Nice barrel worked chardonnay with smoky gun flint aromas, as well as toast and buttery leesy notes. Rich creamy palate but also some primary lemon and lime, acid-driven flavours to balance the wine. A touch saline in the medium plus long finish. Accomplished wine.
Sandalford Estate Reserve Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2020, Margaret River, WA
Ticks all the boxes with pungent citrus, gooseberry, cut grass and passionfruit. There is a whiff of green capsicum as well. Fresh zesty palate, light bodied with a clean dry finish. Spot on aromas and flavours.
Sandalford Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2019, Margaret River, WA
Good varietal expression showing ripe peach and melon aromas on the nose. New vanilla oak is more noticeable on the palate. Medium-bodied, dry, racy palate with high acidity. Elegant medium finish.
Streicker Ironstone Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, Margaret River, WA
A nose of rich ripe black fruits. Blackcurrant, blackberry and black cherry all on display. Hint of vanilla oak. Juicy black cherry driven palate. Medium bodied, dry, well balanced wine. Tannins tip the scale on the medium finish.
Clairault Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Margaret River, WA
Lovely precise primary fruit driven wine big on gooseberry, grass and passionfruit. Dry zesty high acid palate. Light bodied with green apple and citrus flavours. Vibrant palate. Sauvignon blanc driven, the wine has seen some time on lees and 20% new oak but I...
Clairault Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Margaret River, WA
11% Cabernet Franc in this wine. Strong cedar, earth and graphite (from the Franc) aromas. Full bodied wine with attractive licorice and blackberry flavours. A hint hollow in the middle palate but finishing with a firm, dry tannic finish. Well structured. Requires...
Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Margaret River, WA
Wet leaf, cedar and hints of blackberry, but a slightly closed nose. Lovely smooth, elegant palate. Classic blackcurrant as well as black cherry flavours. Lively acidity indicates its cooler maritime origins. Dry, grainy, fine sandpaper tannins accompany the medium...
Clairault Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Margaret River, WA
from the Wilyabrup sub region. Cedar, herbal, cedar and graphite nose. Full bodied, dry with plenty of structure. Acid and tannin driven firm palate but well balanced. Black cherry is the dominant flavour. Finishes a little short but overall a good MR cabernet.
Vasse Felix Filius Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Margaret River, WA
Mint, leafy and herbal nose. Well structured palate with a blackberry core. Dry, medium plus body with some juicy blackberry fruits. Mouth puckering tannin finish.
Sandalford Estate Reserve Shiraz 2018, Margaret River, WA
Sourced from the Wilyabrup vineyard. Highly seasoned, toasty French oak barrique driven nose. Blackberry, vanilla, sweet nutmeg and cloves backing up the toast. Full bodied, dry, new oak, blackberry and blueberry driven palate. Smooth and round. Well integrated...