White

Western Australia

Chardonnay

This is quite a beautiful wine and, when you look at the quality, great value for money. Aromas of citrus and melon, with a subtle vanilla pod and crème brûlée nuance. A textured palate delivers subtle complexity with a crunchy, melony, mealy character and a subtle savoury finish. Well-composed wine.

Pemberton

Pinot Grigio

The colour is the palest copper tone, which comes from this variety. It’s from Pemberton and is brimming with lovely apple, pear and citrus notes on the nose, leading into a palate that is keen, crisp and quite refreshing. While it’s crunchy and lively, there’s also a nice textural feel that brings added complexity to the wine. It’s a nice...

Great Southern

Riesling

An intense aroma of spices and tart lemon greet on the nose. The palate is laced with minerally citrus fruit delivering a tangy crunchy mouth feel. Fresh as a daisy and ideal as a current drinking wine of great value.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

As the name suggests, the chardonnay for this excellent wine comes from several blocks along Caves Road in the Wilyabrup, Karridale and Wallcliffe sub-regions. It's immediately apparent that there's plenty of verve and vitality in this finely structured yet still powerful expression of chardonnay. The aromas of florals, quince paste and grapefruit merge into the palate, which has a crunchy,...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Superb chardonnay showcasing all that is good with this variety in Margaret River. Aromas of quince, mustard and lemon zest with a grapefruit edge. The palate shows the richness developed from barrel fermentation. The fine grapefruit and crunchy minerality are sustained to a very long finish. A powerful wine of great class.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

The difference of region and vineyard, and for that matter clones, is immediately apparent on the nose. It's made using selected parcels of Dijon clones 95, 96 and 76 from the established Channybearup Vineyard in Pemberton. Once again, it's made along the same lines as each of the others in this range, but it shows a different character, and that's...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is made using specifically the Dijon clone, and it comes from the Wychwood Vineyard in Karridale. So even in what was a fairly warm year, it's with cooler fruit, and so there's a fineness about it. Whole bunch of pressing was used before it went into a mix of new and one-year-old oak barrels for about 10 months. It's...

South West

Chardonnay

Plenty to like about his value chardonnay sourced from vineyards in the South-West of the State. It's creamy with a lemony citrus tang and light melon character. Ever so light touch of oak so you are getting a pure fruit influence.

Western Australia

Chardonnay

Cherubino Folklore chardonnay 2025 ($17) Light, to medium-bodied chardonnay, but one that has good fruit weight and flavour intensity. It captures the edgy citrus and white peach notes of the variety on the nose, and then delivers with a slightly creamy texture, brimming with stone fruit and a sprinkle of spices to lift. Nice, fine acidity sustains the focus. Score:...

Western Australia

White Blend

Captures the brightness and flavours of the ’26 vintage very nicely. Aromas immediately strike with a strong citrus-passionfruit combination, with a little melon. The palate is punchy and flavoursome, with crisp acidity and a nice edge of lime cutting through to the finish. Ideal as a current-drinking wine.

Frankland River

Riesling

I suspected this might be a pretty good riesling from this region and this vintage. Well, I got it right. A pristine and pure riesling with notes of lemon zest and talcy bath salts. The palate is where this cracking wine really excels. It has a fine texture with tremendous intensity and vibrancy. Minerally, with spicy lemon characters. There’s a...

Frankland River

Riesling

Beautiful, just beautiful. Intense aromas of lemon zest and bath salts lift immediately on the nose. The fruit is sourced from the two best blocks on the Riversdale Vineyard. The palate has a crunchy vibrancy with a lively flow that bounces off the slaty wet pebble character. Precise and pure with tremendous cellaring potential.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

It captures so much of the character that is the Gingin clone from Wilyabrup. It's made along similar lines to the other chardonnays in this range, but it demonstrates the clonal influence and the regional character. There's a lemon meringue and subtle peachy nectar and stone fruit combination on the nose, and the palate has a creamier, richer texture, albeit...

