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Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Finely balanced and pure savvy from Margaret River. Has a crunchy vibrancy with a minerally lift. Plenty of medium weight but highly intense tropical fruits balanced by a lemony, cut grass offset. Has a juicy and crunchy finish with that lip-smacking acidity.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

This is a Margaret River savvy, and it’s a good one. Pure vibrant savvy fruit with gooseberry and tropical fruits in abundance. Has a crunchy juicy mouth feel with an edge of tart grapefruit and a little lemon zip. Ready to drink as a youngster.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Hits the spot for this variety from Margaret River. Plenty of palate weight and intense aromatics from a season ideally suited to sauvignon blanc. Aromas of squeezed lemon and lemon pith with a trace of grapefruit lead to a palate of good intensity, showing an appealing citrus combination.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A bright minerally cabernet sauvignon which string reflects this vintage. It's poise and elegantly structured. Blackcurrant fruit merges with a lift of scented red berry. A distinctive minerally oyster shell characters settles on the nose before creeping into the palate to define and deliver to a long finish. It's seamlessly integrated with a little graphite edge to complete the finish....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This 100% cabernet comes off the Scholar Vineyard, which each year produces some of the best cabernets from Wilyabrup. There is power and elegance here, features which seem synonymous with the vineyard. Power-packed blackcurrant, bay leaf and dark chocolate with a delightful floral violet lift. Seamlessly structured palate with fine linear tannins and ample oak. A wine of great polish...

Margaret River

Shiraz

Not the opulence and density of the '20 vintage, yet there is poise and plush fruit contributing to a wine of supreme elegance and style. Spicy floral notes on the nose with some nice cinnamon characters. The palate is soft and generous with fine chalky limestone like tannins and well-weighted oak. It has a slightly gravelly mouth feel which I...

Great Southern

Riesling

This is another take on chenin, confirming its versatility for different expressions and styles. In this case it's been pressed to oak puncheons where it spent eight months. The ‘22 vintage delivered powerful and richly flavoured fruit, so the oak has been easily taken up. Lots of stone fruit with a faint lemon rind lift. It's a wine that is...

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

A delicious, engaging Frankland River cabernet that combines power with restraint. Blackcurrant, plum and blackberry fruit are joined by a faint minerally ironstone note. The palate is elegant and poised, with fine tannin and neatly integrated oak. Best enjoyed in the medium term, though already showing impressive drinkability.

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Chardonnay

The fruit for this excellent chardonnay comes from various vineyards in the Great Southern in what was a superb year. It’s a fine and delicately structured wine with terrific flavour intensity throughout. Notes of typical floral white peach, minerals and a trace of popcorn character all captured in the opening. The palate is finely balanced with texture and intensity. A...

Great Southern

Chardonnay

The fruit has been sourced from various vineyards in the Great Southern, which covers quite a wide area. On the nose, stone-fruited aromatics merge with some subtle citrus, mineral notes. The palate is quite flavoursome and rich, with a creamy stone fruit, nutty character emerging. Oak fruit balances are neatly tuned, and that subtle minerality clicks in at the end...

Great Southern

Chardonnay

Sourced from Denmark, this has quickly established itself as a signature wine of the region. It’s a mix of clones, Gingin alongside the Burgundian ’95 and ’96, and the result is an exquisitely poised chardonnay from an exceptional vintage. The nose shows intense minerally citrus with butterscotch, light toast and a hint of honeycomb. The palate builds on that with...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

A thoroughly brilliant and bright pinot from Castelli’s home block near Denmark. The aromas are pure joy with notes of cherry and spicy strawberry. A subtle earthy nuance adds to the complex opening. Then the light to medium bodied palate captures so much of the ethereal fruit characters of the variety in this season. Minerally and slightly chalky tannins with...

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Pinot Noir

One of the standouts from a warm vintage, thanks to Denmark’s slightly cooler conditions. Off the home block just outside Denmark, this pinot opens with an intense nose of sour cherry, spice and a touch of truffle. The palate is seamless and silky, beautifully textured with sinewy tannins threading through. Oak is deftly handled, adding balance without intrusion. A wine...

