White

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

This vineyard was one of the first planted at Aravina back in 1986. The fruit is hand-picked and then whole bunch pressed to puncheons where it spent 8 months. The whole bunch pressing has added character while retaining the vibrancy throughout. Nectarine and creamy white peach characters and then a final lick of citrus to lift. A creamy textural expression...

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

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...

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

Chenin blanc has been a strength of this vineyard since the early days. This is a slightly different take on the variety, with French oak playing a significant role. Whole bunch pressed into French oak puncheons and matured for eight months, it delivers both texture and flavour. The natural acidity of chenin, even in this warm year, shines through. Nutty...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A chardonnay with a trace of the older style merged with a lively finer modern expression. Large format oak has minimised any overt oak influence and has ben brilliant handled. The aromas of nectarine and ripe peach with a quince paste-like character are quite beautiful. Then the palate coils and releases with a deep lingering intensity displaying subtle lemon and...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

One of the prettiest and most refined of any Aravina chardonnay from this outstanding vineyard. The aromas are quite beautiful with a mix of cashew and intense grapefruit with traces of stone fruit. The palate is finely balanced with a deep intensity striking out with pear and cut lime with a slightly savory finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Plenty happening here in an excellent chardonnay that reflects the quality of the 2024 vintage. Hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed into a combination of small and larger French oak. Aromas strike immediately with a punchy mix of stone fruit and grapefruit, backed by cashew and lemon curd nuances. The palate reveals subtle peachy stone fruit and cut lime, set against textured...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a cracking good chardonnay that provides both palate weight and concentrated richness, and at the same time, a linear tension that gives it such precision and poise. On the nose, a fairly typical mix of grapefruit, stone fruit and some lightly roasted cashews. The palate reveals more light butterscotch and creamy peachy characters. But there's a fine savoury,...

Margaret River

White Blend

The deep textural power of chardonnay plays such an integral role in this excellent blend white from Margaret River. It’s intense and loaded with fruit yet doesn't have that overt tropical gooseberry character that can be altogether too much. The textural richness is heightened and deepened by time on yeast lees and then a small amount of oak maturation. Excellent...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a super chardonnay that comes from that distinctly cooler region at Witchcliffe, south of Margaret River town. Handpicked and whole bunch pressed before fermentation in a combination of 30% new and one- and three-year-old French oak. Regular lees stirring has developed the textural feel in the mid palate. It was wild yeast fermented and just 20% through malo...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Continues the excellent run for Ashbrook with chardonnay. Comes off some pretty mature vines and in addition to the dominant Gingin clone there are two others. Nectarine and quince paste aroma engages immediately. A little lemon rind works in. The palate displays some nice creamy brioche and vanillin characters with a trace of underlying almond meal. It's an excellent wine...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Ashbrook has put a lot of time and energy into elevating its chardonnays, and it's certainly paying dividends with another excellent wine from a season which, despite the heat, produced some first-rate chardonnays. There are plenty of tropical fruit characters here with hints of lemon rind and fresh quince, and then the palate integrates the oak and fruit perfectly, harnessing...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A generous and intense chardonnay from this excellent season for white wines. It does show the results of the warmer vintage, but it still retains a tight, structured feel that gives it tremendous definition. Nutty, creamy stone-fruit notes on the nose capture the variety, while the palate has generous flavours, tightened with a little twist of lemon and fine, precise...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

In this warm season, this wine has been handled impeccably well. The colour has a slightly golden hue, but the nose is a beautiful mix of quince paste and stone fruit, with a little honeycomb complexity. The palate has tremendous intensity and fruit concentration, supported by slightly chalky, crisp acidity and harnessed with some nice oak integration. It has had...

Margaret River

Semillon

Ashbrook has been committed to this variety from the outset, and good on them. It’s a variety I love and I’m always keen to see a straight varietal version. A more restrained version in line with the season with traces of tropical fruits, cut grass and a zingy citrus tang. The acid keeps it crisp and keen through to a...

Margaret River

Semillon

A variety that Ashbrook has been making for decades and it is always one of their most popular. The season was very good and allowed the semillon to display its full range of grassy citrus notes with an underlay of tropical fruit. The colour is bright and brilliant and the palate just sings with lovely zingy ripe fruits, some nice...

Margaret River

Verdelho

Ashbrook has been one of the Margaret River champions of this variety from the get-go. It’s a variety I love, especially as an early drinking wine when it’s at its vibrant best. Once again the tropical fruit is evident with a creamy nutty character and that distinct hint of egg cartons. Like this over the next couple of years.

Margaret River

Verdelho

This is another variety that Ashbrook has been championing for many years. This was a very good season for this variety, and it has produced some marvellous fruit characters. It certainly picks up the tropical note you expect with verdelho, but it also has a keen edge of lemony citrus that gives it precision and fineness. It will come together...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This comes from a single vineyard east of Cowaramup, with the handpicked fruit being pressed directly to French oak for a cool fermentation and full malolactic. It was left on lees without sulphur with regular lees stirring. It is an impressive wine with aromas of brioche and crunchy biscuit with a savoury creamy stone fruit character. The palate has a...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A fine and delicate style of chardonnay putting a subtle combination of nectarine and peach characters on display immediately. It’s held together with fine grained oak and a fine minerally acidity that helps define the palate. Finishes with a dry savoury touch. A wine for the next few years.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A beautiful vintage has produced fruit of such pristine purity. Light stone fruits of nectarine and white peach with a little pear and cut lime adding their light touches. A light bodied palate but one with elegance and complexity as it extends through to a precise long finish. Neatly crafted wine.

