White

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a single pick from a single block. What a marvellous statement of Margaret River chardonnay. Has had nine months in oak, of which 40% was new, including some Burgundian puncheons. It has such a lovely texture and mouthfeel, which comes from the six months on lees. This is all Gingin clone and has had no malolactic fermentation. It...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Oh, wow. Wait till you get your lips around this little guy. Crunchy vibrant fresh tropical fruit intensity strikes immediately. Loads of zippy passionfruit, lemon zest and a little gooseberry edginess. Has a lively crisp acidity to drive the palate through to a long finish. Ready to go.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

This is pretty much a field blend, so it is what it is. It’s about a 60% sauvignon blanc dominant blend in this year. All the semillon into older oak and it has a nice textural feel with a mealy fruit character with a sprightly lift of sauvignon blanc. A nice easy drinking style that is flavoursome and neatly crafted...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is from clone 76. It’s a generous wine of concentration and palate weight. Strikes with a nice waxy, savoury aromatic that is immediately complex. The palate has an almost dry-as-chips, savoury, chalky character. It is linear and yet powerfully intense, with a very precise, keen finish. Has a nice mineral character.

Great Southern

Riesling

This is a fine and quite delicate riesling from the Great Southern. Perfumed notes of lemon and Jasmine with a slaty granite character. The palate is finely balanced with a fine acidity sustaining through to the finish. Clean and crisp with a distinct lemon zest palate character.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Medium-bodied, with plenty of persistent flavour. On the nose, there’s a neat mix of nougat and quince, with a little lemon meringue. It all swirls together into a lovely combination. The palate releases a neat mix of oatmeal and lemon pith, with a little grapefruit edginess. Precise, with a long finish.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Plenty of punchy, ripe tropical fruit here. The season was quite warm, but it produced some of the most expressive, flavoursome and aromatic wines. This one is beautifully balanced, with subtle notes of gooseberry and passion fruit, all presented with a restraint that makes it so appealing. The palate is a feature, with its rich fruit flavours and fine acidity...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is such an appealing expression of Wilyabrup chardonnay. It comes from old Jindong vines, and the intensity and power are immediately evident. Aromas of lemon meringue, quince paste, some nice brioche and a splash of lemon draw you in. The palate is delightfully composed and subtle, yet there is plenty of palate length, with a nice savoury finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a beautiful, fruit-driven, vibrant chardonnay displaying lovely melony citrus aromas and deep flavours on its medium-bodied palate. It retains a beautiful vibrancy and energy through the palate. An ideal wine, particularly if you’re not into oak, as this one will fit the bill perfectly. It’s great current drinking.

Mount Barker

Riesling

Tight and tense riesling from this vineyard just on the outskirts of Mount Barker. Minerally and quite spicy aromas with a citrus lime character dominant. The palate is tight with that tension building before releasing into a long precise finish. Retains a refreshing crunchy palate feel.

Mount Barker

Riesling

The best parcels of fruit from the Langton Vineyard have been selected for this impressive riesling. The distinguishing feature is its fine linear structure, but at the same time, it has a subtle texture and a lovely pure fruit character. A lovely lemony, zesty lick of acid carries the finish, which is very long and precise. Impressive wine.

Mount Barker

Riesling

This consistently delivers some of the best value riesling, and this one is from a season that turned out very nicely for the variety. It comes from the Langton Vineyard and is selected from the best blocks. It's a crisp, fine and slightly spicy style, typical of this part of Mount Barker. Subtle hints of lime with a zesty, crisp...

Mount Barker

Sauvignon Blanc

This comes from the Langton Vineyard just out of Mount Barker, and it captures the variety quite beautifully. It's a more restrained expression of sauvignon blanc, but on the nose, you get the classic citrus and gooseberry notes with just a faint hint of cut grass. The palate is crisp and clean with a pure vibrancy that extends to a...