Frankland River

Riesling

This excellent riesling comes from three vineyards – Riversdale, Acacia and Justin. There’s a bracing tension here, evident initially on the nose with the minerally flinty characters and then on the palate, where it is so precise and finely focused. Has just a slight bath salts edge adding to the finish.

Pemberton

White Blend

A classic grape variety mostly found in Piedmont in Italy. Has a racy acidity but richer textural palate notes. It's generous and in this case some older oak has been used to help in the formation of a well-shaped palate. I've tasted this over two years now and the extra year is starting to make quite an impact.

Pemberton

White Blend

A bit of a Heinze blend of varieties from Pemberton. It's light and aromatic with a nutty creamy backdrop giving the wine poise. Six months in oak has muted the naturally high ended aromatics to create delightfully presented wine that is such a pleasure for current drinking.

Great Southern

White Varietal

There's not much of this variety in Australia so it's nice to see something like this one pop up. It has a slight spiciness which shows on the nose but the palate is rich in stone fruit and creamy, nutty characters. A little contribution from oak maturation is evident on the palate. Nice fine acidity adds a final flourish.

Great Southern

Riesling

Okay, the interesting thing is that some of this was barrel fermented in French oak and after that it just did its thing with little added. So the wine has life and texture. Love the mouth feel which has a textural feel while retaining the bright spicy lightly citrus tang. Very long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Oh my. We have something here. Cherubino sources the fruit from vineyards in Karridale in the south and Wilyabrup in the north. So, you are getting that delicacy and fineness from Karridale and the power and richness from Wilyabrup. It makes for a thoroughly magnificent chardonnay that delivers a powerful statement presented with such finesse. The palate especially is so...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This one comes from vineyards in the sub-regions of Karridale and Wilyabrup, and after hand-picking and whole-bunch pressing, it's fermented in new and one-year-old French oak for about eight months. There is an obvious generosity in this wine, demonstrating great power. The Wilyabrup component seems to be the engine room, while that cooler, finer fruit from Karridale provides the linear,...

Great Southern

Chardonnay

This is a wine that Cherubino has a bit of fun with using lots of different things to create a distinctive and compelling wine. Love the creamy brioche and funky minerally palate. It's rich and flavoursome with tremendous depth and concentration that finishes with an elegant flourish.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

The second wine along with the pinot that is part of this duo where the winemaking is hands-off and designed to capture whatever comes from the vineyard and season. So, this is terrific. Has a savoury, slightly funky aroma that provides a captivating beginning. The palate adds a little chalky acidity to provide direction to a sustained finish. Layered and...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

As the name suggests the fruit comes from a number of vineyards down this famous road from Karridale, through Wallcliffe through to Wilyabrup. It is such a vibrant and lively crunchy wine with tremendous life in the palate. Distinctive citrus tang with grapefruit and quince paste melon characters. Traces of white peach and a fresh sea spray contribute to the...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The fruit for this wonderful chardonnay was sourced from vineyards at the Wallcliffe, Wilyabrup and Karridale along the most famous road in the region. After handpicking the fruit was pressed straight to new and used oak for fermentation and subsequent maturation for 10 months, So there is texture and palate richness here, but there is also a fine minerality and...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This cool wine is from Dijon clone fruit off the Wychwood Vineyard at Karridale. Needless to say, with that combination it is a more delicate chardonnay than those from the powerhouse Gingin clone. But this has intensity and tremendous drive through the palate. Light lemon curd and brioche with a citrussy pear character laced with a little light cashew. Love...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The delicacy and fineness of this Dijon clone is immediately evident as is the slightly savoury element that distinguishes it from the Gingin clone so dominant in WA. Comes from down at Karridale so it picks up on that cooler climate significance. Having said all that it is a wine displaying a rich palate with a subtle jasmine, honeysuckle and...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The power and concentrated intensity of the Gingin clone from the Willows Vineyard is evident immediately on the nose. A deep wave of butterscotch, roast cashews and lemon curd emerge with intensity. Then the palate delivers with a rich textural feel, loaded with ripe stone fruit, butter scotch and quince. The finish is tidy and long with a fine lingering...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

What a stunning chardonnay from Margs. Opens with a slightly charry edge to the ripe limestone stone fruit characters on the nose. The palate is delicately poised but with a deep intensity. Lemony grapefruit and quince paste emerge from the palate with a fine charry oak and fine acidity to promote a very long finish. Finishes with a crunchy seashell...

