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Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

This has been one of the best and most distinctive wines Woody Nook make and I am a big fan. It's sauvignon blanc fermented in oak with wild yeasts, with monthly lees stirring over seven months. The technique builds on the excellent fruit intensity creating a wine of richness and texture while retaining that natural fruit lift of the savvy....

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.

Swan Valley

Malbec

This is 80% malbec with the rest shiraz. It is a combination of fruit from Donnybrook, where ripe generosity is a feature, and the Swan Valley which brings a generous softness. It was treated with kid gloves that included hand plunging in small open fermenters and pressing into new oak. Has a powerful opulence about it from the intense driving...

Margaret River

White Blend

This is a punchy white blend just loaded with exuberant fruit characters from the start. Lots of tropical, gooseberry, citrusy characters with a little balancing fresh cut hay nuance. Spicy, crunchy palate extends easily through to a long finish with those tropical fruits in abundance but held with that fine tight acidity giving it focus and depth.

Margaret River

Red Blend

The colour has a certain luminosity about it. It's a pale copper onion blush and most attractive. This is a combination of pinot noir, malbec and cabernet franc, varieties that certainly suit this style. It was barrel fermented, which introduces a degree of complexity and palate texture. It's a dry style with a slightly savoury character and beautiful refreshing acidity...

Geographe

Red Blend

This is an exciting example of what can be achieved with quality fruit from Geographe. Colby Quirk has handled it with kid gloves, not pushing it too hard. The bright red malbec was given 18 months in French oak and the shiraz 18 months in American before they came together. The Mulberry plummy dried herb thing on the nose works...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

This has been made in a fumé style, and it's a combination of largely sauvignon blanc with about 15% semillon. It received about 42% new French oak in a mix of barriques and puncheons, which has had a significant impact on the wine. Lovely floral, stone fruit and nutty characters on the nose, and a palate that is both textural...

Swan Valley

Red Blend

This has developed into an excellent wine for Riverbank, and it's sourced from a combination of Donnybrook Malbec and Swan Valley Shiraz from Riverbank's own estate. The two wines were kept separate in small open fermenters before pressing directly into new oak. The Malbec was in there for 20 months in French hogsheads, and interestingly, the Shiraz spent 20 months...

Margaret River

Malbec

A super year for malbec in Margaret River and this translates into an excellent example of the variety. It’s largely malbec but there are small contributions from cabernet and petit verdot adding colour and structure. Neatly integrated with bright red fruits dominant. Has all the raspberry and spicy chocolate characters you expect. Supported by a chalky tannin profile. Excellent wine.

Pemberton

White Blend

This is consistently one of my favourite SBS releases each year. Interesting thing is that it's made up of three clones of sauvignon blanc, which have been co-fermented with about 15% semillon. The beauty and power of the '26 vintage is clearly on show here. It's a wine of intense fruit aromatics with some nice spicy citrus savoury elements. The...

Frankland River

Grenache

Cherubino pushes boundaries with this marvellous grenache. It’s made in a clay cement ovoid tank which is a giant egg that creates a sort of vortex of continual movement. The outcome is stunning. There’s pristine purity and vibrancy here as the grenache elevates to new levels of seductiveness. You just keep going back for more. Terrific stuff.

Swan Valley

White Blend

This is a very tidy white from verdelho and sauvignon blanc showing excellent fruit intensity from what was a challenging very hot vintage. It shows what can be achieved. It has a refreshing tang and vibrant fruitiness lifted with a minerally acidity. Okay, not the raw punching power of previous years but still offering plenty.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Warmer year equates to a wine of rich, deep flavour. Typically, bright aromatics, but I find the texture and mouthfeel captivating in this latest Elsa sauvignon blanc. Floral stone fruit and lightly grassy tropical characters on the nose. The palate then reveals a subtle honeysuckle and light butterscotch, almost like a chardonnay, with a cute beeswax character. Richly layered palate...

Margaret River

White Blend

A blend of sauvignon blanc, semillon, and chenin blanc with a small amount of shiraz adding the colour. As the name suggests it’s all naturally done with hand picking of organically grown fruit, wild yeasts, no preservatives or additions and then bottle before the initial fermentation finishes. It creates a lively slightly fizzy deliciously flavoured current drinking wine. Don’t worry...

