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Pemberton

White Blend

This is pinot gris with a little difference. It's been partially fermented in oak so you get that textural richness to augment the steelier lean varietal characters of the pinot gris. Light and fine with an apple crumble and cut pear combo doing their thing.

Pemberton

Sauvignon Blanc

Crunchy apple and pear characters burst from the glass. This is savvy with a little extra, which comes from the partial barrel fermentation. Gee, it makes quite a difference, transforming that bright and fresh fruit savvy into a wine of great sophistication, but still a lot of fun.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

Sourced from Pemberton and shows that slightly lighter and more pristine character. It's made using a clay cement egg with the principle that the lees are constantly forced up allowing the juice to pick up flavour and mouth feel. It retains a delightfully light feel but with super intensity. An elegant wine with touches of lemon curd and quince gentle...

Great Southern

Riesling

I do like this riesling. Cherubino makes it in a clay cement egg which creates a vortex to work the lees into the palate. Retains it pristine brightness but with the extra dimension of a textural palate. The mineral light citrus edge remains a fundamental part.

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

This is a different take on chenin blanc showing another way this excellent variety can be expressed. It was whole bunch pressed to French oak where it was wild fermented with regular lees stirring. It’s all designed to develop complexity and bring out a rich expression of chenin. Lemon zest and stone fruit with a sprinkle of spices. Like this...

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

Another expression of chenin blanc showing just how versatile this variety is across regions. This one has been wild fermented in French oak and then left a further 10 months on lees with regular stirring to build texture and complexity. Yet it’s not overdone. The vibrant fruit intensity is retained, with typical tropical lemony zest still evident, but with added...

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

The excellent quality of chenin has been maximised with this specific take on the variety. Wild fermentation in French oak, 10 months on lees and regular stirring have built in complexity, texture and added richness. The variety has excellent natural acidity, and that gives it the fine backbone on which the richer, plush stone fruit characters are based. A little...

Margaret River

White Varietal

This is such a versatile grape that Churchview has been working with for some time now. You can make it lean and mean if you like, but in this case, they've built some structure, texture and richness into the wine to great effect. Whole-bunch pressing into a mix of stainless steel and older puncheons has given it some structural integrity....

Margaret River

White Blend

Fresh, racy, zippy, and crunchy. This is your quintessential SBS from Margaret River. From organically grown fruit it shows lovely brightness on the nose with crunchy passionfruit and citrus. The palate picks up a little more lemony tang, retaining its vibrant energy through to the finish. Clean and crisp with fine acidity.

Margaret River

Chenin Blanc

Chenin blanc can take on so many forms, from the crisp and fruity to something quite different like this one which has been made with wild fermentation techniques in oak. It builds on the natural bright lemon characters of the variety and introduces a creamy richness. This is a cracking example of that opulent style.

Margaret River

Fortified

You can make this Rhone variety in a few ways; lean and austere or riper and more generous. This falls into the more generous category with the wild fermentation in oak contributing to its appealing textural mouth feel. Bright lemony aromas with a creamy texture, cut with a lime zest edge. Excellent.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

An intense and powerful expression of Margaret River chardonnay in this excellent season. Ripe butterscotch and fig with a creme brulee complexity provides a superb aromatic opening. The palate retains its creamy texture but then the influence of lemon curd and crisp acid provide a tightening to carry it through to a long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A generous and most flavoursome chardonnay that has been worked in the winery to bring out its best. Aromas of butterscotch and lemon curd with ripe stone fruit and roasted nuts all huddling together. The palate is deep and intense with the 10 months battonage having an impact on depth and concentration. Has a nice minerally seashell finish to complete.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Earlier picking has captured the essential fruit characters of chardonnay in this warm year. Wild fermented and then matured in a mix of new and second-fill French oak for 10 months with regular lees stirring. Built with concentration, richness, and texture, while retaining a fine savoury, slightly citrusy grapefruit edge. A subtle touch of butterscotch brings the palate to life....

