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Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is from the vineyard Swings acquired a few years ago and they have really maximised the potential of what was an excellent site. This is a finer, tighter and more linear style than the Backyard Stories. On the nose, white peach, cut pear and lime characters are quite dominant, with slightly spicy vanilla bean and brioche complexity. The palate...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine that captures the elegance and power of this very good chardonnay vintage in Margaret River. It's a classy wine from the start with notes of wash rind, lemon and nectarine. The palate is still tightly held but the power is evident. Grapefruit, and a stone fruit mix with a minerally chalky and slightly savoury finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

You get decent bang for your buck with this entry-level chardonnay. Delicate, racy, and zesty, with good fruit intensity, it displays a melony, light stone-fruit combination supported by crisp, minerally acidity and just a splash of lemon juice to lift. Clean, vibrant, and alive.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A beautifully appealing young chardonnay from this excellent year. Stone fruit with a nectarine and white peach dominance. A little roasted almond edges in with a scoop of lemon curd. The palate has excellent fruit intensity with the crisp acidity and slightly savoury edge tightening the screws to control a long finish.

Wow, this is cracking good value for money. Classy red wine from this excellent vintage. The colour is extraordinary. Deep, reddy purple, subtle crimson hues. The nose is a power-packed engine room of blackcurrant and bay leaf, a little black olive, and some syrupy plum notes. Such a delightfully presented palate, capturing all the fruit intensity but delivering it with...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The vintage has resulted in slightly more power and flavour richness compared to the cooler 2021. Opens with a butterscotch and ripe fig and white peach character on the nose. The palate is textured with a crème brulee and lemon curd richness balanced by a fine savoury thread through to the finish. It's so well balanced with its palate length...

Geographe

Chardonnay

From a vineyard in Geographe that has proved very good over the years. Whole bunch pressed into a mix of seasoned puncheons and one new French barrique. Follows the Carr approach to build texture and in this case it was left on lees for nine months. Creamy lemon curd and nutty struck match with a trace of that delightful nectarine...

Margaret River

Red Varietal

Okay, so you have your usual vermentino which is crisp, fine and racy with a faint textural feel. Then you get this, which is distinctly more textural. Some time on skins initially and then natural yeasts leading to time on lees to infuse more texture. Has an appealing spicy floral and lemon zest character on the nose. The palate is...

Swan Valley

Verdelho

A classic example of Swan Valley verdelho. In this case it's fermented in stainless steel but then gets time on lees, which introduces a rich textural feel on the palate. Typical creamy tropical fruit characters with a drizzle of citrus tang to lift the finish.

Swan Valley

Verdelho

Want to see how good verdelho can be in the Swan Valley, then tuck into this beauty. Named in honour of the Yukich's grandfather, who was an early grower in the Swan. It is a fitting tribute as it captures all the flavour and punch that has become synonymous with this variety. Keen crisp acid lifts the finish.

Great Southern

Riesling

Another very good riesling from this Denmark vineyard. A merging of cut lime and lemon zest with traces of spicy minerals a feature. It’s bone dry and long with a precise mouth feel through to the finish.

Great Southern

Riesling

The spicy minerality of this taut yet still slightly textural riesling is fascinating. White florals on the nose with a little lemony citrus. The palate is controlled and persistent with tremendous length. It was a terrific season, and this one has turned out beautifully. One of the best from this excellent vintage.

Frankland River

Riesling

This comes off the Swinney vineyard. There's a distinctive crisp lemony character here with its slick minerally iron filings character. It was left on light lees in a mix of tank and foudres adding a subtle textural feel. Has a tight edgy lemon character on the finish which gives it focus and definition. It was aged on fine lees for...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Pretty happy when you can still find a 10-year-old Margaret River cabernet at an affordable price. This one’s terrific. It’s a rounded, full-bodied and generous style of cabernet, exhibiting the firmish tannins which earmark the vintage, but supported with great depth of fruit, displaying the blackcurrant, dark chocolate and slightly minerally oyster shell characters that you might expect. It’s now...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A light-bodied, crisp, almost Chablis-style chardonnay where the lively varietal aromatics of pear and cut lime, with a little grapefruit, emerge. On the palate, there are more riches of stone fruit and the creaminess that adds textural feel. A little flick of oak introduces subtle complexity, but it retains its keen edginess through to a long finish. Refreshing and pure.

