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Cabernet Sauvignon

This had not long been in bottle when tasted and yet it was bursting with vibrant crunchy fruit, which is what this pure and fresh drinking style is all about. Lemony guava and crunchy gooseberry notes. The palate has a zingy acidity which contributes to its racy mouth feel. Great summer drinking.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

A delightful example of this Margaret River style. Fresh and fruity with a racy acidity sustaining life through the tropical fruit-laden palate. A squeeze of lemon on the finish and there you have it – a wine ready to go.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A structured and purposeful cabernet merlot blend with a couple of friends thrown in. Bright, crunchy fruit is a feature. Lifted florals and a mix of redcurrant and light bay leaf, underpinned by a little graphite character. The palate is still quite tight, but it’s medium-bodied and concentrated, delivering to a focused, effortless, long finish.

Margaret River

White Blend

A crunchy and vibrant blended white from Margaret River capturing the vibrancy and energy of the vintage with punchy bright fruit intensity at the core of a terrific current drinking wine. The edgy citrus tang adds further lift to a zippy palate.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

A fresh and punchy fruit-driven style bursting with all manner of tropical fruits with a light cut-grass herbaceousness that adds to the wine and never intrudes. Lovely fresh acidity balances the fruit sweetness perfectly. Nice style for spicy Asian food.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

The ageing potential for this blend can often be underestimated. This is a case in point. At nearly 8 years old when tasted it was still holding brilliantly. The primary fruit characters have given way to more complex toasty lemon buttery development. But it retains a fresh vibrancy with lovely fruit characters augmented with a little barrel fermentation, still dominant....

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

A thoroughly beautiful example of a lightly oaked sauvignon blanc from an excellent season. The fruit, for a start, is deeply intense, with some nice stone fruit and lemon notes. The palate has been given partial barrel fermentation, which introduces a textural appeal, but it retains its vibrant tropical fruit notes, so the balance is captivating. Then a little dried...

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Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

A lighter style of SBS, but one that has excellent fruit character and intensity. Lightly herbaceous but sitting beneath is the vibrant core of tropical citrussy fruit. It’s bright and lively with a crisp long finish providing a refreshing lift.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

A fine, crisp, crunchy style. It brings these two bedfellows close together. Has the typical lemon, lemon zest, and slightly apple and pear character with a little grassy, guava influence. It all hugs together and then releases through to a nice, clean, crisp finish. Perfect summer drinking.

Margaret River

Red Varietal

This is a 57% merlot, 29% cabernet franc and the rest petit verdot. Has had 13 months in a mix of seasoned Hungarian and French oak hogsheads. Has a bright violet and red berry perfume. IT's medium bodied with a lovely aromatic. The red berry characters are well to the fore. It's a medium bodied wine, displaying elegance and poise....

Manjimup

Sauvignon Blanc

A punchy little number, this. Not the opulent fruit of previous vintages but one with good melon, light tropical and dusty grassy characters well to the fore. A light splash of citrus lifts on the finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet is the grape of choice for this outstanding vintage fortified. The colour is deep but with bright crimson hues. It’s medium-bodied and elegantly structured with aromas of cherry and mulberry supplemented with dark chocolate. The palate is so seamless and elegant with a lovely lifted spirit. It’s a thoroughly engaging example of this style with plenty of time to...

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White Blend

A light bodied but flavoursome and finely balanced blended white from the Geographe region. Aromas of passionfruit and tropical fruits with a splash of citrus. The palate is fine with a nice lift through to a clean pure finish. Sustained by a fine acidity. Good drinking in the next couple of years.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Everything and everything in its place. This is a wonderful blend of sauvignon blanc and semillon, of which 74% of the savvy is matured for six months in new French oak. But here's the thing, the oak just sits patiently in the background without ever intruding, but still playing a role. Displays a pristine purity and vitality on the nose...

Margaret River

Red Blend

Made as a ready to drink red wine. It's a cabernet dominant blend with the firm varietal core driving the structure of a pleasing and flavoursome red. It's medium bodied with a dark fruit combination displaying a little bay leaf and black olive,

South Australia

Shiraz Blend

This is 97% shiraz and 3% cabernet from McLaren Vale, the Barossa and Clare. The colour is typically deep and dense. It leads you into an aroma of pure intensity. Has all the things you expect. The black fruits, dark meaty charcuterie notes, smoke, blackcurrant and blackberry with masses of dark chocolate. Tannins are seamlessly woven into a powerful palate...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Bright and punchy sauvignon blanc displaying a nice mix of light tropical fruits, a little cut grass and a subtle herbaceousness on the nose. The palate has clean, crisp fruit, bright lingering flavours and a nice clean acidity to finish. Current-drinking wine.

Margaret River

White Blend

Excellent example of the season as it is moving easily into its ideal drinking zone. It’s in the restrained style of the vineyard with a nice mix of light minerally citrus characters working neatly with the lightly tropical fruits. Nice for the next year or so.

Western Australia

Sauvignon Blanc

Punchy, fruit-driven, savvy, capturing all the beautiful aromatics and flavours you expect with this variety. Aromas of light tropical fruit, a little gooseberry and passionfruit. A little trim of cut grass and fresh mown hay. On the palate, a decent splash of citrus lifts the fruit through to a zingy long finish. Delightful current drinking wine.