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

The whites from this very southern vineyard in Margaret River consistently produce such beautiful, pristine, lively fruit characters, which are captured perfectly in this wine. It brings together the subtle gooseberry of the sauvignon blanc, with a little bit of grassy, lemony character from the semillon. Tremendous intensity and persistence through a fine, lingering palate. Absolutely nails the style.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a tighter and tenser wine than the Flower Day in the same series. Yet the power is evident immediately. On the nose immediately you are assailed with a wave of peach and nectarine stone fruit merging with a lemon curd richness. There’s a crunchy cracked seashell minerality that threads through the middle palate and emerges to sustain a...

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

This is the entry point into the Hay Shed Hill range, a bright, fragrant, flavoursome, controlled blend with light, grassy characters supplemented by a tangy citrus nuance, finishing with a final flick of acid. A nice current-drinking wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Here’s a wine that shows a degree of sophistication. It was wild-yeast fermented and then partially malolactic fermented, so it’s produced a level of complexity. The aromas show nutty cashew, stone fruit and slightly savoury characters. Then the palate reveals more, with its rich textural feel delivering a little crème brûlée, lemon meringue and quince paste character. A fine, minerally...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

As the name suggests, the chardonnay for this excellent wine comes from several blocks along Caves Road in the Wilyabrup, Karridale and Wallcliffe sub-regions. It's immediately apparent that there's plenty of verve and vitality in this finely structured yet still powerful expression of chardonnay. The aromas of florals, quince paste and grapefruit merge into the palate, which has a crunchy,...

Manjimup

Sauvignon Blanc

Savvy works really well in Manjimup, and here is an excellent example of the region and the season. It’s not overblown with all those tropical notes but has some lovely fruit intensity, melony citrus, gooseberry. With a lovely fruit-driven palate showing a fine, chalky, sustaining acidity and a clean minerality to lift the finish. A neat current drinking example of...

Margaret River

Sparkling

This is a chardonnay and pinot noir blend. Pinot comes from Karridale and the chardonnay from Wills Domain estate. It has a nice creamy nutty combination. There is a piercing intensity on the palate with a fine piercing acidity. Very long palate profile with deep intensity. Shows the benefit of the time on tirage. Has a minerally tight palate profile....

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Great vintage, great wine. It’s the perfect combination. This is right up there with any previous Cullen chardonnay, and if someone argued it to be the best I wouldn't put up much of a fight. Follows the Cullen biodynamic approach which sees the fruit harvested by hand, whole bunch basket pressed and then fermented in a mix of concrete eggs,...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A precise, neatly crafted chardonnay with a linear structure. Aromas of lemon, grapefruit, and a trace of cumquat. The palate has lift and intensity, with flavour building into a long finish. Dry savoury notes complete a very tidy wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

As the name suggests the fruit comes from a number of vineyards down this famous road from Karridale, through Wallcliffe through to Wilyabrup. It is such a vibrant and lively crunchy wine with tremendous life in the palate. Distinctive citrus tang with grapefruit and quince paste melon characters. Traces of white peach and a fresh sea spray contribute to the...

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Oh, there is just so much punchy tropical fruit bursting from this thoroughly beautiful example of this blend. Signature notes of passionfruit and gooseberry on the nose with a slightly dusty herbaceousness in the background. The palate is crisp and fresh with punchy bright fruit flowing through to a long finish. Crisp acid to finish.

Swan Valley

Grenache

These old vines in the Swan Valley handled the heat of 2024 really well. It’s mostly grenache, but there’s a tiny bit of mataro and shiraz. Strong red fruits on the nose, with a plummy dominance, and a palate which is generous and quite supple. The tannins have a slightly chalky character which offsets the plushness of the red fruits,...

