

Swan Valley

Verdelho

This is a thoroughly exquisite mature verdelho from the Swan Valley. It shows the remarkable versatility of this wine and this variety. The extra time in the bottle has allowed it to develop a lovely toastiness that’s evident immediately on the nose, adding to the rich, textured feel on the palate. It still retains a delightfully fresh acidity, sustained through...

Swan Valley

Verdelho

A brilliant expression of Swan Valley verdelho. It comes from what was a very good year, where the fruit came in impeccably balanced with crisp acidity and beautifully complete fruit characters. This one is laced with stone fruit, albeit restrained and highlights the fresh cut nectarine and subtle peachiness that is the variety. A little added citrus adds some tang,...

Swan Valley

Verdelho

Griffiths consistently produces some of the best verdelho in the Swan Valley, which of course means some of the best verdelho in the state. This one captures all that is good in this variety, with the nectarine-dominant stone fruit influence on the nose, a little splash of citrus, and some light lemon pith. The palate is beautifully flavoursome, with clean,...

Swan Valley

Muscat

This luscious, fabulous muscat from the Swan Valley remains a work in progress, in that when the vintage is right it is blended back into the older wine that dates back over many years. This is as good a blend as I have tasted. Raisiny, caramel, dark toffee, spice and dark chocolate. The colour is even starting to develop a...

Swan Valley

Muscat

This luscious, fabulous muscat from the Swan Valley remains a work in progress, in that when the vintage is right it is blended back into the older wine that dates back over many years. This is as good a blend as I have tasted. Raisiny, caramel, dark toffee, spice and dark chocolate. The colour is even starting to develop a...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This takes the standard Fairbrossen chardonnay up a notch. In fact, it takes it up a couple of notches. This is a first-class wine that comes off the Fairbrossen Witchcliffe dry-grown vineyard. To me, it's something of a breakthrough wine for this small producer and shows the immense promise it has. Whole bunches and wild ferments with about 40% new...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Excellent chardonnay. They're using the Gingin clone. Whole-bunch pressing has given it certainly some palate presence, and then wild fermentation in larger-format French oak. Twelve months on lees have built texture and richness, but at the same time, it retains a fine linear minerality, giving it poise and precision. It's a chardonnay of richness and flavour, and imminently appealing.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

From the very early, ripe 2020 vintage is this exceptional cabernet that's emerged from Willy Abrah. The aroma's classically Margaret River, with blackcurrant, dark chocolate and black olive tapenade, all swirling through an immensely complex aromatic mix. Has a smooth, supple, although well-structured palate, supported with fine, firmish tannins and some really well-laid oak. Has that slightly dried, savoury, oyster-shell-like...

Margaret River

Fiano

Bit of a fan of this famous Sicilian variety out of Margaret River. Fruit is always quite generous, certainly in good years like '26, creating a lovely textural feel on the palate. This one has a dry savouriness, which introduces a subtle degree of complexity: slightly nutty, a bit of citrus, even lemon meringue. Lovely, balanced and completely engaging example...

Margaret River

Rose

A dry, savoury, but still quite textured wine made from tempranillo and cabernet. Had a brief period in larger oak. Colour is a pale pink. The nose is a burst of red berry and redcurrant. The palate is crisp, light-bodied, but with good intensity and flavour. An excellent all-purpose rosé. Ideal for summer drinking.

Margaret River

Tempranillo

I reckon Matt Bowness has really nailed this variety, which, of course, is native to northern Spain. In this case, it was naturally fermented with some whole bunches and a mix of stainless steel and French oak. The aim has been to create a joven style, youthful, fresh burst of red fruit. It's been achieved in spades. Nice black fruits,...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Comes from a very good season for red wines. Quite a firm statement yet there is deep fruit sweetness balanced by fine tannins and oak. Notes of blackcurrant and mulberry with a little black olive nuanced in there. The palate is medium weight with a firmish core driving to a long finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

From the wonderful 2018 vintage comes this excellent reflection of the season. The opulence and power is evident immediate, yet it delivers with a refined medium body. The aromas show those blackcurrant, bay leaf and slightly minerally brick dusty characters with a lifted bay leaf and black olive combination. The palate delivers a rich and textured mouth feel with firmish...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This chardonnay shows the quality of the wines being produced at Fermoy these days, with mature vines playing a major part. The wine was whole-bunch pressed and then spent time in barrel for fermentation and maturation, producing both texture and complexity, with deep stone fruit characters lifted by fine minerality and a hint of roasted cashew. It's poised and balanced...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is consistently a first-rate chardonnay delivering way beyond its price point. It's wild fermented and then gets nine months in French oak barriques. Typically, it shows some quite beautifully rich fig and stone fruit characters with a little lift of lemon zest and some nice light roasted cashew. The palate is beautifully rich and textured, as much a result...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Pure and powerful Margaret River cabernet from right in the Wilyabrup dress circle. Opens with a salvo of fruit nuances on the nose. Blackcurrant and blackberry with some interesting blue fruit touches. Then there is the lifted bay leaf and minerally oyster shell. It is so classically cabernet. The palate is elegantly presented but deeply intense with dark fruits lifted...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The reserve chardonnays from Fermoy have emerged in recent years as some of the best in the region. It follows the format of hand-picking and whole-bunch pressing, with wild fermentation followed by nine months in oak. The fruit integrity is preserved while still showing the influence of oak, expressing a gun-smoky, flinty character with traces of honeycomb, cashew, and nectarine....

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This emerged a few years ago as one of the stars in Margaret River, and with this vintage, it clings to that mantle easily. In many ways, a slightly tighter version of the standard chardonnay, but with tremendous depth and concentration. Similarly, it was whole bunch pressed into French oak and wild fermented, getting a further nine months in oak....

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A fine vintage in Margaret River for reds, and this classic blend hits the mark. Blackberry and dark plum aromatics capture the essence of the style. The medium bodied palate is elegant yet plush, with fruit richness extending into a long finish. Bright red berry influences add lift, while a subtle edge of bay leaf provides complexity. Excellent wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Right on the button for this style of current drinking, approachable, soft and supple red wine. It's from a very good vintage and it shows. Everything is so harmoniously balanced and poised. It's a lovely integration of fine tannin and oak working with the plush red berry and slightly blue-fruited nuanced characters. There's a nice savoury, slightly oyster shell minerality...