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Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a superb chardonnay, and, despite some excellent previous vintages, I reckon this is as good as any that’s been released. It’s fine and delicate, but it carries tremendous, precise intensity, with beautifully integrated oak and fruit. There’s a light honeycomb and stone fruit character, with a touch of grapefruit, and yet nothing dominates. It simply knits together where...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine that pays suitable homage to the McHenry matriarch, Hazel. This is a wine of such distinction. The aromas have a wonderful mix of minerally oyster shell, grapefruit, with traces of brioche and crème brûlée. The palate is an incredible experience of depth, of power, of concentration, and ultimately of poise and refinement. It’s so beautifully harnessed and composed...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The vineyard stamps its character on this from the get-go. Notes of lemon scents with lightly roasted cashew and faint struck match. The palate is intense and with a fine acidity and minerally character defining it through its linear range. Beautifully integrated and tightly coiled before releasing through to a sustained finish. A wine that will really show its true...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A beautifully weighted and intensely flavoured chardonnay from this excellent vintage. On the nose there’s a suggestion if quartz and limestone across light lemon scents. The palate reveals some subtle lees character with a faint flinty backdrop. It is remarkably powerful through the palate which extends purposefully to a very long finish. One of the best of these yet.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a wine that, in the last few years, has lifted into another zone, and in this vintage it's showing real intensity of fruit, combined with fine, precise focus and remarkable length. It's a delicately framed chardonnay with a fine chalky character that threads through lemony grapefruit and light melon notes. The palate is fine, precise, and sustained, with...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Purity and clarity in this contemporary chardonnay from 2025. It’s distinctly fruit-driven, but there is definition, poise and control here that define the wine. It has a crunchy melony character, a slice of quince, a squeeze of lemon and a lip-smacking acidity to finish. A beautiful wine that captures the vintage and variety, ideal for current drinking.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This Wilyabrup Chardonnay has powerful intensity, evident immediately on the nose and confirmed on the palate. An aromatic mix of butterscotch, crème brûlée, a little meal character is immediately captivating. The palate strikes a precise balance of rich flavours, supported by understated oak and driven by crisp, mineral acidity through to a long finish. This is an impressive early release...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a slightly different expression to the 2023 vintage. The aromas are more restrained and show more minerally oyster shell, lemon-scented, lightly butterscotch characters. The palate is quite a deal tighter and leaner, which may have resulted from slightly earlier picking in this warm year. Still, it's a wine of poise and what appears to be typical vineyard power...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Generous and highly flavoursome chardonnay from this warmer vintage. Rich lift of butterscotch and white peach dominated stone fruit. A little butterscotch and quince paste. Has a crunchy grapefruit and lemon zest combination working neatly with the crisp acidity.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Immediately assails with an intensity of quince and lemon zest against a backdrop of richer lemon curd. The palate displays a degree of delicacy, yet there is intense fruit concentration delivered with finesse. Strikes a nice oak and fruit balance and the finish lifts with a slight savouriness. Nice wine in the short term.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is an appealing, nice entry-level chardonnay that delivers everything with a degree of restraint. Lemony, nutty notes on the nose capture the variety, while the palate combines a textural creaminess with a fine, crisp, chalky acidity. Neatly framed and ideal for current drinking.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

There is a purity and naturalness about this wine, largely a result of winemaking approach of pressing straight to oak, wild fermentation, full malo and ageing for 10 months before being bottled unfiltered. Lemon curd and brioche with almond meal and a trace of jasmine. The palate is textured and controlled with a very long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A sympathetic traditional approach has been taken to create this excellent Margaret River chardonnay. It’s pressed straight to oak where full solids and indigenous fermentation build palate complexity. A small amount of partial malolactic fermentation has added further richness to the palate. Has a fine pear and light grapefruit edge on the nose with a delicate yet penetrating palate. The...

