This is made as a crisp and lively medium weight chardonnay relying less on winemaking artefact and more on the vibrant natural fruit. There is a pristine, almost crystalline feeling on the palate with flavours of lemon zest sprinkled across some richer crème brulee. A bracing chalky acidity completes a neatly structured wine.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
There is a similarity with the Paladin Hill, but the difference is barrel selection. This comes from Northern Wilyabrup, plus some estate grown chardonnay and some Karridale chardonnay. All barrel fermentation and 10 % new oak. A combination of barriques and puncheons. It’s loaded with light lemony grapefruit and melony fruit characters. The minerally acidity provides an excellent balance. Small...
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
A finely honed, vibrant and fresh young chardonnay bursting with energy from the outset. Aromas of almond and citrus with a faint brioche note. The palate is defined and intense, delivering subtle crème brûlée, edgy lemon and a light morning brioche finish. Finely focused with an exceptionally long finish. A classy wine.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
A most impressive young chardonnay that delivers exceptional finesse and refinement. There's all the power and intensity expected of Margaret River chardonnay, yet it's expressed with admirable restraint and poise. Lemon curd and stone fruit nuances emerge on the nose before a palate that is textural and rich while remaining tightly focused. It will certainly reward extended cellaring, although it's...
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Sauvignon Blanc
A delicate and restrained aromatic opens on the nose. Then the palate picks it up in style. But there is an intensity of tropical fruit flavours here with a splash of lemon and a sprinkle of spices to elevate. Has a plush fruit-sweet middle palate that is dry through to the finish.
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold sauvignon blanc 2025
Sauvignon Blanc
A wine that doesn't overplay sauvignon blanc's pungency, instead delivering the variety with finesse and restraint, reflecting the character of this vintage. Bright floral notes combine with delicate stone fruit aromas. The palate has lovely texture balanced by vibrant acidity, driving through to a clean, crisp finish.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold semillon 2024
Semillon
Here's a wine that is testament to both excellent viticulture and thoughtful winemaking. Although 2024 was a warm vintage, this semillon displays remarkable finesse and delicacy while retaining the variety's classic citrus, lemon and crisp pear characters. Fine, focused and impressively long, it again poses the question of why more straight semillons aren't being produced.
Ray Jordan91points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Eightfold Semillon 2024
Semillon
A bright and light semillon bursting with zingy lively fruit characters. On the nose there is a typical varietal lemon zip with a wet pebbly influence. The palate is fine and linear but with good varietal definition. The lingering acidity adds the final flourish.
Ray Jordan90points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Mystic Spring Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Sauvignon Blanc
A crisp and punchy sauvignon blanc that has just a small amount of semillon in there. Lemony notes with traces of guava provide an attractive opening aroma. The palate is keen and crisp with a fine acidity adding precision. Subtle understated dried herbs and light gooseberry nuances complete things.
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Mystic Spring semillon sauvignon blanc 2023
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
This is 80% semillon. Has a nice a saline savoury briny character rather than the normal tropical gooseberry lift. It’s all unoaked and has plenty of weight on the palate albeit with a fine lifting acidity to sustain the finish. Stays on the back palate for a long time. Has done well in the show scene. This is mostly from...
Ray Jordan89points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Mystic Spring Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
There’s a bit happening in this light bodied, bracing, fresh blended white. Aromas of spicy citrus with a tangy tropical fruit laced with lemon sherbet. It’s crisp and clean through to a precise finish. Ready to go now.
Ray Jordan90points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Mystic Spring semillon sauvignon blanc 2026
Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Here's a wine that's all about current drinking, freshness and vibrancy. It's about 50% semillon, 38% sauvignon blanc, with the balance chardonnay providing the backbone and structure to carry the wine through to a sustained finish. The aromas are dominated by citrusy lemon with a little sliced pear. The palate is fresh and zingy, with appealing texture and bright natural...
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
A chardonnay of tremendous concentration and energy from this very good vintage. Aromas initially displays that gunflint and struck match nuance over intense grapefruit and lemon zest characters. The palate is lavish and textured but with control and focus as the chalky acidity strikes out on a straight line to a long finish. A beauty.
Ray Jordan97points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
This is 55% Karridale and 45% Wills Domain. It was all handpicked and it shows. This is a wine of finesse and style. Some slightly toasty characters in there. This has about 40% new oak in here. The oak is beautifully applied with its subtle restraint. The toastiness comes from the new oak puncheons. Has a dry savoury and slightly...