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a wine that always delivers with plenty of punch and power. In this case, the season produced beautifully ripe fruit, and it's been worked with wild fermentation and a mix of new and slightly older oak, with 10 months' maturation and regular lees stirring. This produces a wine rich in complex characters of butterscotch, stone fruit and slightly...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A precise and distinctly linear chardonnay from a vintage that turned out pretty well after a hot start. Fine lift of citrus and grapefruit on the nose with a lightly played oak influence very much understated. The palate is fine and quite delicately balanced but there is excellent penetrating fruit focussed to a long finish. Minerally with a slightly citrus...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a most attractive Chardonnay from a vintage that produced a little more depth and concentration than the previous 2021. Lifted notes of brioche and stone fruit with a light cashew complexity. The palate is neatly woven with fine oak complementing some quality fruit. There’s a nice edge of cut lime and pear with just the lightest of struck...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A highly scented and fragrant chardonnay that comes from select blocks on the estate. Aromas of pear and grapefruit with just a faint edge of lemon zest. The palate is finely designed with a precise linear minerality and chalky limestone balance. Just a little struck match adds the final flourish to a very good wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Mostly from the Bridgeland vineyard with the remainder from Ironstone. It’s made a little different from the Streicker in that after handpicking and whole bunch pressing it is barrel fermented before spending nine months in oak without stirring or malolactic fermentation. A chardonnay that really jumps out of the glass. Intense notes of nectarine and fragrant pear and a little...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is quite a different expression of chardonnay from the Streicker wine. This is quite fine with a refreshing purity and pristine quality, with the fruit showing more melony grapefruit notes. The palate has a fine mix of brioche, lemon curd, and just the faintest influence of struck match. It's seamlessly integrated with a long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Another mighty good chardonnay, which comes from specific blocks on the Clairault vineyard. An intense aroma of grapefruit and pear, with a little oatmeal complexity. Palate is quite finely crafted but with deep, powerful expression of the variety, revealing a mix of grapefruit and nectarine. A subtle smoky, gun flint, struck match character provides the final touch.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Oh boy, you get a decent hit of pungent herbaceous tropical fruits initially on the nose. Loaded with those nectarine and other stone fruit influences and a little lemony edge. There’s a nice mix of lemon and honey with the faintest of French oak touches to complete the textural feel. Terrific wine for the next few years.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

An extra year or two in bottle will take this wine into another zone. It punches out a tremendous wave of tropical gooseberry passionfruit and even a little limey grapefruit on the nose. The palate is still vibrant and crunchy with a slightly melony pebble-like character. Just that hint of French oak has brought another dimension and turned this into...

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

Chenin blanc was another variety to excel in the stellar 2023 vintage in the Swan Valley. If there is a purer expression of Swan valley chenin than this, I’m yet to see it. Lightly tropical melon and citrus characters pervade on the nose. While the palate delivers a refreshing and lively expression of the variety. Has texture that makes it...

Geographe

Semillon

Okay, this is why we should have more varietal semillons. This is a beauty. The fruit is intense, reflecting the vintage, and the use of lees stirring to build complexity and texture is a highlight. Has a spicy dried herbs and nutty character developing with a little fresh-cut grassiness typical of the variety. Excellent little wine.

Geographe

Chenin Blanc

Chenin blanc can be treated a number of ways – without oak, with oak and with lees influence to build texture. This is the style adopted here and it's resulted in an excellent example of this variety. Has a crunchy, slightly steely minerality but with excellent fruit ripeness and purity. The lees stirring has introduced that textural element showing the...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

It’s a lighter style of chardonnay that delivers with a precise balance. It was whole bunch pressed to a combination of new and seasoned oak where it spent nine months. The oak adds a subtle textural complexity without overplaying its hand. Traces of citrus and grapefruit with a s, light nutty cashew character and a final cut of sliced pear....

