Rosenthal Collector Mount Barker Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Cabernet Sauvignon
A deluxe powerful cabernet statement from Mount Barker. Nice merging of blackcurrant, bay leaf and back olive on the nose. The palate is exquisite. Yes, there is power, and purpose driven from the excellent fruit, but the delivery is all poise and style. Chalky tannins with dark chocolate and black fruits provide plenty on the palate. Perfectly balanced with the...
Ray Jordan97points
Mount Barker
Rosenthal Collector Mount Barker Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
Just about the best yet under this label. All handpicked Mount Barker fruit, barrel fermented and then four months lees stirring. It’s all worked its magic to produce a wire of complexity power and finesse. The underlying power and persistence is remarkable, but the way it presents with subtle understatement is equally impressive. The higher proportion of new French oak...
Ray Jordan93points
Pemberton
Rosenthal Finder chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
Shows the virtues of being able to source quality chardonnay from Pemberton in a hot year. This one has emerged to be a really attractive wine. Aromas of peach and biscuit crumble with a little lemon curd lift. The palate is seamlessly structured with a creamy stone richness complemented by a fine persistent acidity. There’s a slight savoury element here...
Ray Jordan93points
Mount Barker
Rosenthal Finder chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
This Mount Barker chardonnay displays the elegance, restraint, and delicacy of the 2025 vintage in Mount Barker. Has a subtle citrusy, nutty nuance on the nose, with just a faint melony complexity. The palate has a nice fruit composition but a lively, slightly steely, minerally thread that gives it precision. And that fine chalky acidity really helps carry it through...
Ray Jordan92points
Pemberton
Rosenthal Finder sauvignon blanc 2025
Sauvignon Blanc
The crunchy vibrancy of fruit sourced from Pemberton is clearly evident from the first aromas. There's a beautiful mix of light gooseberry and citrus with a subtle but restrained passionfruit varietal character. The palate has a crunchy vibrancy about it, with a subtle minerality adding further complexity, with those tropical fruit flavours and just the faintest hint of cut grass...
Ray Jordan93points
Pemberton
Rosenthal Garten Mount Barker Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
This is a classy chardonnay sourced from Mount Barker. The striking feature is its steely minerality that threads through an intense and crunchy palate. Very good vintage of course and the use of barrel fermentation with about 12% wild yeast and subsequent lees stirring over four months has built in structure and complexity. Crunchy quince paste and lemon curd on...
Ray Jordan93points
Pemberton
Rosenthal Marker chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
Here is a wine that balances the modern leaner style with the richer older style. It’s from Pemberton in this warm year. On the nose an immediate invasion of nectarine and creamy roasted cashew hits. It’s intense and beautifully engaging. Then the palate delivers with slightly more restraint than you might expect but still with a deep penetrating intensity and...
Ray Jordan95points
Pemberton
Rosenthal Marker chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
A delicate, fine, and most elegant chardonnay from Pemberton. Delicate, yes, but there is a deep, concentrated power here that captures much of why Pemberton is such an exciting region for chardonnay. There's a minerally, chalky, citrusy acidity supporting the tightly held but intensely concentrated fruit. There's subtle brioche and roasted cashew depth on the palate. And with that minerally...
Ray Jordan91points
Mount Barker
Rosenthal Marker riesling 2024
Riesling
It was a warm year, yet this has turned out to be a delicate and quite restrained riesling. It was picked early and shows lovely high-end florals on the nose with subtle lemon scents. The palate has a grainy textural purity with a fine lingering acid holding a tight line to a long finish. A fine minerally thread defines.
Ray Jordan95points
Pemberton
Rosenthal Reveal chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
There is an energising purity about this Pemberton-sourced chardonnay from this warm year. Has a light lift of lemon and creamy nectarine on the nose. It’s immediately captivating. The palate reveals an attractive and complex mix of stone fruit, savoury oak and light citrus tang. Throw in a little brioche and biscuit nuance and you have a captivating wine. The...
Ray Jordan95points
Pemberton
Rosenthal Richings Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
Such a bright and lively chardonnay of energy and precision that showcases the fruit and style of Pemberton. Starts with handpicking and then whole bunch pressing with barrel fermentation using a combo of 25% natural yeast and the rest cultured. Lees stirring for 4 months has brought texture and mouth feel into the palate. It's creamy but has a quince...
Ray Jordan95points
Mount Barker
Rosenthal Richings Mount Barker Riesling 2023
Riesling
A wine that captures so much of that Mount Barker riesling character. The aromas are spicy, which is a trait of this region, with a zest lemon and lime edge. The palate is tense and linear but with tremendous depth of fruit supported by a racy minerally acidity. Presents with a light delicacy yet the persistence is a feature.
Ray Jordan96points
Pemberton
Rosenthal Richings Pemberton Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
A little more winemaking has gone into this exceptional Pemberton chardonnay from this outstanding vintage. All handpicked, whole bunch pressed, and barrel fermented with about 25% wild yeasts, before four months of lees stirring. Attractive aromas provide a captivating merging of quince and peach with a pithy lemon nuance. The palate is precise with a chalky sustaining acid carrying through...
