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Margaret River

Red Blend

A wonderfully elegant and refined blend of the five main red varieties of Bordeaux. Not sure I have seen a better Aravina red wine. Combines the regional and seasonal power as the individual qualities of the five varieties are melded into a seamlessly presented palate. Aromas of red berry, bay leaf and a little cracked seas shell. The fine grained...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

As the name suggests this is a Bordeaux blend of the main fie varieties of that region. There is power here. It’s evident on the nose which displays an intensity of dark fruits, lifted by an ethereal violet and red berry nuance before slight meaty characters emerge. The palate is firmly structured with a firmish tread of tannin and fine-grained...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This sits at the pinnacle of the Aravina range and is clearly the finest example yet released. A classic blend of cabernet, merlot, malbec, cabernet franc and petit verdot, each variety contributing to a complete and seamless whole. Powerful leafy blackcurrant and dark chocolate are lifted by a buoyant red fruit nuance. The palate is exquisitely defined and refined, with...

Margaret River

Tempranillo

Bright highly energised red fruit bursts from the glass in this exquisite drinking wine from this famous Spanish variety. The mix of red cherry and high-end rose petal aromas are engaging. Then the supple palate delivers with panache. Super.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The influence of the cooler Forest Grove vineyard is evident immediately. You get the Margaret River power but there is a controlled restraint through the medium bodied. Floral notes of red berry and bay leaf with subtle notes of minerally graphite. The small hit of cab franc has contributed to the scented aroma. Finely balanced with a wonderful oak and...

Margaret River

Rose

A really beautiful bright and bouncing little cabernet-based rose from south of Margaret River. Perfume rose petal and light strawberry provide such a beautifully engaging aroma. Lovely light bodied lively well-balanced palate with a precise acidity sustaining the finish.

Margaret River

White Blend

The deep textural power of chardonnay plays such an integral role in this excellent blend white from Margaret River. It’s intense and loaded with fruit yet doesn't have that overt tropical gooseberry character that can be altogether too much. The textural richness is heightened and deepened by time on yeast lees and then a small amount of oak maturation. Excellent...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a super chardonnay that comes from that distinctly cooler region at Witchcliffe, south of Margaret River town. Handpicked and whole bunch pressed before fermentation in a combination of 30% new and one- and three-year-old French oak. Regular lees stirring has developed the textural feel in the mid palate. It was wild yeast fermented and just 20% through malo...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

These old dry-grown vines in Margaret River have been pumping out mighty good fruit for some years now. This small but concentrated vintage has produced an excellent wine for Ashbrook. Mostly cabernet but a few spots of petit verdot, cabernet franc and malbec bring additional features into play. Has a leafy cedary overlay to the bright red fruits. The palate...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Continues the excellent run for Ashbrook with chardonnay. Comes off some pretty mature vines and in addition to the dominant Gingin clone there are two others. Nectarine and quince paste aroma engages immediately. A little lemon rind works in. The palate displays some nice creamy brioche and vanillin characters with a trace of underlying almond meal. It's an excellent wine...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

It's 88% cabernet, but smaller contributions come from petit verdot, cabernet franc and merlot, each of which plays an important part in the overall textural and aromatic completeness of the wine. Perfumed notes of leafy blackcurrant, a little red berry and just a trace of black olive. The palate is elegantly poised and defined, with nice red-fruit characters supported by...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This is cabernet from some of the older vines in the region, with the addition of small amounts of petit verdot, cabernet franc and merlot. It’s a most stylish wine from a vintage that tended to produce wines of a more linear framework. Lifted notes of bay leaf and black olive float across the typical blackcurrant and a little oyster...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a highly structured and purposeful cabernet that comes from vines planted more than 40 years ago. Fermentation took place in small batches and it was aged in oak for about 12 months. While it's largely cabernet, smaller components of petit verdot, cabernet franc and merlot have added to the aromatics and to the palate completeness. Fruit is bright...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Ashbrook has put a lot of time and energy into elevating its chardonnays, and it's certainly paying dividends with another excellent wine from a season which, despite the heat, produced some first-rate chardonnays. There are plenty of tropical fruit characters here with hints of lemon rind and fresh quince, and then the palate integrates the oak and fruit perfectly, harnessing...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A generous and intense chardonnay from this excellent season for white wines. It does show the results of the warmer vintage, but it still retains a tight, structured feel that gives it tremendous definition. Nutty, creamy stone-fruit notes on the nose capture the variety, while the palate has generous flavours, tightened with a little twist of lemon and fine, precise...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