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

A fume style that doesn’t overblow the use of oak. It’s still rather tight but with ageing it will emerge with layers of rich complexity. This was a stunning vintage so within the walls of this wine there is plenty of firepower. There’s a nice minerality here too to carry the palate through to a long finish. A classy example...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Don’t expect one of those Kiwi fruit bombs. This is a savvy with a subdued yet still intensity of flavour that makes it an interesting alternative to those very forward styles. Nectarine, light tropical nose and a hint of guava and a slight lemon zest to the finish combine to produce an excellent wine for immediate drinking. Love the textural...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is one of the best I have seen from Credaro. Has the typical rich generosity but it's delivered with a tidy restraint and deft elegance. Aromas of lemon blossom, grapefruit and white peach. Then the palate brings it all together with a rich lees influence, neatly applied oak and a crisp fresh acidity. It stacks up mighty well.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A pure and expressive chardonnay from this exceptional vintage. Treated as naturally as possible with wild yeast fermentation and no malolactic. So, it retains a bright crystalline minerality through the energised palate and lifted aromas. Had about 8 months in oak with regular lees stirring bringing the textural complexity. Racy lemon palate with a faint cashew and chalky character. Precise...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This comes from the Margaret River heartland, 100% Wilyabrup. The vineyard was planted back in the '80s, so it’s been there for a while. It’s been wild fermented, whole-bunch pressed with high solids, showing that saline minerality that is so compelling. It’s immensely concentrated, but has focus and poise with real precision. All Gingin clone, so there’s power in spades,...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

I’ve seen a gradual but significant refinement of this wine over the years, and this is certainly one of the finest. It was well fermented, and the subsequent use of solids has brought complexity, richness and texture. The nose is dominated by lemon pith, grapefruit and white stone fruit characters. The palate is rich and quite lavish, but that fine...

Great Southern

Fiano

A variety that continues to find a home in many parts of the state. It’s wine of both purity and flavour. On the nose, a mix of nutty pear and citrus provides a nice opening. Then the palate displays richness with a dry savoury element pushing through to a long finish. There’s excellent texture and richness here held with focus...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Here is a wine that captures a rich, nutty interpretation of Margaret River. It's generous, yet there is a controlled and refined structure here. It’s been all wild fermented, with a mix of vineyards contributing. It gets about 25% new oak for around nine months. There’s a nice bright minerality, and the balance comes from the 25% puncheons, which means...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a high-class, polished chardonnay, impeccably presented from what turned out to be an excellent vintage. On the nose, a swirling mix of nectarine and lemon rind, with subtle nougat complexity. There’s even a faint hint of struck match. The palate is quite rich and textured, but retains a fine acid lift and line, with lovely minerality. An appealing...

Geographe

Chardonnay

Attractive lighter style chardonnay, but one with a really appealing mix of butterscotch and light stone fruit that merges neatly with a little citrus edge. The palate is fine and quite delicate but penetrates long. The oak has been well handled providing a subtle lift, while the crisp acid to finish completes the wine.

Margaret River

White Blend

A bright and distinctly fruit driven blend of sauvignon blanc, semillon and verdelho. It’s a blend that works really well, producing a deliciously appealing white wine offering loads of vibrant tropical character, balanced with a gentle squeeze of lemon and a subtle minerality on the finish.

Margaret River

White Blend

It's largely a sauvignon blanc and semillon blend but about 5% verdelho has been added and it plays an important role especially on the palate. This is as pure an expression of this blend as you could get after hand-harvesting. It was naturally fermented and there were no additions so you're getting a quite beautiful expression of the fruit in...

Margaret River

White Blend

As I suspected, a great vintage has contributed to the best example of this wine yet. It is marvellous. It’s a blend of sauvignon blanc and semillon with the sauvignon blanc matured in 85% new French oak. So, here’s the thing. That’s a lot of new French oak, and yet the power and intensity of the fruit has taken it...