A most impressive young chardonnay that delivers exceptional finesse and refinement. There's all the power and intensity expected of Margaret River chardonnay, yet it's expressed with admirable restraint and poise. Lemon curd and stone fruit nuances emerge on the nose before a palate that is textural and rich while remaining tightly focused. It will certainly reward extended cellaring, although it's...
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Sauvignon Blanc
A delicate and restrained aromatic opens on the nose. Then the palate picks it up in style. But there is an intensity of tropical fruit flavours here with a splash of lemon and a sprinkle of spices to elevate. Has a plush fruit-sweet middle palate that is dry through to the finish.
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold sauvignon blanc 2025
Sauvignon Blanc
A wine that doesn't overplay sauvignon blanc's pungency, instead delivering the variety with finesse and restraint, reflecting the character of this vintage. Bright floral notes combine with delicate stone fruit aromas. The palate has lovely texture balanced by vibrant acidity, driving through to a clean, crisp finish.
Ray Jordan91points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold Semillon 2024
Semillon
A bright and light semillon bursting with zingy lively fruit characters. On the nose there is a typical varietal lemon zip with a wet pebbly influence. The palate is fine and linear but with good varietal definition. The lingering acidity adds the final flourish.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold semillon 2024
Semillon
Here's a wine that is testament to both excellent viticulture and thoughtful winemaking. Although 2024 was a warm vintage, this semillon displays remarkable finesse and delicacy while retaining the variety's classic citrus, lemon and crisp pear characters. Fine, focused and impressively long, it again poses the question of why more straight semillons aren't being produced.
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold shiraz 2022
Shiraz
The 2022 vintage produced fruit of excellent concentration and flavour, and this captures it beautifully. There’s a pristine purity about it, with lively fruit intensity immediately apparent on the nose. The palate then delivers plummy liqueur cherry, spice and licorice, before finishing slightly savoury. Bright and luminous, supported by chalky tannins and fine oak integration, this is a most polished...
Ray Jordan97points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Matrix 2021
Red Blend
This is a 75% cabernet and 25% petit verdot blend. It is always cabernet dominant. But the other variety is determined by the varietal strength. There is some beautiful varietal cabernet in here. The petit verdot adds colour and concentrated power and tannins. It’s a really elegant style of cabernet with bright brilliant colour. It’s almost in the medium bodied...
Ray Jordan90points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Mystic Spring Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Sauvignon Blanc
A crisp and punchy sauvignon blanc that has just a small amount of semillon in there. Lemony notes with traces of guava provide an attractive opening aroma. The palate is keen and crisp with a fine acidity adding precision. Subtle understated dried herbs and light gooseberry nuances complete things.
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Mystic Spring semillon sauvignon blanc 2023
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
This is 80% semillon. Has a nice a saline savoury briny character rather than the normal tropical gooseberry lift. It’s all unoaked and has plenty of weight on the palate albeit with a fine lifting acidity to sustain the finish. Stays on the back palate for a long time. Has done well in the show scene. This is mostly from...
Ray Jordan89points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Mystic Spring Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
There’s a bit happening in this light bodied, bracing, fresh blended white. Aromas of spicy citrus with a tangy tropical fruit laced with lemon sherbet. It’s crisp and clean through to a precise finish. Ready to go now.
Ray Jordan90points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Mystic Spring semillon sauvignon blanc 2026
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Here's a wine that's all about current drinking, freshness and vibrancy. It's about 50% semillon, 38% sauvignon blanc, with the balance chardonnay providing the backbone and structure to carry the wine through to a sustained finish. The aromas are dominated by citrusy lemon with a little sliced pear. The palate is fresh and zingy, with appealing texture and bright natural...
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Mystic Springs Shiraz 2021
Shiraz
A cracking good wine Wils Domain. Everything about it is just right. Beautiful exotic aromas of violets and cherry with a red fruit lift of raspberry. The palate is where it really hits the mark. Exquisitely balanced with faultless integration of fruit, oak and fine chalky tannins.
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
A chardonnay of tremendous concentration and energy from this very good vintage. Aromas initially displays that gunflint and struck match nuance over intense grapefruit and lemon zest characters. The palate is lavish and textured but with control and focus as the chalky acidity strikes out on a straight line to a long finish. A beauty.
Ray Jordan97points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
This is 55% Karridale and 45% Wills Domain. It was all handpicked and it shows. This is a wine of finesse and style. Some slightly toasty characters in there. This has about 40% new oak in here. The oak is beautifully applied with its subtle restraint. The toastiness comes from the new oak puncheons. Has a dry savoury and slightly...
