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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

Shiraz Blend

Does the old heart good to see this combination of shiraz and cabernet work its magic. First indications of what we have are the aromas of mulberry and spicy plum with a trace of brick dust and chocolate. Then the palate releases with its concentrated intensity. Grainy palate seems to be a vineyard thing with the fine-grained oak and fine...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A stylish and quite elegant example of this great Aussie blend from a vineyard in Wilyabrup. The great vintage has contributed to creating a wine with power that sits more in the medium-bodied zone. Red fruits with a little black olive and blackcurrant. The palate shows excellent oak integration and the tannins sit comfortably adding their structural support. An excellent...

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Here's a wine that captures so much about this style from Margaret River in a very good season. A lovely combination of typical gooseberry and citrus notes with a touch of grassiness, and a palate with surprising texture and richness that ultimately delivers vibrant, energetic fruit.

Pemberton

Sauvignon Blanc

The crunchy vibrancy of fruit sourced from Pemberton is clearly evident from the first aromas. There's a beautiful mix of light gooseberry and citrus with a subtle but restrained passionfruit varietal character. The palate has a crunchy vibrancy about it, with a subtle minerality adding further complexity, with those tropical fruit flavours and just the faintest hint of cut grass...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A delightfully friendly medium-bodied blend. Reveals bright red berry on the nose with a little leafy minerally character. The vibrant fruits are supported by slightly chalky tannins and a little oak. Has a nice energy about it.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that's designed for immediate drinking. The palate is medium bodied but carries good flavour intensity. Aromas of vanilla bean and plum with a spicy edge. It's a delicious easy drinking wine perfect for the local BYO or afternoon barbecue.

Geographe

Cabernet Blend

This was such a good year that even wines in the budget zone offer so much enjoyment. This one ticks all the drinkability boxes and then a few more. Bright vibrant red fruits delivered with a medium body. Plummy blackcurrant with a mix of minerals and dried herbs supported by a thread of chalky tannin. Rather scrumptious.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

This is an exquisite savvy that gets a little oak treatment to add another layer of texture and rich mouth feel. Yet, it retains all that bright fresh gooseberry, nettle-like fruit that skips across the palate to a long crunchy finish.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

This is a light bodied savvy, but one with plenty of fruit intensity delivered with precision and focus. Lift of passionfruit with a light herbaceous character engages on the nose. On the palate the minerally acidity lifts the fruit, presenting a thoroughly beautiful example of the fresh vibrant fruit driven style.

Western Australia

Cabernet Blend

This is a super-value blend of these two varieties, of which 80% is cabernet. It’s sourced from Geographe, the Blackwood Valley and Perth Hills and captures so much of the elegance and poise of this wonderful Western Australian vintage. Bright red and black fruits on the nose, followed by a palate that is smooth, seamless and perfectly integrated. It’s medium-bodied...

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Hamelin Bay semillon sauvignon blanc 2024 ($26) This is a combination that is so well suited to this southern part of Margaret River. It’s a single vineyard that has been pumping out brilliant fruit for years. In this case in a very warm year it’s managed to produce an excellent wine displaying light gooseberry and grassy melon characters with a...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

I've been a bit of a devotee of this wine over the years. It's where Dukes blends some quite beautiful sauvignon blanc fruit with a little French oak to deliver a wine that has layers and complexity and a distinct point of difference from a stock-standard savvy. Lovely lemon meringue and lemon-zest notes on the nose, and then a palate...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The impact of the malbec on the nose is immediate with its rhubarb-like juby red notes. This is an elegantly crafted wine of medium body displaying attractive red fruit flavours. Freshy fruit within complemented by a chalky sinewy tannin edge. Oak has been well-managed to achieve an ideal balance.

Margaret River

Cabernet Franc

There's plenty of punch in this cabernet franc that comes from smack bang in the heart of Wilyabrup. Perfume notes of the variety are well to the fore with lifted red fruit, floral notes. The palate is beautifully structured. This is no simple cab franc. This is a cab franc with poise, polish, and structure. A fine thread of tannin...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

You know you're in a sauvignon blanc zone from the first time you take in the aromas, but then there's something else lurking there, and it's in the form of a partial barrel fermentation, which introduces a degree of complexity evident initially on the nose and then more profound on the palate. It adds complexity to what is a highly...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A very pretty wine, yet rich and concentrated. Medium-bodied, with ripe dark fruit showing a mix of plummy blackcurrant and lightly stewed rhubarb. The palate is structured with a fine thread of chalky tannins, and the oak is well managed. A slightly spicy lift on the finish completes a very tidy wine.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

A quintessential Margaret River blend with its beautiful florals and melons on the nose and a palate that delivers with a lemony fruit character and a dusting of dried herbs. It's crisp, flavoursome and refreshing. And right on the money for this style.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A fine vintage in Margaret River for reds, and this classic blend hits the mark. Blackberry and dark plum aromatics capture the essence of the style. The medium bodied palate is elegant yet plush, with fruit richness extending into a long finish. Bright red berry influences add lift, while a subtle edge of bay leaf provides complexity. Excellent wine.

