White

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

The ‘23 vintage was one of the very best for chenin blanc in the Swan Valley and this wonderful wine is a classic example of what can be done with this variety. Loaded with delightful fragrant fruit, a mix of apple and pear with a gentle citrus lift. The palate is textured and deeply flavoursome. A twist of lemon on...

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

A chenin blanc that captures much of the Swan Valley and why this region is so good for this variety. It’s a slightly more restrained version than previously showing less obvious fruit though the lemon rind and lightly tropical notes on the nose are immediately appealing. The palate is more flinty and fine with a pure persistence. Has such a...

Swan Valley

Red Varietal

Little wonder this north-western Spanish variety should find a home in the warm environs of the Swan Valley. It's a light and fragrant white wine with a spicy, slightly saline palate. There is nice texture here with that crisp bright acidity adds a lift to the finish. Light apple and pear flavours provide the final piece.

Swan Valley

Verdelho

A quite beautiful, understated expression of Swan Valley verdelho. Light fruit notes on the nose, with a little limestone character, and then a palate that is crisp, pure and expressive. It’s light-bodied, but there’s tremendous flavour here that extends with ease through to a sustained finish. I love the precision and that lightly mineral finish. An excellent wine.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

This wine is always kept for a minimum of five years before release. This is a thoroughly exquisite, delicate, refined sparkling chardonnay sourced from Pemberton. There’s a lovely light lemony-brioche combination on the nose. The palate is so delicate but with excellent flavour intensity. Fine chalky acidity and a little lemony zip all contribute to a racy, long, precise finish....

Swan Valley

Chardonnay

This Swan Valley white blend that is generally chardonnay, semillon and verdelho regularly surprises wine show judges. This one slots right in for drinking now. The fruit has evolved nicely to develop gently toasty, creamy flavours with that nice lift of citrus adding life. The Swan valley does these wines just so well.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This one comes from Margaret River, from this vineyard in Wilyabrup. So it has the pedigree. It’s an intense wine from whichever way you look at it. On the nose, there’s a slightly smoky gunflint character overriding the intense lemony-grapefruit characters. And then the palate has tremendous concentration, yet it’s linear and defined, with a degree of tension. Nice mineral...

Swan Valley

Verdelho

This is a more controlled and refined expression of the verdelho from the Swan Valley. The aromas have a floral, light stone fruit, and citrus edge. The palate is soft, yet with a fine, lively acidity that carries through to the finish. This is not a big fruit bomb, but there is flavour within, and it drives forward with precision...

Pemberton

Sauvignon Blanc

The minerally purity of Pemberton sauvignon blanc is on full display with this very tidy, young savvy. Typically bursting with tropical fruits, a little gooseberry, guava influence, and some bright passionfruit. The palate is precise, keen, and flavoursome, with a long, crunchy, refreshing finish.

Pemberton

Sauvignon Blanc

Fresh, crisp and alive with all manner of tropical fruit dusted with a light herbaceousness. Typical notes of gooseberry and passionfruit on the nose, while the palate delivers with a crunchy zing from the bright refreshing acidity. Terrific summer quaffing.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

An excellent wine that delivers a super wine at a very good price. Has beautiful aromas of light fig and creamy nectarine with a creme brulee richness. The palate balances concentrated stone fruit with some nice savoury citrus nuances. A little nutty complexity adds to the finish. Neat little wine.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

One of the best chardonnays from Smithbrook in recent years. Really nails it in every way. Immediately opens with a mix of stone fruit and cutting lemon tang merging with a roasted almond character. The palate is intense and penetrating, with the support of a fine persistent acidity. Has a savoury minerally finish to complete a very tidy wine. Starting...

Great Southern

Pinot Gris

This is largely Pinot Gris but with a small inclusion of Riesling from the Great Southern. It seems to have evolved over the years and is now a finer, tighter, more minerally expression of the variety, showing its lifted florals and persistent citrus characters. The textural element comes from a short time in 500-litre puncheons with time on lees in...

Great Southern

Pinot Gris

This Great Southern sourced pinot gris has emerge from the heat of the hottest vintage in pretty good shape. Nice aromatics of apple and pear lead through into a textured and smooth palate with a slight viscosity that makes it such good current drinking.

Western Australia

White Blend

This has always delivered a most attractive example of pinot gris from the Great Southern. The colour is a slight copper-toned hue, which is very much synonymous with the variety. The nose is typical of the apple crumble, grilled pear-like characters that you get. It's clean, crisp, with a fine, persistent palate sustained by a lovely little acidity. Excellent current...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine that has developed a consistent style over the years. This one seems slightly less overt than some previously and I do like its degree of restraint while still not compromising on the intensity and complexity, especially on the palate. Honeycomb, nectarine and almond meal find their way into the palate. meal It builds relentlessly to a very long...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is made to a consistent style offering plenty for the chardonnay lovers who want a decent bang for their buck. Sourced from Karridale south of Margaret River town, it shows strong mealy butterscotch and stone fruit aromatics. The palate is layered with depth and intensity that is picked up and carried to a long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

I'd have to say this is as good as any Corduroy Chardonnays yet released from these guys. Of course, it comes from a very good year, which was well suited to the variety and from a vineyard at Karridale, south of the town of Margaret River. It has an engaging floral aroma with traces of brioche and cashew, with some...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A most consistent and distinctive chardonnay from Snake + Herring. It's a wine that delivers plenty, with some lovely smoky bacon, stone fruit and subtle quince paste notes on the nose. A little marzipan. And then a palate that delivers texture with a deep intensity. The finishing flourish of savoury notes sends it through to a beautiful long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

An exquisite example of the chardonnays from Margaret River in 2022. Intense aromas of quince paste, lemon rind and pear with a little grapefruit. There's a subtle struck match and saline seashell minerality on the palate with a charry oak influence well managed. This is an excellent chardonnay that will continue to evolve.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

One of the best chardonnays yet from these guys. It’s a beauty. Aromas quickly reveal the toasty oak, cashew, butterscotch and mealy nuances that have been built into the wine. The palate delivers a powerful intensity, yet there is an almost crystalline precision and subtle saline edge to balance. Excellent.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This has developed into something of a winner for Snake + Herring and is already well established as one of the better Chardonnays of Margaret River. It's sourced from Karridale, south of Margaret River, and immediately its power and intensity are evident, not surprising given it comes from a single block of the famed and powerful Gingin clone near Witchcliffe....

