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Margaret River

Red Blend

A beautiful medium-bodied example of this Margaret River blend from a good season. Loaded with a mix of black fruits with a hint of blueberry and red fruit. It's a vibrant wine with a palate delivering a plummy mix of light fruit cake and blackberry with a subtle juby raspberry note. Impeccably balanced and poised, and tremendous value.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

It’s hard to imagine a more classically defined cabernet than this outstanding medium bodied elegant wine. Aromas of blackcurrant infiltrated by bright red raspberry and cherry with an exotic African violet lift. Add a little graphite and bay leaf with a trace of black olive, and you have classic cabernet. Totally seamless palate structure with fine tannins and oak influence...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An impressive wine that captures much of what this early generous vintage was all about. Released after a little extra time in the cellar, which has allowed everything to knit together beautifully to reveal its best characters., It’s classically cabernet with that combination of chocolaty blackcurrant, bay leaf and black olive cut with a fine thread of oyster shell minerality....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

There’s plenty of power and drive in this excellent cabernet. Sourced from Margaret River and fermented in open fermenters with basket pressing to French oak for 16 months. Intense blackcurrant aromas announce this as cabernet with a little leafy and black olive infusion. The palate is neatly integrated with a firm thread of tannin and oak creating a tight core....

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is the pinnacle of the Houghton range. It comes from the famous Justin vineyard in Frankland River, where some of the state's finest wines have their genesis. This is one of the most elegant and stylish of any “Jack” yet released, yet there is no shortage of engine room grunt. Chalky iron filing minerality emerge from the dark fruits...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

From the wonderful 2018 vintage comes this excellent reflection of the season. The opulence and power is evident immediate, yet it delivers with a refined medium body. The aromas show those blackcurrant, bay leaf and slightly minerally brick dusty characters with a lifted bay leaf and black olive combination. The palate delivers a rich and textured mouth feel with firmish...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2025 vintage in Margaret River has proved to be a very good one. It was certainly warmer, but the resulting wines have a lovely elegance and refinement, and this wine certainly captures that. Loads of dark fruits on the nose with a little liqueur cherry complexity, and then a palate that is fine, integrated and effortlessly long, with a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Another super exciting step forward from Driftwood. A most polished and expressive cabernet of medium to full body and crafted along classic cabernet lines. The colour is bright and radiates from the glass. The nose is a beautiful combination of cranberry and cassis with a chalky oyster shell minerality. The palate is exquisitely seamless and integrated. A wine of real...

You’re doing pretty well when you can get a cabernet sauvignon from this great vintage in Margaret River for less than $40. The slightly cooler season with its longer ripening time has enabled the fruit to build impressively balanced flavours with refined body. Carries the typical blackcurrant and bay leaf notes with a rich core of dark chocolate. The fine...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a refined and beautifully elegant cabernet expressing the best elements of this Margaret River vintage. On the nose there an engaging combination of red currant and blackberry, black olive. A thread of graphite speaks loudly of cabernet while dark blackcurrant fruits with a chocolatey richness build on the palate. Perfectly integrated with fine oak and a chalky tannin...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine rich in concentrated and powerful fruit flavours. Evident immediately on the nose, with a lovely mix of black and red fruits, bay leaf and black olive. A fine graphite-like character adds further intrigue. The palate is still quite firm, as you might expect, as this is a young cabernet, but there is warm, rich flesh wrapped around the...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A fully ripe and juicy cabernet displaying all the blackcurrant varietal character of this variety. There's a little bay leaf and chocolaty back olive combination. The palate has good flesh which is supported by a firm core of chalky tannin and oak. A minerally graphite nuance completes the wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This has a strongly fruit-driven presence about it, but when you go deeper, you see the characteristic blackcurrant, bay leaf, and quite a distinctive graphite character on the nose into the palate, which is supported by some fine tannins and some careful oak, of which 40% was new. A smooth release of dark fruits carries through to a long finish....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cooler season, but Dukes has been able to coax plenty from this excellent cabernet. Aromas of blackcurrant and black olive with an overlay of bay leaf. The palate is generous and held with a fine minerally acidity and well managed fine-grained oak. Structured and firm with deep flavour intensity.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Like so many of the Margaret River cabernets from ’19, this one is just starting to wake up and reveal its qualities. It is pure cabernet with those classic notes of blackcurrant and bay leaf with a little black olive tapenade. The palate is so neatly integrated with fine-grained oak and a fine acidity in support. Classic and poised with...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