Frankland River

Grenache

This Riversdale Vineyard in Frankland River produces some quite beautiful fruit. There’s almost a prettiness about it, and this wine captures that. Bright cherry and plum aromas on the nose, with subtle minerality. The palate is soft and medium-bodied, with a suppleness, but there is a core of grainy tannin giving it added structure and poise. A little touch of...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The fruit for this wonderful chardonnay was sourced from vineyards at the Wallcliffe, Wilyabrup and Karridale along the most famous road in the region. After handpicking the fruit was pressed straight to new and used oak for fermentation and subsequent maturation for 10 months, So there is texture and palate richness here, but there is also a fine minerality and...

Great Southern

Grenache

This is why we love grenache and why it has become such a popular wine. Aromas of light red fruit confectionery with subtle damp turned earthy influences. It was treated in French oak foudres which has clearly contributed to its expressiveness and textural feel. Slightly chewy finish adds appeal.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Year in and year out, this remains one of my favourite sauvignon blanc sémillon blends, albeit with an important inclusion of chardonnay and chenin, which completes what is always an impeccably made wine. It has structure, fruit intensity and tremendous appeal, with lots of lovely, crunchy tropical fruit on the nose and through the palate. It was a warm year,...

Frankland River

Grenache

This is one of my favourite wines in the Cherubino collection. It’s made in an interesting way that captures so much of Frankland River grenache, composed in a clay-cement ovoid tank, which is in the shape of a giant egg, and then the lees are continuously forced up, creating an internal vortex current. The technique contributes to the wine’s plush...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is made using specifically the Dijon clone, and it comes from the Wychwood Vineyard in Karridale. So even in what was a fairly warm year, it's with cooler fruit, and so there's a fineness about it. Whole bunch of pressing was used before it went into a mix of new and one-year-old oak barrels for about 10 months. It's...

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

This wine comes from the Carabooda Block, just north of Perth. It's a site that's consistently produced some excellent fruit, and this chenin is another cracker. Oodles of tropical, citrusy aromas on the nose. And then a succulent, crisp palate showing a little of the melony, stone fruit, citrus combination you might expect. Clean, refreshing acidity sustains a long finish....

Great Southern

White Blend

This is a variety just starting to make an impact. It's from the Riversdale vineyard and was fermented in used oak. It has a pale copper-like colour. The nose is spicy with an apple and pear combo. On the palate you get a fine leaner profile but one revealing good intensity on its light frame. Nice aperitif wine.

This comes from one of the oldest malbec plantings in the state. The colour is deep and vibrant. Fruit from a tiny block was hand-harvested and fermented in small fermenters to produce supple tannins before spending 20 months in barriques. Beautiful aromas of violet and cherry combine with rhubarb and a subtle minty character. The palate is beautifully balanced with...

Pemberton

Pinot Noir

You've gotta love this baby. It's from an established vineyard in Pemberton. Exotic aromas of violets and strawberries. The palate has tremendous depth and persistence with the use of oak and tannin management superb. The 1000-litre foudres have ensured the oak and fruit integration is harmonious and complete. I'd like to be drinking this over the next five years.

Margaret River

Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

This is the second release of this wine, which was introduced when Moss Wood decided to move its semillon into a cellar release with five years of age. It’s Moss Wood semillon and Ribbon Vale sauvignon blanc, with a little barrel fermentation and maturation. This is an SSB with class. The nutty, lightly fruity aromas and flavours are exquisitely presented,...

Great Southern

Grenache

Yet another marvellous grenache from Frankland River. The energy and vitality evident immediately is remarkable. It has a lot to do with the cement ovoid egg that allows the lees to continually work through the fruit. It's fragrant with an engaging bouquet of rose petal and raspberry. The palate is pure joy.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Cape Grace has been producing some excellent shiraz over the years, and this one from a very good year is another cracker. It follows the typical line of open fermentation, hand plunging, basket pressing and then maturation in a mix of puncheons and hogsheads, of which 35% was new. This is a wine that really allows the fruit to strut...

Swan Valley

Chenin Blanc

This captures everything you want in this variety, sourced from Conti’s Carabooda Tuart Block. It’s a generous chenin with plenty of tropical fruit flavours and a trace of citrus cut by fine, delicate acidity. Clean and flavoursome, with a slightly tropical pineapple character adding to its appeal.