Search

Great Southern

Chardonnay

This has been made into an eminently appealing, current-drinking style of wine. Plenty of those stone fruit characters, certainly on the palate, but there's a nice edge of lemon zip and some crisp acidity which provides balance with the creamy palate. There's a plushness about it, but also that fine elegance, which is symptomatic of that vintage. A neatly crafted...

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...

Frankland River

Riesling

The purity and clarity of this Frankland riesling captures the intensity of the season, but in this southern zone, releases it in a very friendly, almost delicate manner. Minerally lemon notes on the nose, some nice spices. A little of the wet, pebbly, stonewash character. Palate is keen and crisp with a fine lemony, minerally combination, sustained by a precise...

Great Southern

Riesling

Quite simply one of the state’s finest rieslings. It’s from the oldest vineyard block on the estate. The nose has a distinct crystalline, mineral, lemony aroma, with a fairly typical Great Southern spiciness. Then the palate is awash with slatey, wet, pebbly characters, edgy lemon and lime, and a little cut pear. It’s a precisely linear wine with tremendous depth...

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

Chardonnay

This is a terrific entry-level chardonnay that offers so much more. Stacks of grapefruit, brioche, and subtle understated cashew characters, with a flavour profile that's brimming with stone fruit held with restraint through a minerally savoury combination. There's a slightly buttery textural feel and it's a wine that is ideal for current drinking and over the short term.

Swan Valley

Verdelho

A delicious slightly sweet take on verdelho. Loads of tropical fruit with a splash of citrus and a squeeze of passionfruit pulp. The crisp acid ensures it never cloys, keeping the palate clean and fresh. Excellent spicy food drink.

Great Southern

Riesling

This great wine has its genesis in the first vines planted at Forest Hill in the mid-sixties. It is characterised by its leaner tense palate profile with a fine wet slaty edge that is pure riesling. But, in good years you get a little more weight in the palate without compromising the integrity of the stye This one nails it....

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.

Western Australia

White Blend

This is an off-dry style of white wine with clean, crisp, fresh aromas of citrus and tropical fruit, with a little orange peel nuance. The palate has a touch of residual sugar, as expected, balanced by clean, zingy acidity. Ideal served chilled with some fresh fruit.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a wine that has really elevated in quality over the past few years and is now consistently excellent. It is made in a specific style, rich, textured and flavoursome, with lovely toasty oak complementing the melony stone fruit richness and slightly creamy texture. It is certainly a full-bodied, flavoursome wine, with a fine mineral and savoury edge providing...

Great Southern

Chardonnay

A wine that is driven by vibrant fresh fruit. It's a tangy chardonnay with the lively citrus characters working beautifully with the richer riper stone fruit. Nectarine and light melon combine well with understated oak to finish. A wine for the shorter term.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Balanced and composed chardonnay that fits snugly into the current short-term drinking zone. Some nice creamy stone fruit, melony citrus characters. And then a palate with fresh fruit dominance and just a little oak to add some complexity. There’s a fine linear feel. Lovely current drinking wine.

Margaret River

Red Blend

A combination of about 75% cabernet and the rest petit verdot has been chosen for this formidable red wine. It's a powerhouse reflecting the concentration and richness of the early and very ripe 2020 vintage. A blackcurrant and graphite, bay leaf aroma gets things started and then into the palate the real power emerges. That slightly firm grippy, ripe petit...

Margaret River

White Blend

Perhaps the quintessential example of the sauvignon blanc semillon blend from Margaret River, but of course it is augmented with about 23% chardonnay, hence LTC — light touch of chardonnay. While the sauvignon blanc and semillon certainly provide the lift, aromatics, and flavour intensity, it is the chardonnay that gives the wine its strength of character, structure, and depth. This...

Blackwood Valley

Chardonnay

A creamy fresh young chardonnay offering plenty. Aromas of melon and light stone fruit with a lemony lift. The palate is generous and largely fruit-driven through to a sustained clean finish.

Margaret River

Semillon

This gets six months in older barriques. Fermented in tank and then matured in oak. Has a distinctive and lovely lemon zest aroma with traces of subtle lemon pith and an almost guava-like character. A trace of fresh cut grass brings another dimension to the wine with its honeysuckle nuances most appealing. I like the weight and palate feel of...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

This is simply a gorgeous current drinking blend that shows the admirable virtues of these two varieties from Margaret River in a good season where fruit concentration was a feature. Has that delightful mix of passionfruit and other tropical guava infused tropical characters. It's a pure unoaked wine that is perfect for current drinking.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is matured in 20% new French and the rest seasoned. It's a blend of four different clones – 2 Dijon, Gingin and P58. These were all planted by George Heydon. It's a delicate style of chardonnay with oak and subtle condiment rather than a significant structural. It has a saline briny character with a lip-smacking finish. No malolactic fermentation...

Western Australia

Chardonnay

A pleasing chardonnay of medium weight and intensity that delivers its fruit load with a spicy creamy character overlaying the riper stone fruit and melony influences. Designed as a user-friendly wine for drinking in the short term.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

From the get-go this is a beautifully appealing and presented chardonnay from down at Karridale. Creamy savoury notes with a little peachy character. The palate is deep and intense showing slightly mealy stone fruit and lemon rind lifted with a subtle lemon zest. A precise chalky acid completes the finish. Excellent.