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Like the Corduroy chardonnay, this wine is also sourced from Margaret River. But it is a distinctly different style, providing a tighter, leaner, slightly tenser expression. All compacted with control and focus. Lemony meringue, light stone fruit and cashew notes on the nose. The palate is quite precise, with some lovely oak and slightly chalky tannins bringing it all together,...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is quite a sophisticated chardonnay for this price. It’s a leaner and more tightly framed wine than you might expect, yet the fruit intensity and prettiness of 2023 emerges. Slightly citrus and a light steely minerality with a chalky acidity provides the keen focus. Lively finish completes a tidy wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

These guys make several Chardonnays, and this is a nice entry-level for them. It's all Chardonnay and it's all from Margaret River, but in addition to the famous Gingin clone, four additional Dijon clones have been used, and this seems to contribute to its slightly finer, chalky minerality to complement the richness and raw power of the Gingin clone. It...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The colour is bright with pale golden hues. The nose reveals a mix of butterscotch and stone fruit with a little roasted cashew adding further complexity. The palate shows the influence of barrel fermentation. It’s rich and quite textured with excellent flavour intensity. Lively finish is long and precise.

An intense and quite powerful chardonnay from this warmer year that's been neatly restrained to deliver a most stylish expression of the variety. On the nose, there's a subtle baked apple, stone fruit and slightly savoury lemon meringue combination. The palate is tightly controlled, but there's good flavour intensity that releases through to a sustained finish. That savouriness picks up...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Takes the single vineyard wine to another zone with greater fruit concentration and intensity. This has more winemaking evident with wild yeast barrel fermentation and regular battonage. Floral citrus grapefruit notes on the nose with richer lemon curd and crème brulee flavours building in the palate. A slightly gunflint edginess picks up the finish.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Quite beautiful sauvignon blanc displaying those fresh tropical fruit characters with a liberal sprinkling of dried herbs. The palate is textured and flavoursome with a stone fruit and edgier cut lime nuances balanced and pure. This is great current drinking.

Blackwood Valley

Red Varietal

A very good example of this Italian variety from the Blackwood Valley. Fresh and crunchy with a lemon zest and apple crumble complexity. It's light and zingy with a deliciously appealing palate extending to a clean long finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An opulent and powerfully concentrated cabernet from Margaret River in this very good red wine year. Lashings of blue and black fruit on the nose with blackcurrant and dark liqueur cherry nuances dominant. The palate is loaded with a dark chocolate and a spicy blackcurrant richness. Fine tannins with a subtle oyster shell minerality provides support. Plenty of life in...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A richly complex wine sourced from Margaret River. The nose reveals an engaging and complex mix of stone fruit and meal with subtle brioche character. Rich deeply concentrated flavours have been enhanced by wild yeast fermentation and regular lees stirring which has built textural complexity. A steely core delivers a precise long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A generous and powerfully framed chardonnay with loads of character. The aromas reveal powerful butterscotch and peachy citrus characters, with a trace of white florals. The palate is rich and lavishly textured by the crisp minerally acidity and fine grained oak controlling through to a precise linear finish. A slightly chalky limestone characters adds further to the finish.

Geographe

Fiano

A lovely expression of fiano, showing textural completeness and an engaging palate. The nose has a slightly nutty, citrusy character, leading to a flavoursome, lingering palate. It’s the kind of wine you can happily sip while sitting back and contemplating the world.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Has the delicate stamp of the vineyard DNA. It was fermented in a mix of new and older French oak, providing some nice textural and aromatic characters. There's a minerally thread with traces of sea spray heightening the minerality and linear structure. An elegant and refined chardonnay.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A chardonnay of poise and control that opens with aromas of lightly roasted cashew, lemon curd and nougat with a savoury influence adding complexity. The oak and fruit balance is excellent with a lovely textural feel to the deep and intense palate. Extended finish. Score: 93/100 Cellar: 7 years

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine that combines power and elegance with a high degree of control. It was fermented in a mix of new and older French oak, which has allowed it to pick up and develop some rich texture, while the fine acidity from the earlier picking in this season has held it tight and close, giving it a precise linear structure....

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

This is a barrel fermented style of chenin blanc. The oak has been gently introduced and certainly does not dominate, but it does bring a level of textural complexity to lift. Retains its fresh green apple and light tropical fruit characters with a slight creaminess. Excellent wine.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

An interesting wine that offers a lot more than your simple sauvignon blanc fruit bomb. In fact the overt fruitiness is muted and instead you get more layers and intrigue from the combination of mandarin, spices and meal. It all comes from a small amount of oak which transforms it into something quite special.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

A finer lightly weighted savvy displaying a distinctly linear palate profile. Opens with citrus and minerally influenced lightly tropical fruit aromas. Then the palate brings in a more lemon talcy characters to extend the finish. Best in the short term.