Margaret River

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...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Pretty bold fruit for this savvy. The nose shows cut pear, lemon, and passionfruit. The palate is clean, dry, and flavoursome with a lingering crisp finish. Neatly crafted with good fruit.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

One of the earliest examples of this blended style in Margaret River, and one which remains one of the most enjoyable. Aromas show a bright combination of melon and passionfruit with traces of cut grass. The palate is flavoursome with a lingering finish. Excellent drinking in the short term.

Pemberton

White Blend

This is nothing like your standard SBS. It takes it to another level of sophistication while retaining the vibrant fruit freshness you look for in this style. On the nose, there are lovely floral, citrusy lemon rind characters, while the palate prevails with a minerally, slightly savoury edge, filled with riper honeydew melon. Quite a complex wine with a lovely...

Western Australia

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Designed as a fresh and crunchy immediate drinking wine. The vintage vibrance is evident from the outset with a lively passionfruit and gentle squeeze lemon adding a zippy sensation. The palate is crisp and pure with a lifted pristine minerally finish. Excellent.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This is consistently one of the best sub-$20 wines on the market. It harnesses these logical bedfellows with the firmness of the cabernet and the fleshy richness of merlot coming together perfectly. Loads of ripe fruit displaying a little blackcurrant and fleshier plumminess with just a little spicy dried herb and even a touch of coffee grind. Balanced, seamless and...

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Some pretty good fruit goes into this entry-level wine that each year continues to deliver really nice current drinking. It seems like it's been around for ages, and it has, with its bright, fruity, refreshing style, loaded with a tropical citrus mix and a crunchy, clean, vibrant finish. Screams out for current drinking.

Margaret River

White Blend

From the outset this small family run producer has made excellent blended whites The vineyard produces fruit of such purity and fruit vibrancy. This is another cracker with the minerally juicy passionfruit flavours augmented with a subtle use of oak through barrel fermentation. A perfect summer drink for now but a couple more years wouldn't hurt it at all.

Margaret River

White Blend

This ticks all the boxes for the SBS style out of Margaret River, especially for this more youthful and highly fruit-driven expression. Aromas of gooseberry, cut grass and hay with a decent flash of lemony citrus. The palate is flavoursome, with good intensity controlled with fine acid, finishing clean, crisp and long. Nice current-drinking wine.

Margaret River

Rose

A really beautiful bright and bouncing little cabernet-based rose from south of Margaret River. Perfume rose petal and light strawberry provide such a beautifully engaging aroma. Lovely light bodied lively well-balanced palate with a precise acidity sustaining the finish.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Woody Nook has been championing this style of barrel fermented sauvignon blanc for some years. And yet again, it's achieved something special that shows that the humble savvy does have a place if you're prepared to work on it. It was wild yeast fermented and then went into second-use French oak puncheons with regular lees stirring over about eight months....

Margaret River

Fortified

A champion of fortified production in the heart of cabernet and chardonnay country. Just shows what can be done. This bridges the old and new word divide with a little sweet fruit but a drier old-world finish. Spices and caramel toffee with a little sprinkle of cocoa. It has a focussed acute palate that extends to a super long finish....

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

A crunchy and lively little blend from Margaret River. Aromas of slightly subdued tropical passionfruit and melon with a little spice. The palate is fruity with a fine controlling acidity keeping it crisp and linear. A wine for drinking in the next couple of years.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

The influence of a barrel fermented portion is evident immediately on the nose. It introduces a high degree of complexity with a nutty creamy character complementing the vibrant intensity of the sauvignon blanc and semillon. A striking minerality cuts deep through the palate taking it to a very long finish. Has all the pieces to compete a medium erm cellaring...

Margaret River

White Blend

A classic Margaret River blend with added complexity from 10% French oak wild yeast fermentation. The nose shows tropical fruit, light lemon and fresh-cut grass. The palate is zingy and crisp, with passionfruit and a neat lime lift. Perfect for current drinking.

Western Australia

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Punchy and crisp, fresh as a daisy blend offering plenty of immediate enjoyment. A grassy stone fruit combo is held tight and crisp with a fine, delicate acid. Yet the fleshy fruit wraps it up nicely. Excellent wine in the short term.

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White Blend

This is a classic French Fumé style, which, after hand-picking, was matured in French oak, and that is clearly evident on the nose and on the palate. Adds a smoky, savory, and slightly nutty nuance to the vibrant fruit, with a palate that delivers richness and texture. The key is that the oak doesn't dominate. It still allows the fruit...

Blackwood Valley

Sauvignon Blanc

There’s a bit happening here. It’s no ordinary savvy. I like the restraint and poise in this wine. Sourced from Nannup, it has a minerally citrus tang to it. Has good weight and texture with top note aromatics. Fermented 50% in oak and the rest in tank. It largely goes into puncheons with a portion of Hungarian oak adding spice....

Margaret River

Shiraz

A mighty good partner to the cabernet from the same vintage. This is thick and densely concentrated with lashings of dark plum, fruit cake and rich dark chocolate. Yet there is restraint and refinement that comes with this cooler Margaret River vintage. Add to that some mulberry and savoury oak influences and you have an outstanding example of shiraz from...

Margaret River

Syrah

Perfumed, light to medium bodied bottle of pure joy. The use of the carbonic maceration technique has produced an elevated fruit profile with scented red notes and a little spice. The palate is supple and flavoursome bursting with vibrant red fruit character. A wine to drink in its early years

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

In many ways quite stylistically similar to the sauvignon blanc in that it delivers its load with restraint, poise and control. It's not dominated by opulent fruit characters, and yet deep within there is an intensity of citrusy, light melony fruit that carries remarkably easily to a very long finish. It's just such an easy drink and really well presented.