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

Chardonnay

A fresher style of chardonnay that highlights the pristine fruit from this vineyard. There's a nice mix of light cashew and grapefruit with a little melony influences. The palate is fine and linear, but with good depth and persistence. Ideal in the short term.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A thoroughly beautiful chardonnay expressing this variety with a pristine purity. Highly minerally opening with a little sea spray over the richer notes of nectarine and white peach. On the palate a slice of pear and a little lime add another dimension. Strikes an ideal balance of fruit and oak. One of Dukes' best under this label.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is the pinnacle of Devil's Lair chardonnay, and this is certainly one of the finest yet released under this label. Like all Devil's Lair chardonnays, there's a real finesse and elegance about them. Aromas of subtle brioche, lemon curd, and a slightly savoury character on the palate. The power creeps up gradually and then drives through to a powerful,...

Swan Valley

White Varietal

This is a variety that has worked really well in the Swan Valley. In this case, it's got just a few years of bottle age on it, and it's starting to show some attractive new characters. It starts with the typical pear and apple of young vermentino, but then has developed some nice, slightly nutty, creamy characters which bring a...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Another excellent chardonnay. It's had the treatment with wild yeast fermentation and battonage to develop palate richness and feel. The nose reveals a mealy almond aroma with a trace of savouriness. The palate is richly textured but with a tight acid line that controls and drives through to the finish. Nice spicy touches add further complexity and interest.

Swan Valley

Verdelho

This is a thoroughly exquisite mature verdelho from the Swan Valley. It shows the remarkable versatility of this wine and this variety. The extra time in the bottle has allowed it to develop a lovely toastiness that’s evident immediately on the nose, adding to the rich, textured feel on the palate. It still retains a delightfully fresh acidity, sustained through...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A light bodied but appealingly flavoursome chardie that is all about the vibrant natural fruit flavours. It's a pure and punchy little wine with melon and light stone fruit merging with a faint cereal-like character. A splash of lemon and pear and there you have it; super current drinking.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A delicious slightly sweet take on verdelho. Loads of tropical fruit with a splash of citrus and a squeeze of passionfruit pulp. The crisp acid ensures it never cloys, keeping the palate clean and fresh. Excellent spicy food drink.

Porongurup

Riesling

Oh yeah. You just have to love Porongurup riesling. The 2025 vintage, albeit slightly warmer, worked really well as a vintage in the cooler climes of the Porongurup. There's tremendous intensity initially on the nose, with a lemon rind and slightly pithy emerging character. A little spice and bath salts, and then a palate that is deeply intense, with good,...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A chardonnay with power and delicate elegance. Engaging aromas of scented lemon and lightly roasted cashew with a little quince edginess. The palate is beautifully textured, as a result of the fine months of regular lees stirring. Has a fine steely minerality on the palate with a subtle chalky edge that focuses through to an extended finish.

Swan Valley

Verdelho

You can clearly see the link between this young verdelho and the mature release 2017, which has also come out this year. This one's just bursting with lovely fruit qualities. There are some nice nectarine and guava characters, with plenty of tropical fruit complexity. It's quite fine at the moment and holding things pretty close, but it will continue to...

Geographe

Arneis

Winemaker Damian Hutton sources the fruit for this wine from Geographe. It’s 100% anies, a variety that Hutton has been able to do something quite magical with since he started using it a few years ago. I think this single-vineyard expression is one of the best I’ve tasted yet. Beautiful, pristine, pure fruit, generous flavours, some light lemon rind and...

Frankland River

Shiraz

One of two shiraz from Frankland’s Swinney vineyard, with extended maceration allowing the tannins to lengthen, soften and ripen perfectly. Has a slightly spicy charcuterie character on the nose but with a distinctive fennel character which is part of the clonal influence. It has energy and vibrancy here with definition and detail. You should check out the Waldron Clone shiraz...

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.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a bright and lively young chardonnay designed for drinking in the short term. White peach and melon scents with a splash of citrus. The palate is light bodied with good flavour. Fine saline character on the finish keeps it tidy.

Margaret River

Verdelho

This is another variety that Ashbrook has been championing for many years. This was a very good season for this variety, and it has produced some marvellous fruit characters. It certainly picks up the tropical note you expect with verdelho, but it also has a keen edge of lemony citrus that gives it precision and fineness. It will come together...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Another outstanding chardonnay from the '20 vintage. Shows more obvious upfront fruit than the Reserve, yet this remains high class, sophisticated stuff. The crunchy vibrant fruit reveals a little struck match edginess with a typical ripe stone fruit character. The palate tightened by the oak and a slightly lemony lick and a final touch of sea spray.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a most beautiful and engaging chardonnay. It was a hot vintage, but the early picked chardonnay has come out really well. Aromas of jasmine cracked seashell and light lemon essence. The palate is so precisely defined and linear with deep penetration and length. A light crunchy cordite edge on the finish. A finer and more elegantly refined style...