Pemberton

Riesling

A pristine and pure dry style riesling displaying delightful floral limey aromas. The palate has a chalky racy sherbet-like character with a subtle degree of tension. Finishes with a precise minerality. Excellent wine now but has cellaring potential.

Pemberton

Riesling

A highly fragrant off-dry style of riesling. Loaded with citrus notes of lime with a little spicy lift. Beautiful palate has a gentle feel about it with slightly orange zest characters. Has a clean and pure palate extending to a very long precise finish

Pemberton

Riesling

Just love this off-dry riesling. Displays exceptional purity and energy with that light residual sugar contribution. Aromas of orange blossom with gentle mandarin and melon characters. The palate is lively with a minerally crisp acid offsetting the slightly sweet fruit. But then on the finish the crisp acidity closes in to keep it precise and long without a hint of...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A little more winemaking has gone into capturing the best of this marvellous vintage. A combination of lees stirring in a mix of oaks, several months maturation on lees and partial malolactic fermentation has contributed to its texture and layered complexity. Aromas of stone fruit augmented with a little struck match. The palate is finely integrated with the savoury limey...

Pemberton

Sauvignon Blanc

A punchy vibrant savvy loaded with all the goodies you expect from this variety. The aromas of gooseberry and slightly herbaceous citrussy notes are classically varietal. There’s a trace of minerality to bring things to life. A clean crisp acidity completes a current drinking wine.

Pemberton

Chenin Blanc

A wine that carries a high degree of sweetness, yet the balanced acidity keeps it keen and fine without ever cloying. Notes of citrussy lime dominance with a little orange peel complexity. Beautifully focused finish. Love this style.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A super fine and precise chardonnay from this cooler vintage that delivers with lancing accuracy to a very long finish. Initially the aromas reveal light touches of lemon tart, quince and nectarine, with a respectful restraint. Then the palate reveals more as it gathers momentum to the extended finish. Has a fine minerality threading through. An excellent wine.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

This Pemberton vineyard is really starting to kick some goals, and this is a wonderful example of chardonnay now coming from the property. On the nose, there's crunchy grapefruit and cut pear, with a little squeeze of lemon. The palate has a slight creamy feel to it, but it's still quite fine and controlled, with a deep and lingering finish....

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A wine that continues to show the growing complexity and expression of this smaller producer in Pemberton. This is the most intense and complex yet. Notes of lemon curd and brioche with a roasted cashew infusion. It’s creamy but with a fie and precise linear minerality that helps focus the long finish. Incredibly long palate profile.

Porongurup

Riesling

Interesting take on riesling. It's all Porongurups and all fermented in amphora. Light pressing and wild fermentation has helped build a palate profile. It’s a sort of non-conforming wine with flavour and texture. Muted and less profound citrus aromas, but there is still a keen acidity to the finish.

Great Southern

Sauvignon Blanc

Sourced from Albany and left on skins for four days before being pressed off to a mix of 20% new oak and all the rest older oak barriques. Creates a more neutral but still flavoursome wine. Has a slightly reductive sweaty character. The fume oak influence mutes the aromatics but retains a beautiful palate feel.

Western Australia

Chardonnay

This is a generous, flavoursome, young chardonnay, loaded with pristine melony citrus fruit. Notes of light cashew and stone fruit on the nose, and then a palate that has a crunchy, juicy feel to it. Strikes a great balance between subtle oak and the intense fruit as it extends with ease through to a long finish.

Western Australia

White Blend

Hits the mark for a lively, fresh and highly drinkable combination, displaying all the lifted tropical citrus fruits that you want. Presented on a bright and zingy palate. Has a crunchy, minerally acidity that lifts through to a long finish. Succulent and crunchy with a delicious palate. Ideal for drinking in the short term.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine of style and sophistication sourced from Margaret River. It's been whole bunch pressed and barrel fermented before spending time on lees. The rich inner sanctum of creamy stone fruit, quince paste, and a little grapefruit is overlaid with a slightly roasted nuttiness and nectarine character. It's a complex wine with a chalky acidity providing focus and direction through...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

I reckon this will be a real crowd pleaser. The winemaking influence is more obvious than the reserve version, but it is done so well. The barrel fermentation and lees maturation certainly create a most beautiful aromatic and palate combination. Has a spicy grapefruit and subtle struck match palate with a nice balance of vanilla bean. Balance and palate length...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

I reckon this will be a real crowd pleaser. The winemaking influence is more obvious than the reserve version, but it is done so well. The barrel fermentation and lees maturation certainly creates a most beautiful aromatic and palate combination. Has a spicy grapefruit and subtle struck match palate with a nice balance of vanilla bean. Balance and palate length...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine sourced from the estate vineyard, which is now quite mature and yielding wonderful, concentrated fruit. It was a warm year in general, but the early varieties like chardonnay performed really well. After whole-bunch pressing, it was barrel fermented and then matured on lees for about nine months. It's a wine with wonderful melony, lemon meringue and light cashew...

Margaret River

Red Varietal

The warmer climes of the Swan Valley have been chosen for this pinot grigio. It shows how it can excel in warm environments. In this case the apple and pear crumble combo has texture and flavour. Crisp citrus tang on the finish completes a tidy ready to drink wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is the top of the wazzer chardonnay and comes from an outstanding season. It is one of the best yet under this label. It was put together with largely traditional techniques after hand picking, including whole bunch pressing and barrel fermentation before extended lees work. On the nose subtle notes of gun metal and struck match overlay deeper notes...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is the top of the wazzer chardonnay and comes from an outstanding season. It is one of the best yet under this label. It was put together with largely traditional techniques after hand picking, including whole bunch pressing and barrel fermentation before extended lees work. On the nose subtle notes of gun metal and struck match overlay deeper notes...