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
Since this line was introduced a few years ago, it has impressed, and this release is among the best so far. Picked early enough to avoid the heat of the 2024 vintage, it has a lovely vibrant, pristine character while retaining plenty of flavour intensity. Aromas of butterscotch, quince and crème brûlée lead to a deep, penetrating palate with a...
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wills Domain Paladin Hill chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
This is one of the finest chardonnays yet released from Wills Domain. The excellent 2025 vintage has clearly been fully realised. Aromas of light cashew, stone fruit and lemon curd introduce a palate that is exquisitely integrated, powerful and impressively linear. A fine thread of mineral tension drives the wine through its long, focused finish. Beautifully composed now, but it...
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Windance chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
A restrained and yet flavoursome chardonnay. Displaying some engaging aromas of oatmeal and stone fruit on the nose, with a little brioche like character. The palate shows a complex weave of brioche and lemon meringue, with an edgy grapefruit zing on the finish. Strikes a nice balance of fruit and oak, with a palate that is distinctly linear.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Windance Glen Valley Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
The intensity of this chardonnay is evident immediately on the nose. Merging aromas of white peach dominant stone fruit with an underlay of grapefruit and white flower. The palate is so lively and vibrant with a fine chalky thread supporting the deeply presented fruit characters. Integrated and finely balanced palate with a dry savoury classic finish. Lovely wine.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Windance Glen Valley chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
An excellent wine that was picked quite early to avoid the later searing heat, but everything came together, and the fruit was in good balance, and it shows. Aromas of brioche, toasty stone fruit, with a fairly typical peachy nectarine character on the palate. Other combinations of pie crust, light cashew and a slightly grapefruit pithiness add to the complexity....
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Windance sauvignon blanc semillon 2026
White Blend
Crunchy, vibrant, juicy, flavoursome. These are just some of the terms you might use to describe this delightfully friendly blend of sauvignon blanc and semillon. On the nose, the passionfruit, gooseberry, citrus thing is so engaging, and then the palate has a real zingy crispness about it, slightly crunchy, with a clean, crisp, refreshing finish. Ideal to drink now or...
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Windance shiraz 2024
Shiraz
A generous and opulent shiraz from this very warm season that shows what can be achieved with clever vineyard management and then empathetic treatment in the winery. The nose is a lovely combination of spices and blackberries, with a plummy dark chocolate overlay. The palate has a certain firmness about it through the core, yet there's a plush wrap of...
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Wise Barrel Select Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
This comes from a single parcel of fruit which after hand picking was pressed to one-year-old and new French oak, naturally fermented and then left for 10 months with regular lees stirring. Has a really vibrant and almost racy edge to it with a flinty dry palate feel, that holds a deep and intense palate to a long line. A...
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Wise Dr. R. W. chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
The Gingin clone has been used effectively in this wine, bringing the power and intensity of the clone to the forefront. But at the same time, it's beautifully designed with control and finesse, creating a linear expression. Citrusy, lemon curd, slightly oatmealy underlay on the nose, and then a palate which gathers momentum and drive through to a long finish....
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Wise Eagle Bay chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
This Margaret River chardonnay uses Dijon clones and, after wild fermentation and lees stirring, it spent 10 months in oak. This season worked mighty well for chardonnay. The warmth has provided deep, powerful intensity, but the Dijon clone has just refined and tightened it with a delightful chalky, minerally acidity.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Wise Eagle Bay Margaret River Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
Immediately strikes as a wine of richness and intense concentration. The nose reveals a spicy lemon curd and lightly roasted cashew character, while the palate shows the influence of lees stirring. It's rich with stone fruit and plush creamy flavours edged with a crisp acid and fine light oak. The finish has that trace of oyster shell minerality.
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Wise Leaf Series Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
A beautiful, textural chardonnay that maintains a fine linear feel. Opens with an intriguing merging of stones fruits with a lemon and brioche infusion. The palate shows the influence of barrel fermentation, which brings richness and complexity. Fine lingering finish.
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Wise Leaf Series fumé blanc 2025
Sauvignon Blanc
This warmish year has certainly produced fruit of terrific intensity and weight. In this case, the sauvignon blanc was sourced out of Karridale, well to the south of Margaret River, and was wild fermented in French barriques with lees stirring and 10 months of maturation. A slightly nutty oak influence is subordinated into the fruit, and so it never dominates....
Ray Jordan94points
Pemberton
Wise Leaf Series pinot grigio 2025
Pinot Grigio
A single-vineyard pinot grigio sourced from Pemberton, where the cool climate suits the style and variety perfectly. It shows primary apple and pear crumble characters, while extended time on lees adds additional texture rarely seen in this variety. The result is a wine that is immensely pleasurable and thoroughly delicious—one of the best examples of pinot grigio I have tasted.
