White

Great Southern

Chardonnay

A lighter style of chardonnay, but one with plenty of character. The aromas sit within the melony, light nectarine zone with a little vanilla pod interest. The palate is lightly framed but with good intensity. The stone fruit richness provides plenty within, while a fine acid and light lemon edge add definition and precision.

Mount Barker

Chardonnay

A beautifully fragrant and delightfully presented chardonnay from this excellent season. The nose is a merging of vanilla bean and lemon curd with a light nectarine-like influence. The palate is so well balanced with a fine precise feel. Just a little light toast adds to the finish.

Mount Barker

Chardonnay

The chardonnays from 3 Drops are consistently approachable, yet beneath the immediate appeal lies impressive complexity. Grapefruit and melon aromas merge with subtle smoky oak on the nose. The medium-bodied palate delivers excellent flavour intensity, with creamy oak and vibrant fruit combining seamlessly in a stylish and engaging wine.

Great Southern

Riesling

Such a good year for these aromatic whites. This is one of the finest and most delicate 3 Drops rieslings. Yet, it also has that long lean palate delivery. Crunchy lemon and lime on the nose with a spicy lemon zip on the palate. The fine delicate acidity drives a very long finish. A subtle powdery bath salts character completes...

Mount Barker

Riesling

Another first-rate riesling from this small Mount Barker producer. From the start, riesling has been a consistent standout, and even in this very season, the quality is excellent. It is one of the best rieslings I have tasted from this vintage. Fine and linear with a lively energised aroma and palate. Lemon zest and spicy bath salts with a crisp...

Great Southern

Riesling

The spicy lemon rind aromatics are immediately striking in this positively exquisite riesling from the Great Southern. Three Drops has emerged as one of the best producers of this variety, and in a good season like this, it has really excelled. It’s fine and crisp, with a typically linear line carrying through to a very long finish. Crunchy, spicy minerality...

Mount Barker

Riesling

One of the most consistent rieslings produced in the Great Southern. This was a very good vintage for riesling, and this wine captures it beautifully. Aromas of bath salts, lemon powder and a subtle spicy lift lead into a palate of exceptional balance and delicacy. Distinctive spicy lemon flavours extend with precision and a fine linear focus. Another excellent wine...

Mount Barker

Sauvignon Blanc

Crunchy, vibrant and refreshing, this is a zingy, pure expression of sauvignon blanc from the Great Southern. Lifted aromas of tropical fruit, gooseberry and citrus lead into a finely controlled palate with excellent flavour intensity. Bright fruit is held together by crisp, precise acidity, making for a thoroughly enjoyable savvy.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

There's a little happening in this classy chardonnay. On the nose the combination of toasty butterscotch and quince with a little roasted almond shows the way in. Then the palate delivers with a rich foundation of light stone fruit and a little struck match edginess. A neat chardonnay.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This presents as a lighter style of chardonnay, but it still carries plenty within it. The fruit was pressed directly into French oak with about 30% new and then wild fermented before maturation in oak for another nine months. It has a lightly roasted cashew, minerally, and somewhat citrus character on the nose. On the palate, flavours of vanilla pod,...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A delightfully fruit and flavoursome chardonnay designed for drinking in the short term. Lifted melon and citrus with a gentle hint of vanilla bean on the nose. The palate has a slight butterscotch and lemon curd richness with the crisp acid taking through to a crunchy vibrant finish.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

This is a more generously flavoured chardonnay, with a ripe melon, vanilla pod and citrussy lemon meringue-like character. Comes from Pemberton and reveals rather beautiful fruit character initially on the nose and then on the palate. A little butterscotch and lemon curd add further complexity.

Pemberton

Pinot Grigio

If you’re into your pinot grigio then this little guy is just the ticket. Has a slightly pinkish colour which you can get with this variety. Spicy apple and pear with a little crumbly biscuit on the nose. The palate has is textured with the crisp acid sustaining a clean finish.