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
Since this line was introduced a few years ago, it has impressed, and this release is among the best so far. Picked early enough to avoid the heat of the 2024 vintage, it has a lovely vibrant, pristine character while retaining plenty of flavour intensity. Aromas of butterscotch, quince and crème brûlée lead to a deep, penetrating palate with a...
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
This is one of the finest chardonnays yet released from Wills Domain. The excellent 2025 vintage has clearly been fully realised. Aromas of light cashew, stone fruit and lemon curd introduce a palate that is exquisitely integrated, powerful and impressively linear. A fine thread of mineral tension drives the wine through its long, focused finish. Beautifully composed now, but it...
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill Matrix 2020
Red Blend
A combination of about 75% cabernet and the rest petit verdot has been chosen for this formidable red wine. It's a powerhouse reflecting the concentration and richness of the early and very ripe 2020 vintage. A blackcurrant and graphite, bay leaf aroma gets things started and then into the palate the real power emerges. That slightly firm grippy, ripe petit...
Ray Jordan97points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill Matrix 2022
Red Blend
A blended red that harnesses the outstanding fruit of this low-yielding vineyard, brought together in a seamless and suave expression of Margaret River. Aromas of red fruits, tobacco, bay leaf and a trace of cocoa lead into a smoothly woven palate where crunchy red fruits interplay with darker elements in compelling fashion. A polished, refined wine of great style.
Ray Jordan97points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill Matrix 2022
Red Blend
A blended red that harnesses the outstanding fruit of this low-yielding vineyard, brought together in a seamless and suave expression of Margaret River. Aromas of red fruits, tobacco, bay leaf and a trace of cocoa lead into a smoothly woven palate where crunchy red fruits interplay with darker elements in compelling fashion. A polished, refined wine of great style.
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill Shiraz 2020
Shiraz
A wonderful expression of Margaret River shiraz. Provides a distinct point of difference from other cooler regions with its more earthy, savoury and dusty feel adding to the attractiveness of the sweet ripe fruit. The slightly grainy and sinewy tannins are typical of the region, sitting comfortably within the concentrated intense palate. A wine with cellaring potential.
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill shiraz 2021
Shiraz
The cooler 2021 vintage has shaped the style of this excellent shiraz. Plush fruit, fine chalky tannins and carefully managed oak are seamlessly integrated. The palate reveals ripe plum and savoury meaty characters with a subtle hint of damp leather adding complexity. Rich and beautifully textured, with excellent balance throughout.
Ray Jordan97points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill shiraz 2022
Shiraz
This has beautiful seductive almost sweet fruit characters., It’s slightly plusher than the 20. Has incredible bright high energy colour. Spicy plum and rhubarb with a slightly savoury influence. It is a sumptuous palate with more fruit sweetness than the 2020. Smooth and seamless oak and fruit integration. Lovely tannin profile holds the long line to the finish. This is...
Ray Jordan97points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill shiraz 2022
Shiraz
This takes the excellent Eightfold wine up another level. Its smooth, seamless and generous palate sets it apart, making it one of the most complete and integrated examples of Margaret River shiraz. There’s power, but it’s effortless, supported by sublime structural elements. Aromas of plummy cherry flow into a palate layered with licorice and a touch of minerality. Firm yet...
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Windance Cabernet Merlot 2023
Cabernet Blend
A really beautiful example of this blend. The quality of the fruit from this vintage is evident from the get-go. Blackcurrant and mulberry with a little richer fruit cake opulence and just a faint hint of minerality. The palate is smooth and medium bodied with a plush mouth feel. This screams for drinking in the next few years while those...
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Windance cabernet merlot 2024
Cabernet Blend
Despite the warmth in this season, this wine has emerged as an excellent example of this blend, and there's nothing namby-pamby about it. This offers richness and texture and flavour with varietally typical blackcurrant and plummy notes with a nice lifted red fruit raspberriness that adds to the complexity. It's smooth with an almost satin-like finish, and the oak is...
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Windance Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Cabernet Sauvignon
Another exceptional cabernet from this small producer. Opens with those typical blackcurrant and minerally bay leaf aromas. The palate is in that medium to full-bodied zone and is so precise and elegantly structured. Has a tight core of chalky tannins and fine-grained oak controlling the exquisite fruit through to a very long finish. Vibrant and alive.
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Windance Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
Cabernet Sauvignon
The cabernets from Windance are always consistent and here is another beauty. Once again its medium bodied but the smooth elegance and refinement belies the power and intensity within. Powerful blackcurrant and dark plum with a little mulberry and dark chocolate. The palate is so well balanced with fine chalky tannins and subtle gentle oak infusion supporting the sweet fruit....