Swan Valley

Tempranillo

This exciting wine comes from a single vineyard in the Swan Valley, where there are five clones of this variety. It gets some interesting winemaking after handpicking and bunch sorting. It was tossed into open-top fermenters, then matured in seasoned oak. All of this retains the strongly fruit-driven characters of this variety. It was a warm year, and yet, it...

Geographe

Cabernet Sauvignon

The colour is a brilliant pink, slightly deeper than a lot of modern rosés but still exhibiting a burst of luminosity. But this is a rosé with a subtle difference. It’s from cabernet sauvignon and it’s been wild fermented in oak with some time on lees. So, what you’re getting is a rosé with texture and complexity, with a dry...

Great Southern

Chardonnay

One of the best examples of this wine I have seen. There is a beautifully crunchy mineral purity that strikes immediately. The nose is a mix of light citrus and sea spray. It's engaging. Then the fine and delicate palate really hits the mark. A linear yet intense flavour combo extends precisely to a long finish.

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....

Great Southern

Chardonnay

This wine is just starting to show the faintest hint of secondary characters, although it still has a long way to go. Ripe stone fruit with a nectarine peachy combination at play. Some barrel fermentation influence has contributed to its slightly creamy rich and already complex palate. Finishes with a subtle savoriness.

Swan Valley

Verdelho

What a year for this Swan Valley staple. Griffiths uses just free run juice, which is reflected in this delightfully crisp and crunchy example of the variety. Perfumed stone fruit ad cumquat with an orange zest lift. The palate packs more of the nectarine and citrus characters into the frame before releasing to a sustained finish. Just so much happening...

Great Southern

Riesling

Talk about a great value high-class riesling, then this guy is right on the money. It comes from two vineyards, the 1975 planted Block 2 and the younger Highbury Fields. It’s distinctly talcy with a lemon zippy aroma that pokes into the palate. That talcy acid persists creating a wine of penetrating flavour with a nice palate pleasing texture.

Mount Barker

Riesling

Over the years, some quite exceptional rieslings have come off this little vineyard just north of Mount Barker. Typically, the aromas are a combination of lime and lemon with a slightly spicy, mineral nuance. The palate is deeply intense but delivers with a degree of 2025 delicacy, and the dry finish is long. There's a beautiful mouthfeel about this riesling,...

Blackwood Valley

Red Blend

Needless to say, a very young and vibrant blend of these two varieties. viognier has added an attractive spicy, gingery lift to the rich but medium-weight plummy flavours and aromas. Deliciously seamless, with a plummy black cherry flavour combination and very subtle, fine chalky tannins adding some support. Great current drinking.

Blackwood Valley

Cabernet Blend

A supple, gentle, easy-drinking red wine capturing this lovely vintage and all its fruitful glories. A little mix of blackcurrant and dark fruitcake with some nice savoury spices. Medium-bodied and juicy, with vibrant red fruits, supported by some fine tannins and just a subtle persuasion of oak. Neatly presented wine.

Geographe

Malbec

Malbec has been a winner at Talisman over a number of years, and I’d have to say this one is as good as any I have seen. It captures all the ripe, generous fruit that you expect from this variety, and it delivers it with the supple tannins and the support of some nice oak, plenty of vibrant red fruits,...

Margaret River

Shiraz

Shows how good shiraz can be from this northern art of Margaret River. This is loaded with a spicy wild fruit character on the nose. All brambly and mulberry with some nice dark chocolate. The palate is supple and finely structured, underpinned by fine tannins and a gentle oak influence. Bright and vibrant.

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...

Swan Valley

Grenache

A terrific expression of a soft, approachable, medium-bodied grenache, displaying all the lovely perfumes and florals at the outset. Some nice lightly plummy cherry characters on the palate, supported by well-integrated oak and fine, quite subdued tannins. It all balances neatly into a most appealing wine for drinking over the next few years.