Mount Barker

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

A zesty and bright blended white that just asks to be drunk in the next 12 months. Bright tropical and grassy characters with a little cut grass and light snow pea. Finishes crunchy and lively with a crisp acidity.

Great Southern

Chardonnay

One of the best chardonnays released under this label. The year as pretty good for whites like this. The nose displays appealing melon and light butterscotch characters mingling with a light citrus touch. The palate has been created to be fresh and vital with no malo so it's a pure expression of the variety. Neat touch of oak finishes a...

Mount Barker

Chardonnay

A leaner and tighter expression of chardonnay than was the norm under this label previously. Its all about freshness and energy. Citrus and melon with a muted cashew character on the nose. The palate is finely balanced with penetrating finish promoted by a crisp chalky acidity. Has a little white flower and lime influence adding complexity.

Mount Barker

Chardonnay

The earlier ripening chardonnay in this warm vintage turned out very nicely, especially in Mount Barker. This one captures all the varietal characters of citrus, slightly melony notes and subtle stone fruit. The palate introduces a minerally, crunchy acidity that lifts and elevates the concentrated, rich fruit through to a long finish. There was no malolactic fermentation here, so it...

Blackwood Valley

Chardonnay

The chardonnays from Whimwood have been very good and this lighter style is right on the money for the style and quality bar set in recent years. Creamy nectarine with a quince paste and lemon rind edge creating balance and definition. Long minerally finish completes a tidy little wine.

Blackwood Valley

Chardonnay

From what was a pretty good year for whites, comes this excellent chardonnay. Lightly lifted notes of white peach and nectarine with a neat twist of lemon. The palate is lightly framed but has good intensity with notes of roasted almond, lemon rind and quince. It’s balanced and poised with a precise palate profile. Shorter term wine.

Blackwood Valley

Chardonnay

This is a slight departure from the more highly aromatic fruit driven 2021. It shows more savoury complexity along with secondary winemaking influences. There’s a faint hint of struck match complexity merging with the ripe stone fruit characters. Excellent balance and power through to a long finish.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A delightful example of how good chardonnay was in Pemberton during this warm season. It is light-bodied, with citrus, melon and grapefruit on the nose, lifted by a hint of jasmine. The palate reveals melon fruit dominance with good flavour intensity and length. Oak is understated and subtle, but important in the final composition. A really nice current drinking wine.

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

This wine was sourced from Margaret River in what was a very good year for these white aromatics. It is a crisp, fresh and zippy chenin displaying citrus tang, some creamy textural elements and a racy, lively finish. If you can’t enjoy this on a warm summer’s afternoon, you are hard to please.

Great Southern

Sauvignon Blanc

The interesting thing about this savvy from Albany is the use of lees stirring. A regular weekly program of lees stirring has built in texture, complexity and further richness to create a really attractive style that combines the natural zesty fruit freshness with an extra level of intrigue. Crisp and long palate with plenty of those snow pea gooseberry flavours.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Here is a really impressive chardonnay offering plenty of those generous flavours but delivered with a deft touch of finesse. Aromas of white peach and grapefruit with a little brioche complexity. The palate has lots of drive with deeply flavoured fruit supported by some nice oak treatment. The lively minerally acidity sustains a long finish with a slight savoury flourish.

Margaret River

White Varietal

One of an increasing number of excellent vermentino being made in Western Australia. This has the characteristic cut pear and scented orange notes of the variety, with some lovely floral touches. The palate is crunchy, vibrant and slightly saline, making it a particularly salivating and enticing summer drink. Lovely palate feel.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine which captures the fruit intensity and power of the '25 vintage in Margaret River. Aromas of subtle oatmeal, brioche, a little marzipan and lemon zest. And then a palate which is slightly creamy but threaded with a fine, balancing limestone-y acidity with a cutting lemon zest edge. It's a richly textured wine, with good flavour intensity and a...