Ray Jordan93points
Great Southern
Rosenthal Richings Riesling 2022
Riesling
A delightfully fragrant Mount Barker riesling. Bath salts and spice with a little lemon rind, strike immediately. The palate delivers a degree of tension and precision while carrying a deep intensity. It's been made with a deliberate hands-off approach to provide a direct line into the variety. Excellent.
Ray Jordan96points
Great Southern
Rosenthal The Collector Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
This is a marvellous example of what can be achieved with astute winemaking and a mature vineyard in Mount Barker. It's a striking wine displaying a delicate palate, yet one with layered complexity and power. Gets the usual handpicking, whole bunch and wild yeast treatment with regular lees stirring bringing further complexity and richness into the palate. Has a lovely...
Ray Jordan92points
Mount Barker
Rosenthal The Marker Mount Barker Riesling 2023
Riesling
Beautifully pristine riesling with a delightful fresh purity. It’s all free run juice which shows on the palate with its bright fresh fruit characters of spice and lemon with a squeeze of finishing lime. Shows excellent texture but retains that linear mouth feel through to a very long finish.
Ray Jordan94points
Pemberton
Rosenthal The Marker Pemberton Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
A chardonnay with power and delicate elegance. Engaging aromas of scented lemon and lightly roasted cashew with a little quince edginess. The palate is beautifully textured, as a result of the fine months of regular lees stirring. Has a fine steely minerality on the palate with a subtle chalky edge that focuses through to an extended finish.
Ray Jordan97points
Great Southern
Rosenthal Wines Collector chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
This might be the best chardonnay yet under this premium label from the team at Rosenthal. The aromas are highly scented with florals, a trace of lemon curd, and a cashew-like nectarine combination. The palate presents with exquisite poise. It’s flavoursome, but held with a linear feel thanks to fine acidity and some slightly savoury notes which tighten and extend...
Ray Jordan95points
Pemberton
Rosenthal Wines Reveal Chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
This is a beautiful expression of Pemberton chardonnay in a year that suited this variety. The aromas reveal lemon scents, stone fruit and a slightly minerally character. The palate is finely crafted and elegantly delivered with tremendous fruit intensity, crunchy quince, a lively savoury minerality and a fine lingering finish. That crisp, fine acidity really holds the line, providing definition...
Ray Jordan91points
Margaret River
Rosily Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
There are few better value chardonnays from Margaret River. And yet again this one delivers right on the money. You get a little peachy stone fruit on the nose with a punchy floral lift. On the palate other characters of flinty matchstick and butterscotch emerge. Has a creamy rich texture but the fine acidity keeps it tight and precise.
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Rosily Reserve Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
This level was introduced a few years ago and it shows what this excellent little vineyard can achieve. This is as good as any released so far. A thoroughly beautiful merging of quince paste, nectarine and lemon rind get things started on the nose. The palate is restrained and refined yet with a layered complexity. The stone fruit characters reveal...
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Rosily Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2023
Sauvignon Blanc
So delicate yet with so much flavour. This is a wonderful product of the '23 vintage. Loads of fragrant tropical aromas with a dash of citrus. But the key is a little bit of barrel maturation which takes it to another level of interest and appeal. It's just a tweak but it works beautifully.
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Rosily Vineyard Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
This is a wine that continually delivers polished quality chardonnay at real value for money. This one from the ’23 vintage nails the early drinking but with a little complexity style perfectly. Stone fruit with a little butterscotch and citrus finished with a slight minerally flinty character.
Ray Jordan90points
Margaret River
Rosily Vineyard Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
For some time now Rosily’s take on this blend has included a small amount of oak maturation, and it makes all the difference, elevating it from a simple and fruity blend into something with a bit of character. At the same time the essential bright fruit characters with a bracing lemon zip are not lost.
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Rowe Karridale Single Site chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
This is an impressive debut chardonnay from Richard Rowe, one of the industry's most experienced winemakers, who has decided to do his own thing after many years in the industry. This wine captures the cool southern influence of the Karridale region, producing a wine of elegance and youthful vibrancy. There's a lovely mix of lime, pear, grapefruit, and a little...
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Rowe Single Site Karridale chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
This is a delightfully elegant and keenly refined chardonnay that delivers with Karridale cool-climate restraint. The aromas show nice cut lime and nectarine with a little meringue-like character. The palate is finely crafted, with a mineral, slightly oyster-shell edginess giving it definition and supporting its linear structure. Precise and focused, with chalky, crisp acidity.
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Rowe Single Site Wilyabrup chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
An immediately more powerful and generous style compared with the slightly more linear Karridale chardonnay. Generous and intense it might be, but there is refinement and restrained poise that captures a distinctive house style. Butterscotch, lime and pear characters on the nose, followed by a more deeply complex palate of ripe stone fruit, a little brioche and a trace of...
