Vintage conditions and the 2024 Chardonnays
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The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignons
Margaret River’s new-release Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon
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Cullen, Kevin John Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2024
My wines

Perfume abounds, with heady florals, juicy peach, vanilla bean, candied grapefruit and subtle toast. But wait, there’s more! Detailed spice, honeysuckle, ginger, lemongrass, frankincense, cedar…
2024
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McHenry Hohnen, Burnside Vineyard Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2024
My wines

On the nose, this is classic Margaret River. Savoury hues of rock salt, curry leaf, lemon and mandarin pith, yellow nectarine, coriander seed, white blossom…
2024
McHenry HohnenMargaret River
Vasse Felix, Heytesbury Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2024
My wines

A fine and detailed nose, with plenty more to offer given time to open. Lemon pith, white blossom, salt dust, frankincense and everlasting florals. The…
2024
Vasse FelixMargaret River
Xanadu, Reserve Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2024
My wines

Can a nose be considered delicious? I’d argue it can, and this is a prime example with its inviting flinty lemon pith, coriander stalk and…
2024
XanaduMargaret River
Fermoy, Reserve Chardonnay, Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2024
My wines

A little closed at first, hinting at more to come. A slight flinty funk, preserved lemon, white blossom, pith, toasted sourdough, green spice and frankincense….
2024
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Fraser Gallop, Parterre Chardonnay, Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2024
My wines

Compelling nose of curry leaf and mandarin oil, with hints of reduction and char, waves of sea spray, crushed shell minerality, lemon blossom and green…
2024
Fraser GallopMargaret River
Trait, The 88 Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2024
My wines

A creamy nougatine nose of oriental spice and florals, frankincense, ylang ylang and frangipane, French floral oak, lemon pith, tangelo, curry leaf, salt dust and…
2024
TraitMargaret River
Windows Estate, Petit Lot Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2024
My wines

A hug for the senses. Toasty oak, cinnamon, salt-baked nectarine, baked hay, apple spice, frankincense, rounded out with a flinty wink. The palate is mouthfilling,…
2024
Windows EstateMargaret River
Cullen, Diana Madeline, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Give this quietly seductive wine time to open and you’ll be rewarded with red fruits, a hint of nori and rose petals, an iodine breeze,…
2023
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Moss Wood, Cabernet Sauvignon, Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

An early-morning brightness of purple fruit, mulberry, plum, salted cassis and hints of aniseed, crushed minerality, quartz and graphite. It’s very inviting, with inky black…
2023
Moss WoodMargaret River
Devil’s Lair, Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Classic Cabernet. On the nose, mulberry with a hint of cassis and baking spice, a little bay leaf and graphite nib. The midweight palate is…
2023
Devil’s LairMargaret River
McHenry Hohnen, Hazel’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

A rather shy nose at first, opening into a deeply layered and compelling, complex Cabernet. Blackcurrant and inky depths of blue fruit. A hint of…
2023
McHenry HohnenMargaret River
Windows Estate, Petit Lot Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Ripe mulberry and savoury red fruit on the nose, sundried tomato skin, nori, slate and cocoa powder. Still holding its cards close, with a smattering…
2023
Windows EstateMargaret River
Brown Hill Estate, Ivanhoe Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

A very neat nose with the corners tucked in; give it time to unfurl. Blackcurrant, blackberry leaf, inky candied violets, liquorice root, black olive, tobacco…
2023
Brown Hill EstateMargaret River
Cape Mentelle, Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Sundried tomato and redcurrant, pepper berry, crumbly dark chocolate woven through with a savoury graphite note. The palate has real fruit ripeness, rotund and gravelly…
2023
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Cherubino, Cabernet Sauvignon, Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Lovely and inviting on the nose, deep red-fruited, a blackcurrant frame, wild herbs and slatey minerality, plenty of grunt, with toasty oak playing a supporting…
2023
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Domaine Naturaliste, Morus Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Rather dense and quiet at first. Salted plum, sea spray, nori, slate and deep black fruit, a touch of Vegemite and charcuterie reduction, mulberry, pressed…
2023
Domaine NaturalisteMargaret River
Evans & Tate, Redbrook Cabernet Sauvignon, Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Oodles of blackcurrant on the nose. There’s a real choc-mint character, slightly sappy with purple fruit pastille, inky violet, glossy aniseed and an obsidian graphite…
2023
Evans & TateMargaret River
Fermoy, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Juicy on the nose. Black-fruited, blackcurrant and raspberry, fleshy ripe wild strawberry, crushed black olive and bay, red florals, punchy crushed aniseed, dried herbs and…
2023
FermoyMargaret River
Fraser Gallop, Palladian Cabernet Sauvignon, Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

So much prettiness on the nose; bright and fine but a little reserved in its youth. Rose petals, thyme blossom, red- and purple-berried fruit, a…
2023
Fraser GallopMargaret River
Howard Park, Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Bright fruit, cranberry, tart pomegranate and sour plum, pretty florals. The palate is fresh and lively, the fruit in a pert spectrum but not underripe…
2023
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La Kooki, Local Knowledge Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Inky blackcurrant, forest floor, Black Forest gateau, black olive brine, charcoal, liquorice and bay leaf. A Cabernet that speaks of Margaret River, with a savoury,…
2023
La KookiMargaret River
Nocturne, Sheoak Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Concentrated and seductive, with fragrant red, savoury fruit, tomato, violet, purple plum skin, green olive brine, dried thyme, oriental spice, iodine and crushed pencil shavings….
2023
NocturneMargaret River
Trait, Cabernet Sauvignon, Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Red-fruited and savoury on the nose, a slight iodine character, sundried tomato skin, dried violet, saltbush and wild thyme, hints of nori. Brilliant intensity of…
2023
TraitMargaret River
Victory Point, Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Firm and red-fruited; think strawberry, mulberry and brambles. As the nose opens, a bit of iodine, lifted spice, black florals and graphite, cassis and rose…
2023
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Xanadu, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia 2023
My wines

Purple-fruited, with lightly toasted oak, graphite and salt dust, a touch of nori and sundried tomato skin, blackcurrant and black olive brine, bay leaf and…
2023
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