Pemberton

Pinot Grigio

This pretty much overlays the blueprint for this variety. Sourced from the cool Pemberton region, it retains a fresh, crunchy acidity. Loaded with a typical varietal combination of apple and pear crumble, and just a little stone fruit richness. But it retains its fine delicacy.

Great Southern

Chardonnay

I do like this chardonnay with its many attractive features. Aromas of lemon and spice with little vanilla pod and brioche. Into the light-bodied palate the layers of nectarine and gentle white peach create a lovely combination. A twist of lemon on the finish and there you have it.

Great Southern

Riesling

Consistently one of the best rieslings in the State. This is one of the finest and most delicate. Fine spicy lemon and lime contributes to a palate of tension and direction. There is such a delightful pristine purity with a fine minerally thread extending through to the finish. Zippy acid to finish.

Frankland River

Chardonnay

A most enjoyable and approachable, slightly older-school chardonnay, showing loads of deep fruit intensity and plenty of smoky, toasty oak. So, if you like your chardonnay to make a statement, this is right on the money. Lots of creamy stone fruit with a lemony citrus edge, and some lightly smoky characters. It has a dry, savoury, slightly struck match finish,...

Frankland River

Riesling

A really pretty and pristine riesling that says much about this season. Brilliant luminosity in the glass and then aromas of light citrus and spice with a little apple character pounce. The palate is fine and linear with tremendous length. A classically defined riesling and one of the best I can recall in this long line of rieslings.

Frankland River

Riesling

Alkoomi has long been one of the best riesling producers in the state, and this pure, almost pristine expression of Frankland riesling is superb. Only the free-run juice has been used, creating a wine of delicate character yet with the intensity of the region. Lively, with a nice degree of tension that drives the long, linear palate. Touches of bath...

Frankland River

Riesling

This comes from some of the oldest riesling vines in the state. It looks like '26 was a very good year, and this pure, vibrant, minerally riesling expresses it. Made from free-run juice, which heightens its tension and purity. The aromas are of lemons and florals, while the palate has precise acidity supporting good fruit weight. Displaying a slightly pithy...

Frankland River

Riesling

You’re doing pretty well to get a quality riesling like this for around the $20 mark. It has all the character you want, with citrus florals on the nose and a crisp, linear, crunchy palate delivering through to a long finish. This really is an ideal summer drink, with that slight, powdery bath salts edge adding interest.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is such a beautifully textured and presented chardonnay from a season that produced both opulence and a degree of delicacy. Aromas of white peach and butterscotch, with a little citrus and a subtle spiciness. The palate is rich and textured with layered complexity. Delivering with a burst of stone fruit but balanced by a fine, precise linear acidity. So,...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is such a beautifully textured and presented chardonnay from a season that produced both opulence and a degree of delicacy. Aromas of white peach and butterscotch although restrained a little citrus and a subtle spiciness. The palate is rich and textured with layered complexity. Delivering with a burst of stone fruit but balanced by a fine, precise linear acidity....

Frankland River

White Varietal

This is one of the most distinctive of all white grape varieties, with its typical gingery lychee characters that reveal on both the nose and the palate. It can sometimes be a little too much, but a combination of controlled winemaking and an excellent season has harnessed these sometimes overt characters to present them perfectly. The palate is flavoursome with...

Frankland River

Riesling

It's no surprise that winemaker Jeremy Gordon has turned to Frankland River to source riesling for this wine. It's a variety well suited to the region, and this was a great year. It was wild fermented and then just went into small stainless steel vessels. It shows the typical tight zesty minerality with a little flinty, tense wet pebble complexity....