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Riesling

A more restrained riesling than previous years but it has managed to capture the citrussy florals of this variety sourced from Mount Barker, the Porongurup and Denmark. It’s a precise and linear wine with a slightly spicy regional character. Nice wine in the shorter term.

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Shiraz

Capturing the strengths of a very good vintage in Frankland, this is medium-bodied but generous shiraz. Smooth and supple, it offers deep blackberry and plum flavours with spice and a touch of licorice, so typical of the region. It’s poised and long, with a seamless mouthfeel and nothing overdone. A lovely expression of Frankland shiraz.

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Pinot Noir

A fragrant and light bodied pinot designed for immediate drinking. The nose reveals subtle cherry and spicy characters while the palate is soft and warm with lifted and bright red fruits. The oak is well managed and the tannins fine infused.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

The purity of the varietal cabernet from Frankland is evident immediately. Has a meaty blackcurrant aroma that is so much part of the variety. But then other characters of dark chocolate, shale and graphite emerge. The palate has a tight firm core in support of the plush concentrated fruit flavours. An excellent wine displaying a high degree of regionality.

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Shiraz

Confirms the credentials of Frankland River shiraz. Has a dense dark colour. The aromas display a mix of spicy dark plum and blackberry with that slight rusty nail regionality. Super sleek palate with fine grainy tannins and a little oak to complement. The grainy textured palate is a feature.

Great Southern

Riesling

A bracing, tense, and crunchy riesling sourced from three sub-regions within the Great Southern. Distinctive citrus and minerality on the nose with a slightly slatey, spicy character. The palate carries plenty of intensity with a citrusy, lemony, meringue-like flavour combo. And that slightly wet slatey minerality adding definition. Intense, long, and a wine with some cellaring potential.

Great Southern

Chardonnay

This range has been one of my favourites since being introduced a few years ago. It aims to push comes boundaries especially in the winemaking cellar. So much happening here. On the nose honeycomb, struck match and gun flint with a fine edge of lemon and grapefruit. Then the palate releases with a powerful statement of textured layered fruit displaying...

Great Southern

Chardonnay

Seems to mark a style shift for what has been a very good wine from the start. This is a more precise and delicately structured chardonnay but still with an intensity and drive. It’s a combination of Gingin and Burgundian clones. Dominant white peach and slightly mealy character on the nose. Subtle toasty influences on a fine and lingering minerally...

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Pinot Noir

One of the very best wines yet from Castelli, showcasing fruit from the Denmark vineyard. This gets a bit of hands-on treatment, with hand picking, whole bunch fermentation and a little carbonic maceration before barrel fermentation. It brings the wine to life with an energy and drive. It’s medium bodied and within that controlled framework there is power and a...

Great Southern

Riesling

The fruit comes from Mount Barker and shows that characteristic spiciness on the nice. Then there's more of the varietal citrus and slaty minerality. A fragrant wine revealing a delightful palate purity with intense fruit delivered to a sustained finish. There's a pristine character about it.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

This is a really well-crafted chardonnay from Pemberton displaying that delicate restraint that is part of the regional DNA. Light florals open and then reveal more lemon curd and citrus with a trace of honeysuckle. The palate has a thoroughly beautiful texture with flavours of light stone fruit and spicy minerally citrus tang. An excellent value for this quality.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

There were some very good chardonnays from Pemberton from the '25 vintage, and this is yet another of them. Captures the regional DNA on the nose with a peach blossom, floral, and slightly chalk dust character. The palate is still quite tightly wound, but there is good fleshy intensity, albeit held close to create a finely linear, minerally wine. It's...

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

This comes from Castelli's home block in Denmark. It's light boded yet conceals plenty of power within it's lightly framed palate. Aromas of varietal sour cherry weave through slightly gamey notes of damp earth and mushroom. Smooth and seamlessly integrated palate provides focus to an effortlessly long finish.

Great Southern

Chardonnay

A wine that is driven by vibrant fresh fruit. It's a tangy chardonnay with the lively citrus characters working beautifully with the richer riper stone fruit. Nectarine and light melon combine well with understated oak to finish. A wine for the shorter term.