Margaret River

Pinot Gris

A lighter-bodied pinot gris, but one with good flavour and intensity on that light body. Clean, crisp citrusy, aptly pear notes and then a palate that is lightly framed with fine acidity, finishing with linear precision. Nice current-drinking wine.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Bright and punchy sauvignon blanc displaying a nice mix of light tropical fruits, a little cut grass and a subtle herbaceousness on the nose. The palate has clean, crisp fruit, bright lingering flavours and a nice clean acidity to finish. Current-drinking wine.

Margaret River

White Blend

This ticks all the boxes for the SBS style out of Margaret River, especially for this more youthful and highly fruit-driven expression. Aromas of gooseberry, cut grass and hay with a decent flash of lemony citrus. The palate is flavoursome, with good intensity controlled with fine acid, finishing clean, crisp and long. Nice current-drinking wine.

Margaret River

White Varietal

Plenty of fruit in this clean, crisp and crunchy ’26 vermentino from Margaret River. A little of that pear and apple-crumble, citrusy combination on the nose. The palate has a lift of green apple and citrus and fires through to a long, clean finish. Ideal summer-drinking wine.

Perth Hills

Viogner

This really is an exceptional example of this most distinctive variety. Lifted florals on the nose with traces of apricot and ginger making quite a statement that this is viognier. Love the hints of orange blossom and fresh cream on the palate. It's a wine of control and poise.

Perth Hills

Viogner

If you like this distinctive variety you’re certainly going to love this one. The 23 vintage was just so good and with these strong aromatic expressive varieties it has produced wine of exquisite balance and flavour presentation. Typical ginger and spice with a little apricot and orange tang. Plush textured palate with a vital acidity to lift.

Perth Hills

Viogner

Millbrook remains one of the relatively few exponents of this famous Rhône variety. Over the years, it's been tightened to an extent to harness those obvious apricot and lychee-like characters of viognier, producing a wine that is more finely linear while still retaining the gingery apricot characters that are fundamentally part of the variety. Delightful floral aromas of honey and...

Geographe

Chardonnay

This has been sourced from the Geographe region in what was an early concentrated vintage at the start of Covid. Just starting to develop subtle toasty nuances, while retaining its youthful lemon edge. Spicy nectarine and lemon curd with a dry savoury edge that completes a most attractive chardonnay. Palate is generous and seamlessly held together.

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

It makes a lot of sense that if you're going to make a chenin blanc you go to the Swan Valley. This warmer year produced chenin of tremendous flavour and balance. This has it all, with a lemony citrus and red apple character, especially on the nose. A keen twist of lemon and lime adds to the clean finish.

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

Gosh, there were some terrific chenins from the Swan valley in ’23 and this is yet another. Everything just fits together so well. Loads of citrus character and light tropical fruit on the nose. Exquisite weight and flavour intensity on the palate with its zingy lime and lightly appley characters. What a joy to drink.

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

Captures the very essence of Swan Valley chenin blanc. This is a lovely wine from this slightly warmer year, so the fruit is generous and intensely flavoursome, but it retains the crisp, natural acidity of chenin, even from the Swan, producing a quite beautiful drink. Lifted aromas of citrus and apple with a slightly Sherbert character. The palate is slightly...

Margaret River

Fiano

This fiano is sourced out of Margaret River and has a lot going for it. It's a variety that's really found a home in many places in Western Australia, and Margaret River in particular. The nose has a slightly lemony citrus character, with fresh sea foam minerality. The palate, though, is quite intense with a nutty lemon zip about it.

Margaret River

Fiano

A highly perfumed and flavoursome example of this Italian variety that is making solid inroads into the Australian drinking psyche. Sourced from Margaret River. A mix of honey nectar and a squeeze of lemon to tighten creates a delicious current drinking wine. It’s textured and seamless with a lovely satiny feel.

Margaret River

Fiano

There's not masses of this variety planted in Western Australia, but whenever it emerges, it shows just how good it can be, especially down at Margaret River. This is a fiano with a bright, lively feel about it. On the nose, there's a little lime and even a faint hint of coriander, with a squeeze of lemon. The palate has...

