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Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

A wonderful example of the fruit purity and flavours that have most in the Valley saying this might be the best year yet for chenin. No argument from me, Has the melon and citrus honeysuckle mix that is quintessential chenin. The flavour is endless with that crisp natural fine acidity providing energy and lift. A super wine at a nutty...

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

A more restrained and less obviously fruity chenin from the Swan in a season that was so hot. There’s a little fruit sweetness balanced by a crisp acidity to give the palate a precise linear focus, while retaining those nice tropical notes splashed with a little lime.

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

It was a good year for chenin in the Swan Valley, and this stacks up with any yet released from Nicola. It's balanced, has great flavour, and shows wonderful length. This captures everything you want in the variety. On the nose, you get a mix of melon and light citrus, while on the palate there’s a crunchy, crisp acidity sustaining...

Swan Valley

White Blend

This is a wonderful blend of chenin blanc, verdelho, chardonnay and sémillon from the Swan Valley. It was such a good season and has produced fruit that is generous, refined and impeccably balanced. There are loads of stone fruits and citrus swirling through it, along with a sort of crunchy, apple-pear-like character that runs deep. Seamless, balanced, and just perfect...

Geographe

Arneis

A 100% Geographe arneis. It’s a single vineyard variety that tends to find a home in specific regions. Most famously hails from Piedmont in Italy but in Australia it has found a home with many excellent wines being produced. This has the typical apple and pear character on the nose with a creamy richness on the mid-palate revealing nice textural...

Geographe

Chardonnay

In great vintages like the 2023, the Geographe region shines, expressing some quite beautiful varietal fruit characteristics. It’s a medium bodied wine of power and driving intensity. Characters of cashew and peachy stone fruit are immediately evident. There’s a creamy lemon rind mix working through the palate. A crisp fine acid supports a lingering precise finish.

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

Chenin blanc, the humble Swan Valley staple, was one of the standout varieties from the 2023 vintage. I don't think I can remember a better version of this variety, which continues to gain in popularity. Aromas of lemon pith, melon and pear provide so much, initially on the nose and then through the perfectly weighted palate. A cracking good wine.

Frankland River

Riesling

Frankland River in 2023 was one of those vintages, where everything just fell into place. And the result is a sensational riesling from one of the best Australian regions for this variety. Spicy lemon scents open before releasing into the crisp intensity of the citrus dominant palate. Little powdery acidity and a squeeze of lime add the final flourish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The Geographe region demonstrates its versatility with this excellent chardonnay. An aroma of lemon butter, roasted cashew and light quince paste greets immediately. Then the palate starts to unravel its own secrets with its texture and rich intensity. Strikes such a good oak and fruit balance, with the precision on the finish heightened by a minerally chalky acidity.

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

The best parcels of chenin on the property are handpicked for this exceptional chenin blanc. The extra time in bottle has allowed the fruit palate to build more flavour with the melon and creamy pear characters starting to open up. Has a subtle vanilla pod on the finish with that lemon butter influence.

Geographe

Arneis

This is an excellent wine from a single vineyard in the Geographe area. It's made entirely from the Italian arneis variety and displays a lovely mix of light florals, restrained stone fruit, dried herbs, and a light citrus note on the edge. It's light-bodied, but there’s an intensity of flavour that carries and builds through to its sustained finish. A...

Geographe

Arneis

Winemaker Damian Hutton sources the fruit for this wine from Geographe. It’s 100% anies, a variety that Hutton has been able to do something quite magical with since he started using it a few years ago. I think this single-vineyard expression is one of the best I’ve tasted yet. Beautiful, pristine, pure fruit, generous flavours, some light lemon rind and...

Swan Valley

Verdelho

It stands to reason that if chenin is good, then verdelho will to. And here's the proof. Super punchy and vibrant flavours emerge from the nose and then into the palate. Loads of tropical fruit, with melon and pear and a nice lemon rind edge. Pure and fragrant with abundant flavour on the long finish.