Great Southern

White Blend

This is a variety just starting to make an impact. It's from the Riversdale vineyard and was fermented in used oak. It has a pale copper-like colour. The nose is spicy with an apple and pear combo. On the palate you get a fine leaner profile but one revealing good intensity on its light frame. Nice aperitif wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A lighter bodied chardonnay reflecting the fruit sourcing from down at Karridale south of Margaret River town. It's light with melon citrus characters on the nose overlaying some subtle almond meal complexity. The palate has a quince past and pear character with a citrus lift to finish. Fine and focused wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This really is a super value-for-money chardonnay from a season that’s turned out pretty well for this variety. It was fermented and matured in French oak for about eight months and certainly picked up some lovely characters. On the nose, there’s a light fig and lemon combination, with a touch of quince paste, and then a distinctly mineral, savoury palate...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

Runner-up White Wine of the Year 2024 A stunner from Cherubino capturing the essence of Pemberton. It comes from the excellent Channybearup vineyard. On the nose you get a flinty, grapefruit and honeysuckle nuance with deeper grapefruit and nectarine influences. The palate delivers with a degree of delicacy yet there is power here…real power that takes it through to a...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

Okay, I’ve tasted a few of these and I reckon this is the best. Great vintage, yes, but then the subtle winemaking has brought it to a new dimension. While bunch pressing and naturally fermented in new and used puncheons, which just takes the edge off the oak. The power of the Gingin clone is evident immediately. Lemon, quince and...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A wonderful chardonnay that comes from the Channybearup Vineyard in Pemberton. Handpicked and then whole bunch pressed before natural fermentation in a new and old puncheon combination. Aromas of brioche and butterscotch with subtle cashew and lemon curd characters. The palate is powerfully stated with depth and intensity, driving through to a long finish.

Pemberton

Sauvignon Blanc

Cherubino Pemberton sauvignon blanc 2024 ($39) Cherubino sources this savvy from the excellent Channybearup Vineyard in Pemberton. It’s a lightly framed wine but has a delightful crunchy vibrancy with the influence of a small amount of barrel fermentation and three months in oak bringing it to life. Nice fine minerality with a lightly tropical, citrus and guava complexity. Nice wine....

Pemberton

Sauvignon Blanc

I’m not sure how Cherubino has made a wine of this quality in such a hot year. But here you go. A sauvignon blanc from Pemberton which was naturally fermented and matured in French oak for eight months. Nutty stone fruit aromas and then a palate where the balance between the oak and fruit nails it. Textured and rich with...

Pemberton

Sauvignon Blanc

I've been a bit of a fan of this wine since I first saw it a few years ago. It's made in the fumé style, which means after natural fermentation it was matured in French oak, in this case for 4 months, but at the same time it retains its fine linear freshness with a minerally citrus note on the...

Mount Barker

Riesling

Wow, this is something else. Fine, delicate and yet sustained and intense. This is a wonderful showcase of Porongurup riesling with its minerally spicy tension evident. It’s so pristine and pure, with a bracing yet fine acidity that lances to an extraordinarily long finish.

Great Southern

Riesling

A pure and pristine expression of Frankland River riesling. The aromas of intense lemon zest with an edge of lime are distinctly riesling. The palate is intense with a crunchy lively minerality displaying a degree of classic riesling tension. Slightly powdery bath salts add a further dimension to an already crowded palate.

Pemberton

Sauvignon Blanc

A beautiful savvy from the Channybearup vineyard in Pemberton. Made in the fume style which means natural fermentation with maturation in oak for four months. There's a nutty fruit-driven aroma with a decent splash of citrus. The palate is generous and intense with a degree of complexity you expect from this fume style.