The smooth and powerful elegance of this great Margaret River vintage is on display in this excellent example of the year. It is a typically tighter and more restrained expression with a close-knit of fine chalky tannins and fine-grained oak. It’s in the medium-bodied zone with a long almost, effortlessly presented finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The '21 vintage was quite cool, but the interesting thing is, the longer these wines have been held back in bottle, the better they present. And here is a classic case. It's really starting to tick into the ideal drinking phase, and yet it's hardly showing the development you might expect. Dominant cabernet, with petit verdot, cabernet franc and merlot...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

In this warm season, this wine has been handled impeccably well. The colour has a slightly golden hue, but the nose is a beautiful mix of quince paste and stone fruit, with a little honeycomb complexity. The palate has tremendous intensity and fruit concentration, supported by slightly chalky, crisp acidity and harnessed with some nice oak integration. It has had...

Margaret River

Semillon

Ashbrook has been committed to this variety from the outset, and good on them. It’s a variety I love and I’m always keen to see a straight varietal version. A more restrained version in line with the season with traces of tropical fruits, cut grass and a zingy citrus tang. The acid keeps it crisp and keen through to a...

Margaret River

Semillon

A variety that Ashbrook has been making for decades and it is always one of their most popular. The season was very good and allowed the semillon to display its full range of grassy citrus notes with an underlay of tropical fruit. The colour is bright and brilliant and the palate just sings with lovely zingy ripe fruits, some nice...

Margaret River

Shiraz

A spicy and slightly peppery medium bodied shiraz from the 2020 vintage. Aromas of cherry and light plum with some nice mulberry influences and a leafy perfume. The palate is well balanced with the fine chalky tannins and neatly infused oak working in unison to bring it home to a long finish. Focused and precise.

Margaret River

Verdelho

Ashbrook has been one of the Margaret River champions of this variety from the get-go. It’s a variety I love, especially as an early drinking wine when it’s at its vibrant best. Once again the tropical fruit is evident with a creamy nutty character and that distinct hint of egg cartons. Like this over the next couple of years.

Margaret River

Verdelho

This is another variety that Ashbrook has been championing for many years. This was a very good season for this variety, and it has produced some marvellous fruit characters. It certainly picks up the tropical note you expect with verdelho, but it also has a keen edge of lemony citrus that gives it precision and fineness. It will come together...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An elegant and graceful cabernet from this slightly cooler Margaret River vintage. It's from a 40-year-old dry grown vineyard which produces consistently excellent fruit. Lots of red fruits on the nose with a little bay leaf and graphite contributing to some minerally characteristics. The palate is so seductively smooth and finely integrated. Very long chalky tannins sustain an effortless focused...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This comes from a single vineyard east of Cowaramup, with the handpicked fruit being pressed directly to French oak for a cool fermentation and full malolactic. It was left on lees without sulphur with regular lees stirring. It is an impressive wine with aromas of brioche and crunchy biscuit with a savoury creamy stone fruit character. The palate has a...

Margaret River

Red Blend

A blend of malbec, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot from the wonderful 2023 season. Captures the vibrancy and energy of the fruit with clever winemaking which includes co-fermentation, basket pressing and a quite high percentage of new French oak that seems to integrate easily within the powerful fruit. Seamless and textured palate with a slightly grainy texture that...