Margaret River

White Blend

This is named in honour of Kevin Cullen’s mother. It’s a blend of 58% sauvignon blanc, 35% semillon and 7% verdelho. This is all about the vineyard and fruit expression. It was naturally fermented with no acid addition – and that’s quite an achievement in such a warm year. Yet the wine has texture and energy with a bright, persistent...

Margaret River

White Blend

Light-bodied, sleek, and flavoursome. Tropical notes with a grassy edge and lifted lemon citrus. Refreshing and crisp, ideal for current drinking.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

A refreshing, pure expression of this blend, showing more mineral and savoury character than the usual fruit-driven styles. Made with a hands-off approach to let the fruit shine. Subtle gooseberry and lemon pith with a fine, lingering minerality. Excellent texture and balance.

Margaret River

Cabernet Franc

The wines from 2025 had a certain delicacy about them, and this cabernet franc captures that. The nose shows a mix of dark fruits with a light floral lift. The palate has such an effortless, graceful feel, with bright red fruits supported by silky fine tannins and gentle use of oak. This is a cabernet franc with real character and...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

This is an excellent example of a southern Margaret River sauvignon blanc that received 100% barrel fermentation in older oak, where it stayed for 6 months. This could easily have got out of hand, and yet the oak and fruit balance is superb. On the nose, there’s a lovely floral, slightly subdued nuttiness with a little lift of citrus. The...

Frankland River

Sauvignon Blanc

From the get-go, you know you are in a savvy zone with those aromas of crunchy passionfruit, guava and a bright citrusy character of fruit. There is a touch of cut grass herbaceousness as well. The palate has a crunchy minerality with a lifted gooseberry nuance. It's delightfully fruity, but with a fine holding acidity to sustain the finish. A...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A cracking wine from this excellent vintage, blending 73% cabernet, 22% merlot and the remainder malbec. Deeply concentrated fruit has easily carried 19 months in oak, producing a wine of power, poise and balance. Dark fruits, lifted aromatics, and fine focus combine on a detailed palate that will reward extended cellaring.

Margaret River

White Blend

Only a smidgeon of oak has been used in this largely tank fermented blend, but it's enough to put the finishes touches on a most attractive wine. Honeysuckle and nettle characters on the nose with a light drizzle of citrus. The palate is lively with a textural feel coming from that oak use. But it is still bright and flavoursome....

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

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...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A blend predominantly of cabernet, with smaller contributions from merlot, cabernet blanc, malbec and petit verdot—a Bordeaux blend. The cooler season has delivered a wine of elegance and charm. It bursts with vibrant red fruits and a slightly leafy red currant note. The palate is seamlessly knitted with fine, silky tannins and lightly applied oak, all wrapped around the fruit...

Great Southern

Sauvignon Blanc

I think sauvignon blanc must be bullet proof to produce such an enjoyable, though restrained wine in such a hot vintage. Nice minerally citrus and melon aromas with a slight chalky dust character. The palate is finely balanced with nice light flavours finishing with a clean crispness.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

A finer lightly weighted savvy displaying a distinctly linear palate profile. Opens with citrus and minerally influenced lightly tropical fruit aromas. Then the palate brings in a more lemon talcy characters to extend the finish. Best in the short term.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

A pure and almost pristine savvy from this excellent season in Margaret River. Lift of varietal passionfruit with a lime and cut grass addition. Strikes precisely through the palate with a fine lingering acidity. A zest appealing wine for the short term.

Mount Barker

Cabernet Blend

This is 65% Block 7, which produced the prettiest fruit on the property, and about 35% old vine malbec, off vines that are 25 years old. Deep dark colour. The nose has a slightly turned earth and meaty aromas with bright red fruits. Dark fruits in the middle palate with tremendous depth and concentration but it’s smooth and seamless. A...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

A different, more complex take on sauvignon blanc. Wild yeast fermented in large French oak foudres and puncheons with full skins contact. Texturally pleasing and complex, with pale golden colour, nutty fruit, and a brioche-like character, yet still retaining crispness. Far beyond the typical variety expression.s

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

Cabernet Blend

Has been one of the standout performers in this tasting over many years. From the super 23 vintage, this is a perfectly presented blend with loads of medium bodied sweet fruit balanced with a sliver of oak and a fine gentle tannin influence.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Just a little barrel fermentation has transformed this from the normal fruit-bomb style into a wine of sophistication and style, while still allowing the punchy savvy fruit to display its virtues. Typical characters of passionfruit, gooseberry and a little snow pea are lifted with a little of the lemony oak influence. A really attractive wine to drink while it is...

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

The trick to making this wine just a little bit ahead of the norm is the three months it was left on gross lees, and that's added some texture and some richness to the normal bright, zippy, racy fruit that you get with these two varieties. It all hangs together rather well, with refined, restrained tropical fruits, some nice citrus,...

Margaret River

Cabernet Franc

The ethereal lift and perfumes of cabernet franc emerge immediately on the nose. Loads of bright red fruits. Lightly perfumed violets and a little dark cherry provide a compelling and engaging opening. It's a medium-bodied palate with a quite firm thread of tannins, but it presents with plush, lush fruit that's soft and supple. Has the structure but also the...