So you want to know how good 2023 was for red wines in Margaret River? Well, check this thoroughly engaging pure vibrant fruit-dominant Cabernet. Bursting with punchy red fruits with overtones of violet and cherry. The palate is medium-bodied with a seamless oak and fruit integration. Just a beautiful wine for drinking in the short term.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A more opulent and richer cabernet than the previous cooler vintage. The aromas of black cherry and blackcurrant burst from the glass, chased with a little bay leaf and cedar. The palate is loaded with dark fruits and delivered with a medium body. Richer dark chocolate and mocha-like nuances emerge. Excellent drinking in the shorter term.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A stylish and seamlessly presented cabernet from this slightly cooler Margaret River vintage. It displays the refinement and elegance of the year, while retaining power and intensity. Bright red and black fruits are integrated with olive, oyster shell, and a hint of bay leaf. Currently tight and controlled, it will benefit from long-term cellaring.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A beautiful cabernet from this excellent red wine vintage. Oh my, it does pack plenty into its medium to full-bodied frame. Blackcurrant with a distinctive bay leaf and black olive tapenade character swirls through the nose. The slightly graphite and oyster shell palate characters provide a neat contrast to the ripe blackcurrant fruit. It's seamlessly integrated with a long polished...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A supreme and stunning wine under this Legacy Series from Cullen. After crushing to clay amphora, the fruit was left on skins for 13 days before pressing to biodynamic barrels for four months. There were no additions, so this is a pure and expressive example of vineyard and region. Exquisite perfume combinations of violets and red fruits. And then a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The vineyard planted in 1973 is one of the oldest in Margaret River. It's a wine that makes a serious statement about Wilyabrup and old vines. It was a great year, and this is reflected win the powerful combination of concentrated blackcurrant and dark chocolate fruit dominating the palate. The nose shows more minerally oyster shell and subtle graphite. A...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This stylish and elegantly structure cabernet comes from one mature vineyard in Wilyabrup along Caves Road. Dark blackcurrant and ripe plummy black olive fruits merge on the nose. The palate is velvety smooth showing a perfect integration of oak, tannin and fruit. An edgy minerally graphite and bay leaf with a dollop of chocolate to complete.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This outstanding cabernet comes from some of the oldest vines in Margaret River. It was an excellent vintage, and this is a classy example of it. The nose is invading. Notes of deep blackcurrant and black olive with nuances of spicy plum and dark chocolate. The palate is an awesome display of Margaret River firepower. Intense and concentrated yet with...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This comes from the Treeton and Jolliffe vineyards. They are in barrels that work for this style rather than being inferior. The aroma has a minerally chalky character. It's a slightly different expression of Margaret River cabernet with some more blue fruits. It has a fair time on skins to build texture, aromatics and length. The colour is brilliant and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A bright minerally cabernet sauvignon which string reflects this vintage. It's poise and elegantly structured. Blackcurrant fruit merges with a lift of scented red berry. A distinctive minerally oyster shell characters settles on the nose before creeping into the palate to define and deliver to a long finish. It's seamlessly integrated with a little graphite edge to complete the finish....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This turned out to be a good season in Margaret River, producing elegantly defined red wines of some refinement. Blackcurrant with a leafy overtone and a little graphite influence. The palate is deeply concentrated but more medium weight with fine tannins in support. A nice juicy cabernet that hits the mark now.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A bold, expressive cabernet sauvignon. Grapes were hand-picked and wild-fermented, then matured in French oak barrels. The wine displays deep blackcurrant and cassis notes, complemented by cedar, tobacco, and a touch of dark chocolate. Firm yet velvety tannins provide structure and balance. Amazing how this has moved into a new zone with an extra year. A classic cabernet sauvignon that...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