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is one of the very best chardonnays from Amelia Park. There is a deep intensity here that is perfectly harnessed with wild fermentation, whole bunch pressing and maturation in puncheons. Love the white beach, light nectarine and edgy nougat with a trace of lemon rind. Such exquisite balance and poise. Yes, this is a beauty.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The crystalline purity and balance of the ’23 vintage has been brilliantly captured in this super chardonnay from Jeremy Gordon. Intense aromas of grapefruit and lemon curd with a savoury saline combination. The palate delivers with deep concentration and precision that extends to an endlessly long finish with a final savoury flourish. The maturation on lees with regular stirring has...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is the pinnacle of the Amelia Park chardonnay. This one was whole bunch pressed and wild fermented in the larger format puncheons. So, it's a wine that has been allowed to express the beautiful fruit characters that came from the early picking in this warm year. Aromas of nougat and butterscotch with a little cut pear. And then a...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is the pinnacle of the Amelia Park chardonnay. This one was whole bunch pressed and wild fermented in the larger format puncheons. So, it's a wine that has been allowed to express the beautiful fruit characters that came from the early picking in this warm year. Aromas of nougat and butterscotch with a little cut pear. And then a...

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

This turned out to be a very good year for these aromatic varieties and here is the quintessential expression of this famous blend. Lifted lemon and melon with a splash of passionfruit and a slice of pear on the nose. The palate is crunchy and lively with a zingy acidity sustaining the long finish. Right on the money for this...

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

From the get-go the immediate pungency of generous semillon and sauvignon blanc in perfect sync is obvious. Loads of stone fruit and gooseberry with a little passion fruit edginess combined neatly. The palate is flavoursome with a refreshing, clean acidity to sustain. It's a wine that's ideally suited for drinking over the next couple of years while it retains its...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A bright and lively chardonnay displaying some most attractive melon and citrus aromas with a floral lift. The palate is precise yet flavoursome. And sitting behind that fruit is the impact of wild fermentation and six months in oak. So even at this budget end there is plenty of thought that’s gone into creating a great value drink.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

This is a first-rate chardonnay from Pemberton. The striking feature is its approachable mouthfeel with tremendous fruit intensity. On the nose, you're drifting into those more stone fruit and white peach notes with a touch of underlying nectarine and a little lemon pith. The palate bounces along with a trace of brioche and lemon meringue complexity. The oak is lightly...

Frankland River

Sauvignon Blanc

From the get-go, you know you are in a savvy zone with those aromas of crunchy passionfruit, guava and a bright citrusy character of fruit. There is a touch of cut grass herbaceousness as well. The palate has a crunchy minerality with a lifted gooseberry nuance. It's delightfully fruity, but with a fine holding acidity to sustain the finish. A...

Great Southern

Red Blend

Pretty hard to go past this blend of counoise, mataro and touriga from the Great Southern. Perfumed floral notes with a slightly spicy character. It’s medium-bodied with a delightfully soft and supple palate supported by a fine thread of tannins. Has a lip-smacking crunchy finish. Ideal in the short term.

Western Australia

White Blend

This is a bright and crunchy little blend of gewürztraminer, riesling and pinot grigio from Pemberton, which in this warmer year delivered some very nice fruit qualities, thanks to its cooler locale. The traminer picks up the spiciness and light lychee notes of the variety, especially on the nose. But it all comes together neatly into a controlled, linear palate,...

Frankland River

White Blend

A neat little blend of three varieties, with the traminer bringing a distinctive spicy edge, the riesling the citrus tang and the pinot grigio a little apple and pear crumble. It’s clean and crisp with a nice minerally lemon and rose petal nuance. Lovely current drinking.

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

This single-vineyard chenin from old vines on this property has been a strong suit for Aravina for a while. This seems to have been brought back a little with some restraint, but it's certainly lost nothing in intensity and flavour. Plenty goes into it with handpicking, whole-bunch pressing into oak puncheons, and then six months of further maturation. The nose...

Margaret River

White Varietal

This Iberian Peninsula variety is a bit of a rarity in Australia. It's given some impressive treatment including whole bunch pressing to stainless steel and then time on lees to bring definition and richness to the palate. Captures the textural feel of this variety with its slightly nutty saline characters providing quite a lift.

Margaret River

Grenache

The colour is a pale onion-skin pink, classically rosé. This is made from handpicked grenache, which was whole-bunch pressed into older oak puncheons, where it spent three months after fermentation. All designed to build complexity, texture and enhance flavours. To this end, it's done it beautifully. Lovely floral notes, a little kumquat, cherry and even a touch of apple skin....