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Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A really stylish cabernet dominant blend from this excellent season. Has a leafy blackcurrant aroma with a little blackberry and rich fruit cake. The palate is still pretty tight, but it has excellent structure with a firm thread of tannins holding the line and supported by a decent hit of oak. Needs a little more time to begin to show...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Probably the best release of this wine to date, which is no surprise given the outstanding year. A slightly cooler season has delivered finesse and elegance, while retaining intensity and fruit complexity. Aromas of red fruits with an underlay of blackcurrant and bay leaf lead into a palate with chalky, slightly minerally characters and a grainy texture. Balanced, refined and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Delivers a burst of bright red fruits on the nose, combining with the deeper, darker blackcurrant influences. Some nice florals with red-fruit lift. The palate is quite tightly woven, with a firm thread of tannin and oak surrounded by some plush fruit. A most complete and harmonious wine.

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Shiraz

The trick with shiraz viognier is not to get carried away for the highly aromatic viognier. In this case the balance has been struck precisely and the influence is perfectly weighted. The two varieties were co-fermented then matured for 14 months. The nose has a lifted perfume reflecting the viognier with deep plummy notes. The palate is soft and generous...

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Chenin Blanc

A wine which demonstrates the versatility of chenin, a variety which is increasingly being seen in sparkling wines these days. The colour is quite golden, but the aroma is fresh and lively with a roasted nut and butterscotch infusion into the light tropical notes. A little biscuit crumble emerges with a sliced apple and cinnamon combination.

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

This is a different take on chenin blanc showing another way this excellent variety can be expressed. It was whole bunch pressed to French oak where it was wild fermented with regular lees stirring. It’s all designed to develop complexity and bring out a rich expression of chenin. Lemon zest and stone fruit with a sprinkle of spices. Like this...

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

Another expression of chenin blanc showing just how versatile this variety is across regions. This one has been wild fermented in French oak and then left a further 10 months on lees with regular stirring to build texture and complexity. Yet it’s not overdone. The vibrant fruit intensity is retained, with typical tropical lemony zest still evident, but with added...

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

The excellent quality of chenin has been maximised with this specific take on the variety. Wild fermentation in French oak, 10 months on lees and regular stirring have built in complexity, texture and added richness. The variety has excellent natural acidity, and that gives it the fine backbone on which the richer, plush stone fruit characters are based. A little...

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White Varietal

This is such a versatile grape that Churchview has been working with for some time now. You can make it lean and mean if you like, but in this case, they've built some structure, texture and richness into the wine to great effect. Whole-bunch pressing into a mix of stainless steel and older puncheons has given it some structural integrity....

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Bright, deep red in colour. The nose reveals black raisiny fruits with plummy blackcurrant nuances, and the palate sits in that medium-bodied zone with good fruit intensity and drive. Neatly balanced fine chalky tannins and gently applied oak create a smooth, seamless impression. A slightly grainy texture adds appeal and makes it a fine food wine.

Margaret River

White Blend

Fresh, racy, zippy, and crunchy. This is your quintessential SBS from Margaret River. From organically grown fruit it shows lovely brightness on the nose with crunchy passionfruit and citrus. The palate picks up a little more lemony tang, retaining its vibrant energy through to the finish. Clean and crisp with fine acidity.

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Red Blend

Each of these varieties was handled separately until blending. They come together on the blending table after oak maturation to create something of a house style. Smooth and intense with stacks of ripe red and black fruits with a little dark chocolate and black olive complexity.

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Shiraz

Deeply concentrated and intense shiraz with a decent contribution from the viognier. It seems to have boosted the tannins while contributing to the beautiful, perfumed aromas. A lift of violet and apricot with a faint touch of viognier's varietal gingery character. The palate is firm but fleshy with a smooth textured feel.

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Chenin Blanc

Chenin blanc can take on so many forms, from the crisp and fruity to something quite different like this one which has been made with wild fermentation techniques in oak. It builds on the natural bright lemon characters of the variety and introduces a creamy richness. This is a cracking example of that opulent style.

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Fortified

You can make this Rhone variety in a few ways; lean and austere or riper and more generous. This falls into the more generous category with the wild fermentation in oak contributing to its appealing textural mouth feel. Bright lemony aromas with a creamy texture, cut with a lime zest edge. Excellent.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Fruit selection and barrel selection are designed to get the best into the bottle. This is a firmer and more angular style than some previous vintages and a reflection of this vintage. Distinctive aromas of black fruits with a little red fruit lift and a trace of oyster shell minerality. The palate shows a savoury character which complements the deeper...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Churchview The Bartondale cabernet sauvignon 2023 ($70)A complex and powerful expression of Margaret River cabernet from mature vines. Shows finesse and elegance with real vibrancy on the palate. Aromas of red and black fruits, bay leaf, minerals and violets flow into a seamlessly woven palate tied together with fine chalky tannins and perfectly judged oak. A superb wine of depth...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine rich in concentrated and powerful fruit flavours. Evident immediately on the nose, with a lovely mix of black and red fruits, bay leaf and black olive. A fine graphite-like character adds further intrigue. The palate is still quite firm, as you might expect, as this is a young cabernet, but there is warm, rich flesh wrapped around the...

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Chardonnay

An intense and powerful expression of Margaret River chardonnay in this excellent season. Ripe butterscotch and fig with a creme brulee complexity provides a superb aromatic opening. The palate retains its creamy texture but then the influence of lemon curd and crisp acid provide a tightening to carry it through to a long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A generous and most flavoursome chardonnay that has been worked in the winery to bring out its best. Aromas of butterscotch and lemon curd with ripe stone fruit and roasted nuts all huddling together. The palate is deep and intense with the 10 months battonage having an impact on depth and concentration. Has a nice minerally seashell finish to complete.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Earlier picking has captured the essential fruit characters of chardonnay in this warm year. Wild fermented and then matured in a mix of new and second-fill French oak for 10 months with regular lees stirring. Built with concentration, richness, and texture, while retaining a fine savoury, slightly citrusy grapefruit edge. A subtle touch of butterscotch brings the palate to life....

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a wine that always delivers with plenty of punch and power. In this case, the season produced beautifully ripe fruit, and it's been worked with wild fermentation and a mix of new and slightly older oak, with 10 months' maturation and regular lees stirring. This produces a wine rich in complex characters of butterscotch, stone fruit and slightly...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Fruit from this great year has been beautifully handled. Theirs is so much power in that engine room, yet the delivery is all smooth and effortless. It's made from the best two barrels of the vintage and then gets a little malbec to add mid-palate suppleness. Loaded with blackcurrant, black olive and minerally cracked shell characters on the nose. The...