Ray Jordan94points
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Great Southern
Run Free by Singlefile chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
This wine within the Singlefile portfolio has evolved over recent years into one of the best value wines released anywhere in the state. And it might be value for money, but it's made with some serious intent, including wild yeasts and some nice oak treatment to develop complexity. There's also been some regular lees stirring, which has introduced a textural...
Ray Jordan91points
Great Southern
Run Free By Singlefile Pinot Grigio 2024
Pinot Grigio
A light and delicate pinot grigio that has performed rather well in this hot vintage. Light aromas of apple and pear with a subtle citrus edge and a trace of crumbly pastry. The palate is fine and linear with good flavour intensity.
Ray Jordan92points
Great Southern
Run Free By Singlefile Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Sauvignon Blanc
I think sauvignon blanc must be bullet proof to produce such an enjoyable, though restrained wine in such a hot vintage. Nice minerally citrus and melon aromas with a slight chalky dust character. The palate is finely balanced with nice light flavours finishing with a clean crispness.
Ray Jordan95points
Swan Valley
Sandalford 1840 chenin blanc 2025
Chenin Blanc
A wonderful example of Swan Valley chenin blanc. Fermented in stainless steel and left on lees prior to blending and bottling. The result is tremendous depth of fruit with a lively, sprightly palate of spicy citrus, apple and tropical fruit. Lees influence gives a slightly creamy texture that balances fine, precise acidity, carrying through to a long finish. A terrific...
Ray Jordan94points
Swan Valley
Sandalford 1840 chenin blanc 2026
Chenin Blanc
I do like chenin blanc from the Swan, and in this excellent year the result is compelling. Fermented in stainless steel and left on lees before blending, which has given the wine texture and richness while retaining fresh, spicy, citrus and slightly appley characters. The palate is punchy, vibrant and slightly textural, lifted by a splash of citrus on the...
Ray Jordan94points
Swan Valley
Sandalford 1840 Swan Valley Chenin Blanc 2023
Chenin Blanc
Swan Valley chenin blanc in a good year; oh, yeah. Comes from old vines in the Swan and then gets time in a mix of French oak and stainless steel. It creates a wine of tremendous flavour and precision with great palate texture and richness. There's a slightly spicy pear and minerally edge that completes an excellent wine.
Ray Jordan93points
Swan Valley
Sandalford 1840 Swan Valley Chenin Blanc 2024
Chenin Blanc
A variety that was fully tested in this hot year and yet once again has shown its ability to perform in warmer years in the Swan Valley. It’s from old vines and was fermented in oak and tank before being brought together. There’s a delightful spicy citrus character here rather than the usual varietal tropical fruits. The palate is already...
Ray Jordan93points
Swan Valley
Sandalford 1840 Swan Valley Verdelho 2023
Verdelho
A classic example of Swan Valley verdelho. In this case it's fermented in stainless steel but then gets time on lees, which introduces a rich textural feel on the palate. Typical creamy tropical fruit characters with a drizzle of citrus tang to lift the finish.
Ray Jordan93points
Swan Valley
Sandalford 1840 Swan Valley Verdelho 2024
Verdelho
It was as hot as Hades in the Swan Valley in this vintage, and yet here is a verdelho displaying delicacy and crisp freshness, totally belying the season. It was fermented in stainless steel but then the time on lees has introduced that palate complexity while maintaining its vibrancy and life.
Ray Jordan93points
Swan Valley
Sandalford 1840 verdelho 2026
Verdelho
Much like the chenin in this range, this was fermented in stainless steel and given extended time on lees, contributing to its textural feel. At the same time, the vibrant citrus and tropical notes remain clearly defined, flowing into a palate that is delightfully flavoursome and pure. There is a pristine clarity to the fruit. Terrific current drinking, with a...
Ray Jordan96points
Pemberton
Sandalford Cellar Reserve chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
Made from fruit sourced from Pemberton, this is quite distinct from the Estate Reserve from the Wilyabrup vineyard. Made along similar lines, but the result is finer and leaner, with beautiful aromatics of light citrus and quince, a little fresh sea spray and a palate that is fine, linear and deeply intense. Wonderful purity, with crunchy, cracked-seashell characters adding complexity....
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Sandalford Estate Reserve chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
A first-rate chardonnay from this old, low-yielding vineyard in Wilyabrup. Hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed and fermented in French oak with wild yeasts. Extended time on lees has built textural complexity into the palate while balancing fine, delicate acidity. Quince, stone fruit and a touch of lemon curd with a slightly dry savoury finish. A most appealing chardonnay from a good year...
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Sandalford Estate Reserve chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
From vines that are part of the original Sandalford Margaret River vineyard, this has been treated with kid gloves from the start, with handpicking, whole-bunch pressing and fermentation in French barriques using wild yeasts. Richness and texture allow the full range of varietal characters to emerge. Nutty, creamy stone fruit on the nose leads to a deep, concentrated and textured...