Manjimup

Pinot Noir

A most approachable and appealing pinot from this small producer. There's a chalky, limestone dust on the nose with light sour cherry and raspberry notes that are immediately engaging. The palate is light bodied but beautifully structured with a fine balance between the sweet and sour fruit characters and a light touch of oak.

Manjimup

Pinot Noir

The brilliant crimson-red colour is slightly translucent. And bright as a button. Aromas of sour cherry and subtle truffle oil emerge on the nose with a little chalk dust and raspberry confection. The palate is sublimely crafted with a seamless oak and fruit integration supported by silky fine tannins. It’s a succulent wine that is ready for drinking now, but...

Manjimup

Pinot Noir

A firmer and more structured pinot to the Angelina, but still with what appears to be a vineyard character and personality. Deep liqueur cherry and light raspberry fruit characters reveal on the nose. The palate is so silky and velvety, yet with that inner core and grunt which is so much about pinot noir. Chalky tannins and a fine grained...

Manjimup

Pinot Noir

A bolder and more powerful statement than the earlier approachability of the Angelina. But there is still the vineyard and house style that is about seamless silky-smooth balance and integration with high energy vibrant fruit. Cherry and raspberry notes with deeper forest floor and light cedary. The fine tannins provide a tight structural core, but there is warmth and suppleness...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A fine and delicate style of chardonnay putting a subtle combination of nectarine and peach characters on display immediately. It’s held together with fine grained oak and a fine minerally acidity that helps define the palate. Finishes with a dry savoury touch. A wine for the next few years.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A beautiful vintage has produced fruit of such pristine purity. Light stone fruits of nectarine and white peach with a little pear and cut lime adding their light touches. A light bodied palate but one with elegance and complexity as it extends through to a precise long finish. Neatly crafted wine.

Pemberton

Riesling

A pristine and pure dry style riesling displaying delightful floral limey aromas. The palate has a chalky racy sherbet-like character with a subtle degree of tension. Finishes with a precise minerality. Excellent wine now but has cellaring potential.

Pemberton

Riesling

A highly fragrant off-dry style of riesling. Loaded with citrus notes of lime with a little spicy lift. Beautiful palate has a gentle feel about it with slightly orange zest characters. Has a clean and pure palate extending to a very long precise finish

Pemberton

Riesling

Just love this off-dry riesling. Displays exceptional purity and energy with that light residual sugar contribution. Aromas of orange blossom with gentle mandarin and melon characters. The palate is lively with a minerally crisp acid offsetting the slightly sweet fruit. But then on the finish the crisp acidity closes in to keep it precise and long without a hint of...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

This is a mighty good pinot noir from Pemberton. On the nose you get that slightly sour cherry with deeper dark cherry characters complemented by a spicy savoury combination. The palate stands up with a firm core threading through the vibrant juicy fruit flavours. This is a pinot that will handle medium term cellaring very well.

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

Typically light bodied pinot from this excellent season. Aromas display a slightly savoury mushroom-like character with a soft cherry and subtle gamey character. A tightly controlled palate is held with fine oak and chalky tannins. Deceptive power drives through to the finish.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A little more winemaking has gone into capturing the best of this marvellous vintage. A combination of lees stirring in a mix of oaks, several months maturation on lees and partial malolactic fermentation has contributed to its texture and layered complexity. Aromas of stone fruit augmented with a little struck match. The palate is finely integrated with the savoury limey...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

Made in good years and this was a very good year. Lots happening on the nose as a mix of lightly stewed fruit with a lift of gamey meats and cherry takes hold. The palate displays great complexity with a gamey, truffle subtlety merging with the primary cherry and plummy blackberry characters.

Pemberton

Sauvignon Blanc

A punchy vibrant savvy loaded with all the goodies you expect from this variety. The aromas of gooseberry and slightly herbaceous citrussy notes are classically varietal. There’s a trace of minerality to bring things to life. A clean crisp acidity completes a current drinking wine.