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Windance cabernet sauvignon 2024
Cabernet Sauvignon
This is the most impressive cabernet that shows wonderful varietal integrity from the start. The aromas are quite floral and perfumed, but with an underlay of black olive and slight leafy bay leaf, and dark chocolate. The palate certainly has a firmness about it, but that's cabernet with chalky tannins and nice oak treatment supporting the intense fruit mix of...
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Windance chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
A restrained and yet flavoursome chardonnay. Displaying some engaging aromas of oatmeal and stone fruit on the nose, with a little brioche like character. The palate shows a complex weave of brioche and lemon meringue, with an edgy grapefruit zing on the finish. Strikes a nice balance of fruit and oak, with a palate that is distinctly linear.
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Windance Glen Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Cabernet Sauvignon
A wine that captures the essence of this very good Margaret River vintage. Fragrant aromas of dark plum and blackcurrant with a little black olive complexity. The palate sings a glorious tune of balance and poise delivering the fruit through to a sustained and very long finish. Love the slightly oyster shell minerality with a saline edge. Terrific wine.
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Windance Glen Valley cabernet sauvignon 2023
Cabernet Sauvignon
I couldn't wait to get my hands on this wine. I knew it would be good, and guess what it is. Okay, the season was excellent, but this has that typical northern Margaret River firmness and deep intensity. So, this is structured and powerful and concentrated, yet there is the elegance and poise that comes with this wonderful vintage. Loads...
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Windance Glen Valley Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
The intensity of this chardonnay is evident immediately on the nose. Merging aromas of white peach dominant stone fruit with an underlay of grapefruit and white flower. The palate is so lively and vibrant with a fine chalky thread supporting the deeply presented fruit characters. Integrated and finely balanced palate with a dry savoury classic finish. Lovely wine.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Windance Glen Valley chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
An excellent wine that was picked quite early to avoid the later searing heat, but everything came together, and the fruit was in good balance, and it shows. Aromas of brioche, toasty stone fruit, with a fairly typical peachy nectarine character on the palate. Other combinations of pie crust, light cashew and a slightly grapefruit pithiness add to the complexity....
Ray Jordan91points
Margaret River
Windance Glen Valley rosé 2026
Rose
The colour is a quite brilliant pale pink copper tone. A fresh and fragrant light bodied wine. Capturing all the zing of modern rosé. On the nose, some delightfully fragrant strawberries. Watermelon characters dominate, while the palate delivers clean, crisp flavours lifted by a bright acidity and carried through to the long finish. Has a crisp zippiness about it.
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Windance Glen Valley Shiraz 2022
Shiraz
An opulent and lavish shiraz from a year which produced very powerful and intense red wines. Typical of this vineyard, the tannin and oak integration and the supple fruit creates such a velvety smooth and delightful friendly palate. Yet there is depth and intensity here with that typical blackberry and blue fruit mix with a little lightly toasty oak. Another...
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Windance Glen Valley shiraz 2023
Shiraz
Get a good year like this, and Margaret River shiraz can excel. This one has a firmness about it, but wrapped around is plush, generous fruit displaying that compelling mix of blackberry and dark plum with some brighter red fruit notes. There's a toasty oak influence that brings that structure and control to play. It's an elegantly crafted wine delivered...
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Windance sauvignon blanc semillon 2026
White Blend
Crunchy, vibrant, juicy, flavoursome. These are just some of the terms you might use to describe this delightfully friendly blend of sauvignon blanc and semillon. On the nose, the passionfruit, gooseberry, citrus thing is so engaging, and then the palate has a real zingy crispness about it, slightly crunchy, with a clean, crisp, refreshing finish. Ideal to drink now or...
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Windance Shiraz 2022
Shiraz
Beautiful fragrant perfumes strike immediately indicating a wine of vibrances and life. Aromas of plum and cherry provide a compelling combination. The palate is seductively medium bodied but with concentrated intensity. Lively plummy fruit cake flavours with a fine thread of chalky tannin and perfectly applied oak. It's a terrific value for money shiraz from a very good maker of...
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Windance Shiraz 2023
Shiraz
Here is a marvellous example of why Windance shiraz continue to be among the very best in Margaret River – actually from anywhere in WA. The seamless integration of fine supple medium bodied fruit, silky tannins and fine-grained oak creates a satiny mouthfeel that is just exquisite. Perfumed violets and cherry on the nose with deeper blackberry and satsuma plum...
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Windance shiraz 2024
Shiraz
A generous and opulent shiraz from this very warm season that shows what can be achieved with clever vineyard management and then empathetic treatment in the winery. The nose is a lovely combination of spices and blackberries, with a plummy dark chocolate overlay. The palate has a certain firmness about it through the core, yet there's a plush wrap of...