Western Australia

Sauvignon Blanc

This is a blend of Margaret River and Geographe fruit. It's a classically dry, slightly perfumed, and fruity expression of this variety, but with the focus and lift coming from a zesty, slightly herbaceous lime combination. It's clean and crisp, with a little passionfruit and guava adding complexity. But ultimately, this is a wine designed for drinking in the short...

Geographe

Sauvignon Blanc

This consistently produces some terrific current drinking on release. It’s a lovely, perfumed, aromatic wine with fairly typical notes of tropical fruits and passionfruit, with a little squeeze of lemon to bring it to life. The palate has lovely pristine fruit purity with a slightly minerally, slatey character, and the finish is long. Excellent current drinking wine.

Margaret River

Viogner

No mistaking this is viognier. It was sourced from Margaret River in this warmer year. Loaded with apricot and orange marmalade characters initially on the nose and then carried through into the palate. A little lift of warm ginger and subtle lemon pith contribute. It is a less opulent style which I like.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

This is a light bodied savvy, but one with plenty of fruit intensity delivered with precision and focus. Lift of passionfruit with a light herbaceous character engages on the nose. On the palate the minerally acidity lifts the fruit, presenting a thoroughly beautiful example of the fresh vibrant fruit driven style.

Geographe

Chardonnay

Impressive chardonnay sourced from the Geographe region. Beautiful opening with lemon scents and edgy grapefruit evident on the nose. The palate has achieved a high level of complexity with a flinty charry edge to the lime dominated citrus nuance. A tight minerally savoury finish completes a tidy wine.

Geographe

Chardonnay

This is such an appealing chardonnay, ideal for drinking over the next few years. It’s rich in flavour and beautifully poised and presented. The fruit comes from the Talisman Vineyard, which is well known for high-quality fruit. The nose has a slightly citrusy, pithy character, with some nice, richer lemon meringue-type notes. The palate is creamy and rich, with a...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

This is a lo-fi expression of Pemberton chardonnay, which gives quite a different dimension to this variety. It was whole bunch pressed and wild fermented in 500-litre French puncheons and ceramic eggs, with full solids used to add both texture and complexity. Has an intensity on the palate with fine, minerally fruit and slight and subtle nectarine characters. I like...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

This is such a striking wine made from Pemberton chardonnay. It was fermented in a combination of older French oak puncheons and ceramic eggs and has produced a wine that is a pure, bright, and fresh expression of chardonnay from this terrific region. There's a nice lemon meringue character on the palate with a slightly savoury balancing offset. Beautiful mouthfeel,...

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

There's a little bit happening in this naturally fermented lo-fi chenin blanc that comes from a vineyard in Margaret River. A small portion of the fruit was pressed to concrete eggs, and this has contributed to its vibrant freshness, especially on the nose. Time on lees with regular stirring has introduced that textural feel into the mid-palate, but the essential...

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

There are so many really interesting chenin blancs being produced in Western Australia these days. This one’s from Margaret River and it’s made with natural fermentation and minimal intervention, with low sulphur and no filtration. There’s some skin contact after the wild fermentation, and it gets some maturation after the fermentation in older French oak and even some ceramic eggs....

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A very tidy wine from this cooler vintage. There is 25% new French oak, and it gets 14 months. The mid palate is boosted by malbec with petit verdot and cab franc which works into the meaty blackcurrant fruit with a little black olive and bay leaf character. There is a good tannin structure with neat oak integration. Not a...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is matured in 20% new French and the rest seasoned. It's a blend of four different clones – 2 Dijon, Gingin and P58. These were all planted by George Heydon. It's a delicate style of chardonnay with oak and subtle condiment rather than a significant structural. It has a saline briny character with a lip-smacking finish. No malolactic fermentation...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

There’s a light golden colour that is immediately attractive, The aromas of butterscotch and lemon curd with a little quince paste are engaging pointing to a wine of intensity. The palate is so well balanced with neatly managed oak spliced into the generous though precise fruit. Has a lifted minerality and crunchy chalky acidity providing vibrancy and energy.