Geographe

Red Varietal

Hutton gets the fruit for this cracking little vermentino from Geographe. It's a variety that is ideal in Australia and an alternative in many ways for riesling. Has a light lemon sherbet-like aroma with citrus and crunchy pear nuances. The palate is crisp and clean with just enough textural creaminess.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A beautiful expression of this vintage in a wine that reveals the extraordinary fruit of the season augmented with clever winemaking to bring out the energy and vibrancy within. The lightly struck match influence on the nose is evident immediately as it sits neatly with the rich crème brulee and quince like roasted cashew characters, There is depth here, and...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

I just know this will be a wine of tremendous appeal. The aromas open up immediately with creamy melon and citrus aromas touched with a little lightly roasted cashew and meal. The light bodied palate displays the bright fruit of the vintage with just a light touch of oak. Has a nice lemon zip on the finish. It’s a wine...

Swan Valley

Chardonnay

Here is your ready to drink at any time chardonnay. It's a perfect afternoon quaffer with some nice seafood on the barbecue. Creamy stone fruit delivered with subtle restraint. Lifted by lemon and quince paste on the nose. Flavoursome palate.

Swan Valley

Chardonnay

An appealing fruit driven chardonnay with just enough winemaking influence to take it up a notch. Melon citrus and a little peachy stone fruit on the nose. The palate has good medium weight flavours with a little nutty nuance. Ideal in the next couple of years.

Western Australia

Chardonnay

Crunchy and flavoursome, light-bodied yet generous chardonnay. Nice melony citrus aromas engage immediately, followed by a soft, creamy and deliciously flavoured palate delivering all you could want at this price point. Crisp, fine acidity and a touch of savouriness provide palate definition. Nice current drinking wine.

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

Rodgers and Hammerstein, Simon and Garfunkel, chenin blanc, and the Swan Valley. They're combinations that just make sense. This one's a cracking wine from what was one of the best seasons for chenin in recent years, and there've been some pretty good ones. Loaded with all the tropical, dried herb, spicy, cut line characters that you want with this variety....

Swan Valley

White Blend

A really zingy fresh blended white with more than a hint of the old Houghton White Burgundy in it. Racy tropical flavours with a slight grassy edge and a crisp minerally acidity to clean and sustain. Excellent current drinking.

Swan Valley

White Blend

This is a combination of Swan Valley chenin, verdelho, chardonnay, and semillon. And it's captured so much about what this style should be. There's flavour, there's mouth feel, and there's vibrancy and freshness. This is certainly one of the better wines I've seen under this brand. And if you said you were spending $25, that would be perfectly fine. Love...

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

A beautiful example of Swan Valley chenin blanc in this great vintage. Strikes with a burst of citrus infused tropical fruit on the nose. Lovely fruit intensity delivers a palate offering stacks of appeal. The tropical melony fruit flavours finish very long.

Western Australia

White Blend

This is an off-dry style of white wine with clean, crisp, fresh aromas of citrus and tropical fruit, with a little orange peel nuance. The palate has a touch of residual sugar, as expected, balanced by clean, zingy acidity. Ideal served chilled with some fresh fruit.

Swan Valley

Chardonnay

Impressive chardonnay from the Swan Valley. Aromas of cashew and tart melon with a little oak infusion bringing a slightly toasty creaminess. A fine acidity sustains the finish. Great value quality chardonnay.