There is real class and polish here. It’s such an elegantly refined expression of Margaret River. Effortless is a word that comes to mind when describing the power yet stylishness of the palate. Dark fruits on the nose with a blackcurrant and ripe plum character merging with a mass of dark chocolate and edgy balancing black olive. A trace of...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet also thrived in 2022, and this is a stylish, refined expression from northern Margaret River. Aromas of black fruits are lifted by a touch of red, bringing vibrancy. The palate is plush with plummy cherry characters, framed by chalky tannins and carefully judged oak. Generous and opulent yet elegant, with the structure and power to reward extended cellaring.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

When these cabernets can be released with a little bit of extra time in bottle, they really do start to show their stuff. This one was from the very early COVID vintage of 2020. It's a powerful wine, but it's also a most elegant and refined cabernet. Aromas of black currant, oyster shell, a little bay leaf, and dark plum....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a most stylish and refined expression of Margaret River cabernet. It has the intensity and concentrated power, yet what it's done has been delivered with such elegance and precision that it captures much of what this cooler, outstanding season delivered in the region. Red fruits with a leafy, black currant, and bay leaf character, and just that trace...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An excellent cabernet from this warm year that's been sourced from Frankland River. Blackcurrant and blackberry notes on the nose with a little dark cherry character, with a dollop of dark chocolate richness. Palate is seamlessly constructed with tremendous power and energy. Fruits are wrapped with a neat influence from the chalky, minerally tannins, and gently infused oak. Has a...

Manjimup

Cabernet Sauvignon

The smooth rich opulence of the small '20 vintage is on show in this very good cabernet. Dense dark plum and blackcurrant on the nose with a liberally sprinkling of spices. The grainy concentrated palate builds relentlessly to a long finish with the support of a firm spine of oak and tannin. Has the structure and poise to handle cellaring.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A really elegant and refined medium to full bodied cabernet. Distinctive cabernet notes flash up on the screen with deep blackcurrant, bay leaf and black olive nuances. The palate is linear with chalky angular tannins and a mix of new and used French oak in support. A little oyster shell minerality to finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Every time I think I've seen the last release from 2018, out pops another. It was a great vintage, and this super impressive cabernet is showing just why. Traditional winemaking has been adopted to capture the best from this remarkably intense and super concentrated fruit. The combination of blackcurrant and slightly bay leaf fruit with subtle oyster shell and graphite...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cherubino has produced this wine from two clones, 377 and 191, which are grown on the Riversdale Vineyard. There’s a lot of cabernet in this wine, initially evident on the nose with its blackcurrant, slightly dark plum and subtle leaf characters. The palate is tremendously intense and beautifully structured, with only one- and two-year-old oak used, resulting in a wine...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The '23 Abercrombie was a hard act to follow and yet this one runs it mighty close. Comes off the less than vineyard in Margaret River now a mature site producing high-quality fruit. The aromas of blackcurrant a little bay leaf and black olive with lightly liqueur chocolate overtones captivate immediately. But it's a palate where this really excels. It's...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that beautifully combines power with refinement. Predominantly cabernet sauvignon, it's complemented by smaller portions of merlot, cabernet franc and malbec. Aromas of blackcurrant, olive tapenade and a subtle bay leaf lift lead into a palate seamlessly woven with fine chalky tannins and well-judged oak supporting the concentrated fruit. It has plenty of power, yet maintains an elegant medium-bodied...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a most elegant and stylish expression of this small powerful vintage. Comes from the Rosa Park and Paganin vineyards and is 100% cabernet sauvignon. The same hands-on approach of other wines has been adopted here and the result is a beautifully integrated and expressive palate. There is a deep intensity here with a graphite, bay leaf and blackcurrant...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Here's a wine that shows the power, the elegance, and the character of the Horton clone cabernet. The season was outstanding, and it's allowed the aromas and flavours to build into a most polished wine. Nice notes of violet and blackcurrant and other lifted florals, with a little understated black olive tapenade. The palate is so beautifully bright and energetic,...