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Pinot Noir

A firmish light-bodied pinot displaying those beautiful spicy cherry notes that announce this as pinot. A slightly savoury earthy infusion provides further palate engagement. It's neatly woven with fine chalky tannins and a sliver of oak. A wine that excels at this price point.

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Shiraz

It's a combination that has worked so well for Castelli, who source the fruit from the vineyards of Frankland River. Generous and smooth palate profile with excellent integration of sumptuous fruit and fine-grained oak. Rolls effortlessly along the palate.

Great Southern

Syrah

A most attractive highly perfumed syrah from Albany. Doesn’t have the weight and opulence of the Frankland River version, but there is refinement and elegance here presented with a touch of flare. Bright red fruits have a slightly ferrous minerality working through. The finish is long and focussed. Lots to like about this one.

Great Southern

Pinot Noir

Another outstanding pinot from Castle Rock. Diletti has managed to combine the immense power and flavour of this variety in a very good vintage with a degree of subtle finesse to create a thoroughly beautiful example of pinot noir from the Great Southern. The intense strawberry fruits are complemented with a savoury element. Seamless with a fine lingering acidity. Makes...

Great Southern

Riesling

Oh my. One sniff confirmed by the taste shows why this is regarded as one of the great vintages for riesling and why Rob Diletti is regarded as one of our great winemakers. Steely, spicy and lemony with a tense slaty edge. The palate is deeply intense, bursting with beautiful aromatic varietal riesling. That crunchy wet pebbly mouth feel is...

Great Southern

Riesling

A blend of riesling and gewurztraminer from Frankland River. Needless to say, that with these varieties it is a highly aromatic wine…well the name says it too, doesn't it. An interesting merging of citrus, lemon rind and orange blossom on the nose. Then the palate reveals a slightly mandarin and lemon peel character. Wine of tremendous flavour.

Great Southern

White Blend

The thing with traminer, is that if you overplay your hand it dominates to the detriment of other varieties. In this case the balance of the two varieties is spot on with just a little of the varietal lychee and spicy characters of the traminer lurking in the background. As it opens up some nice tropical notes emerge with a...

Manjimup

Pinot Noir

Manjimup is the source for this really nice pinot from an excellent year. The colour is pale crimson which is often the case with pinot. The aromas reveal notes of cherry and light raspberry with a liberal sprinkling of spices. Then the palate. It’s light bodied but has good intensity with slightly mushroomy earthy characters working with the primary red...

Great Southern

Riesling

This is a slightly different take on this variety which stems from the winemaking. The fruit was sourced from Albany and was then fermented on full solids in a stainless-steel egg. It’s contributed to a beautifully vibrant and lively style with a racy acidity delving deep through the lemony palate. Fine chalky acid completes a different expression of the variety.

Great Southern

Tempranillo

Two varieties that sit so well together. A rich and ripe generously proportioned blend with a stack of dark fruits flowing through the palate. The shiraz comes from Mount Barker and the tempranillo from Frankland. Aromas of plum and mocha with a little prune juice lift. Then the palate delivers a dark chocolate red and black fruit combination.

Swan Valley

White Varietal

The fruit comes from the Swan Valley, which in 2023 had an outstanding vintage, just perfect for these aromatic varieties. It’s a vermentino with a surprising textural feel displaying a lemon pith and subtle sea spray character. I like the slightly different take on this variety, and it offers just that little bit more interest and complexity on the palate.

Margaret River

Shiraz

A super value for money shiraz sourced from the Great Southern. Typically, soft and generous with medium body. Plush plum and spices with a little cracked black pepper. The oak is muted to allow the fruit to express itself.

Pemberton

Pinot Grigio

The colour is the palest copper tone, which comes from this variety. It’s from Pemberton and is brimming with lovely apple, pear and citrus notes on the nose, leading into a palate that is keen, crisp and quite refreshing. While it’s crunchy and lively, there’s also a nice textural feel that brings added complexity to the wine. It’s a nice...