Margaret River

Semillon

A balanced and textured example of what Margaret River can do with semillon. There's richness here, but it's balanced with a fine, precise and defining acidity. I love the purity and freshness evident on the nose. There are some slightly toasty characters complementing the vibrant lemon fruit characters. A rich and flavoursome palate brimming with plush fruits, complemented by a...

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Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

This has been a distinctive and complex style from Willow Bridge over a number of years, and this one, from a very good vintage, is as good as I have seen. Made traditionally with whole bunch pressing, wild fermentation, and then three months in French oak. It adds texture and complexity, but in this case, it's certainly not overdone. The...

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Chardonnay

Here is a chardonnay designed for early drinking. It’s loaded with racy honeydew melon, lemon citrus and a light floral note. The palate is clean and crisp with good intensity supported and driven by a fine linear acidity. Crunchy lively finish

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White Blend

This is a classic French Fumé style, which, after hand-picking, was matured in French oak, and that is clearly evident on the nose and on the palate. Adds a smoky, savory, and slightly nutty nuance to the vibrant fruit, with a palate that delivers richness and texture. The key is that the oak doesn't dominate. It still allows the fruit...

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Chardonnay

A light and contemporary current drinking chardonnay. It's a fresh, citrusy, and quite tangy wine with subtle melony nuances and a fine citrusy edge. Crunchy, vibrant palate with minimal oak contribution and designed for current drinking. Really hits the mark for this style of wine.

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White Blend

A light bodied but flavoursome and finely balanced blended white from the Geographe region. Aromas of passionfruit and tropical fruits with a splash of citrus. The palate is fine with a nice lift through to a clean pure finish. Sustained by a fine acidity. Good drinking in the next couple of years.

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White Blend

A neat little current drinking wine that combines freshness and flavour with a crunchy, lively palate. Typical of the year, there's a degree of delicacy with a melony citrus character that opens on the nose and then threads through to a palate where a crunchy citrus, lemony zip adds to the very subtle tropical passionfruit nuance. It's a lighter-bodied example...

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Chardonnay

Like so many of the chardonnays in this warm year, it was picked quite early to retain its natural vibrancy. It was whole bunch pressed to new and one-year-old French oak, and the balance with the fruit is absolutely spot on. Aromas of melon, lemon rind, and light smoky cashew. The palate has a lively energy with an intense minerally...

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Chardonnay

There's power and intensity here from this Ferguson Valley wine, but it delivers it with such restraint and elegance. After hand-picking, it was whole bunch pressed into a mix of new and one-year-old French oak for fermentation. I think this wine is showing more restraint than some of the earlier vintages in line with how it's evolved in recent years....

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Chardonnay

This is something new and quite an excellent expression of chardonnay from this outstanding vintage. There's some neat oak contributing to an expressive style, but with the power and intensity of the fruit, strong features as a nutty, creamy character on the nose and then a palate which shows some slightly struck-match, flint-like characters. It's a wine of great character...

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Chardonnay

It seems the style for this excellent chardonnay has been pulled back a little with the result the wine shows a more delicate side. After handpicking it was pressed to new and one- year-old French oak for fermentation. Savoury minerally and slightly citrus notes on the nose with a trace of roasted cashew. A little cut pear and lime adds...

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Chardonnay

A highly expressive chardonnay from this outstanding vintage. The aroma immediately makes a statement with its intense notes of struck match, lemon curd and a subtle savoury character. The palate has plenty of punch. The fruit was handpicked, whole bunch pressed to new and one-year-old French oak. There is a driving intensity about the palate which extends easily to a...

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Cabernet Sauvignon

This had not long been in bottle when tasted and yet it was bursting with vibrant crunchy fruit, which is what this pure and fresh drinking style is all about. Lemony guava and crunchy gooseberry notes. The palate has a zingy acidity which contributes to its racy mouth feel. Great summer drinking.

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Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

A lighter style of SBS, but one that has excellent fruit character and intensity. Lightly herbaceous but sitting beneath is the vibrant core of tropical citrussy fruit. It’s bright and lively with a crisp long finish providing a refreshing lift.