Ray Jordan95points
Margaret River
Wise Leaf Series Reserve chardonnay 2021
Chardonnay
The extra time in bottle is evident immediately with the bright golden hues in the glass. The nose is starting to move into that lovely toasty marmalady character, but not excessively, while retaining its citrusy lemon characters and subtle gun smokiness. Palate is textural and rich, but with a fine savouriness adding balance and precision. If you're wanting a wine...
Ray Jordan91points
Margaret River
Wise Leaf Series Reserve Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
A precise and finely crafted delicate chardonnay from Margaret River. Spicy pear aromas with hints of nectarine and lemon rind. The palate is medium weight but with excellent flavour intensity displaying notes of lemon curd and a trace of crème brulee. A wine I would prefer in the short term.
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Wise Leaf Series Reserve chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
Margaret River chardonnay with plenty of presence, particularly for those who enjoy a more substantial style. Fermented and matured in French barriques, it displays vibrant ripe stone fruit balanced with lime, lemon, and grapefruit notes. The palate is rich, with creamy nectarine and cashew, supported by fine linear structure and crisp acidity, with a slightly lemony citrus tang.
Ray Jordan94points
Margaret River
Wise Leaf Series Reserve chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
Another excellent wine under this label. It comes from Wilyabrup, using the Gingin clone. After natural fermentation, it was matured in French barriques. The nose reveals attractive stone fruit, nougat and citrus aromas. The palate captures the delicacy of the season, delivering refinement, balance and precise control. Drinking beautifully now, with the potential to develop further over the medium term.
Ray Jordan93points
Frankland River
Wise Leaf Series riesling 2024
Riesling
This is a real crunchy, lively, fruity riesling sourced out of Frankland River in this warm year. The nose displays a slightly bath salty sherbet like character with liberal spices and lemony notes. The palate is zingy with a minerally edge and plenty of citrus notes. Drinking quite beautifully now, but as you would expect, it has cellaring potential.
Ray Jordan90points
Margaret River
Woodlands Wilyabrup Valley Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
A racy fresh young chardonnay where fruit is the dominant player and the oak, just faintly, in the background. Flavours of nectarine and lemon with a subtle melony notes merge into a delightfully appealing combination. There's a racy acidity to finish a wine for drinking over the next few years.
Ray Jordan91points
Margaret River
Woodlands Wilyabrup Valley Chardonnay 2023
Chardonnay
This is a delightful young chardonnay designed for drinking in the shorter term. It was made fairly simply with no additions and then matured in oak for nine months. The aroma of light lemon and melon with a subtle spicy turmeric complexity show immediately. The light-bodied palate has excellent fruit expression with the oak supporting it neatly. Nice modern tyle.
Ray Jordan92points
Margaret River
Woodlands Wilyabrup Valley chardonnay 2024
Chardonnay
This is a precise and pure expression of Margaret River chardonnay. Light-bodied with fine chalkiness, it’s complemented by crisp acidity that drives through a long palate. Floral notes lift the nose with lemon curd and subtle roasted cashew. The palate is linear, and the fruit has easily managed nine months in oak. Fermented without additions, it delivers a pure, pristine...
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Woodlands Wilyabrup Valley chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
This is a lovely, pure and vibrant young chardonnay. It was fermented and then matured in oak for about nine months. The result is a wine with good varietal definition, vibrant lemon grapefruit characters on the nose and a pristine and crunchy palate with a little stone-fruit creaminess.
Ray Jordan93points
Margaret River
Woodlands Woodlands Brook Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay
There is a beautiful energising purity about this chardonnay. Fine minerally fruit with a citrus tang worked with some nice nectarine and lemon rind. The oak is neatly infused but it is the fruit that presents so well. Has a such a delightful texture and flavour combination with just a faint hint of struck match complexity.
Ray Jordan96points
Margaret River
Woodlands Woodlands Brook chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay
This is a terrific example of chardonnay from this close-planted block. The aromas have a pronounced lemon crème brûlée character with a slightly saline influence. The palate is tightly wound with a degree of youthful tension, yet there is real power here that will start to release with ageing. Impressive.
An impressive young chardonnay picked early to retain natural vibrancy and freshness, then complemented by 12 months in oak following fermentation. It shows a slight creamy texture, kept neat and tight, with touches of lemon meringue, sea spray and even a hint of turmeric. The palate is long, linear and expressive of the variety.