Swan Valley

Verdelho

Want to see how good verdelho can be in the Swan Valley, then tuck into this beauty. Named in honour of the Yukich's grandfather, who was an early grower in the Swan. It is a fitting tribute as it captures all the flavour and punch that has become synonymous with this variety. Keen crisp acid lifts the finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Beautifully framed chardonnay. There is a minerally purity about the aromas in the first instance. Peach and grapefruit with a lemony edge create an engaging start The palate displays deep fruit intensity which has been keenly handled with some nice oak treatment. Has a creamy butterscotch and lemon curd character which is neatly understated. Lovely wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

There is a God, when you can get a wine of this quality selling for less than $50. Okay, great vintage, yes, but it's then been really well handled in the winery. Aromas of stone fruit and butterscotch with a little of that primary grapefruit worked in. The palate is a powerhouse yet defined and refined with a keen savoury...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A highly fragrant and pure chardonnay that opens with that varietal mix of grapefruit and peachy nectar notes on the nose. There's a touch of vanilla pod and butterscotch adding further complexity. The palate is more light to medium-bodied but with good texture and complexity. A nice stone fruit, butterscotch, and lemony combination sustains and threads through to a nice...

Margaret River

White Blend

This is a blend of sauvignon blanc, semillon and chardonnay, a sort of great white blend, which also has a connection with winemaker Cath Oates close encounter with a Great White shark. This is a zingy little number with the lively SBS supported by the power of Margaret River chardonnay. Gets just a smidgeon of oak add further interest. Leaves...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A most approachable blend of sauvignon blanc, semillon and chardonnay with just a light touch of oak to brings some palate complexity. The name is reference to winemaker Cath Oates close encounter with a Great White. It's an appealing with excellent flavour and a defining acidity to sustain the finish.

Margaret River

White Blend

A clever blend of sauvignon blanc, semillon and chardonnay, lightly oaked to give the final flourish to a neatly made wine. GWB stands for Great White, a nod to Cath Oates’ close encounter with one some years ago. It has a crisp, grassy edge, a creamy rich palate and light passionfruit tropical notes. Still tight now, but it will evolve...

Great Southern

Sauvignon Blanc

Almost in a tropical fruit overload. Huge hit of passionfruit, melon and ripe gooseberry on the nose. Into the palate it comes alive with punchy vibrant fruit delivered pure and clean. Right on the money.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

This Pemberton chardonnay from Bill and Dan Pannell really does capture so much about this vintage and this region. It has all the delicacy and refinement you expect from Pemberton, but there is a gradual build-up of intensity, which is clearly evident on the palate. Lightly fragrant floral nuances on the nose, with very subtle cashew nuttiness and a faint...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Impressive young chardonnay from this ideal cooler vintage. Aromas of peach and spices with a little grapefruit. The palate is neatly crafted with the light flavoursome fruit supplemented with fine-grained oak. Has a creamy lemon curd palate with a little almond meal richness. An excellent chardonnay offering plenty.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a beautifully precise and elegantly structured chardonnay. It shows a little winemaking influence with a faint struck match complexity working seamlessly into the powerful palate revealing traces of grapefruit, cashew and a little brioche. A fine chalky acidity heightens the dry savoury finish. Impressive wine. Score: 94/100 Cellar: 8 years

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a first-rate chardonnay from this excellent season, and it may well be the best yet from Passel Estate. On the nose, you open with what is fairly typical of the region, with its strong grapefruit, cut pear, and lime nuances, then a nutty, spicy character adding immediate aromatic complexity. It's a textured wine with good weight in the...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Bright, juicy, youthful chardonnay. Displaying true varietal essence on the nose at the outset. Mix of citrus and lightly roasted cashew, and a hint of lemon rind and grapefruit. Palate has a distinct minerally purity about it, with light, bright white peach and nectarine held close with a keen acidity and cut lime edginess. Quite beautiful current drinking chardonnay with...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is the pick of the litter, if you like, with the contributing parcels carefully chosen and handpicked. It was whole bunch pressed and matured in barriques for 10 months. The striking thing about this wine is its impeccable balance. It draws together the power and intensity of the fruit, but then expresses it with a degree of subtlety and...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

This is an exquisite savvy that gets a little oak treatment to add another layer of texture and rich mouth feel. Yet, it retains all that bright fresh gooseberry, nettle-like fruit that skips across the palate to a long crunchy finish.