Fire Gully Margaret River Shiraz
This vintage was co-fermented with 7.5% viognier to give the shiraz a more intensely perfumed bouquet and silkier texture. The palate has a wonderfully dry texture which gives a savoury character to the shiraz: dark plum, briary, brambly flavous and a fleshy, almost silky texture and a long, dry finish of considerable length.
Ashbrook Margaret River Shiraz
The 2019 Ashbrook Margaret River Shiraz is a standout wine from the renowned Margaret River region of Western Australia. This vintage is a true testament to the exceptional winemaking of Ashbrook Estate. On the nose, this deep red wine boasts aromas of ripe blackberries, plums, and a subtle hint of vanilla. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and velvety, with flavors of dark cherries, blackcurrants, and a touch of spice. The tannins are well-integrated, providing a smooth and lingering finish. The bold and rich palate is perfectly balanced by a subtle acidity, making this wine a perfect match for hearty dishes. This Shiraz is a true expression of the Margaret River terroir and a must-try for any wine enthusiast. Enjoy now or cellar for a few years to fully appreciate its potential.
Allegiance Wines Unity Cabernet Sauvignon
The synergy between region and variety is on full display here with this powerful Margaret River Cabernet from Allegiance Wines, which will continue to soften in the cellar.Mid garnet with a brick hue. Clean and lifted ripe berry fruit with integrated oak giving depth and complexity. Ripe, youthful and plush with integrated charry oak, rich cassis fruit and silken tannins on the well-balanced and persistent finish.
Vasse Felix Cabernet Merlot
From one of Margaret River's best and original producers, Vasse Felix comes this excellent Cabernet Merlot blend has great concentration of blackcurrant fruit with cedary oak and fine tannins - a style with elegance and finesse rather than power.
Shiraz
This wonderfully elegant Shiraz shows intense, pristine, blackberry fruit and ripe, silky tannins. It almost has a Pinot Noir elegance to it and, luckily, the quality of future vintages will only be getting better too as Voyager's new clones come on line.
Abbey Vale Rose
Exhibits pure aromas of wild strawberry and white florals. The palate displays ripe fruit and finishes bone dry.
Millennium Estate Single Vineyard Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon
Wonderful garnet red colour showing aromas of red and blackberries and cedar on the nose. Rich forest fruits and licks of vanillin oak on the palate. Hand plunged in open topped fermenters, with nine months in seasoned French oak barriques.
Forester Estate Margaret River Lifestyle Cabernet Sauvignon
Grape variety - 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot. Oak maturation - 100% of the wine is aged in French oak barriques (20% new) for 15 months. Colour - Deep red with purple hue. Aroma - Ripe with dark fruit characters and toasty-cedar oak. The wine opens with mulberry, currant and blackberry with underlying complexity from bay leaf, gravel dust and subtle perfume. Palate - Full with a soft supple texture and fine tannins. Once again there are ripe fruit characters of mulberry, blackberry and boysenberry with cedar oak, bay leaf and lavender. The wine has a long soft finish. Food matches - Meat dishes, saucy pastas and cheeses. Peak drinking - Drinking well now but will develop further over the next 5 to 8 years.
Lenton Brae Cabernet Sauvignon
A blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Malbec matured in a combination of new and used French oak barriques for 15 months. Totally opaque black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Lifted red to black currant and mulberry aromas are intermeshed with black olive, spicy cedar, tobacco and bay leaf notes. Medium bodied the palate features a mix of ripe red currant and mulberry fruits over cedary tobacco characters, dusty earth and spicy bay leaf. Fine yet nicely structured tannins with a refined mid length conclusion. Drink over the next 6-8 years. Alc. 13.5%
Forester Estate Margaret River Premium Home Block Shiraz
Grape variety - 100% Shiraz. Oak maturation - 40% new and 60% older French. notes. Colour - Deep red with purple hue. Aroma - Concentrated with bacon fat, pepper, lifted florals and incense. There’s an underlying meaty-gravy complexity with balanced oak, mulberry and plum. Palate - Full with a dense texture and fine grain tannins. The palate is loaded with pepper, beef gravy, potpourri, black raspberry, mulberry and plum. A complex, savoury and elegant wine that’s more Syrah than Shiraz Food matches - Seared prime beef and roasted root vegetables or Fillet of venison with wild mushrooms. Peak drinking - Drinking well now but will show further integration over the next 8 - 10 years. Viticulture - The Home Block Shiraz vineyard comprises 0.7 ha of open lyre, minimal irrigated vines planted on ironstone gravel over deep friable loam. Judicious shoot and bunch thinning is always used to maintain a very light crop which was hand picked in early March of 2021. Harvested at 12.5º Baume the fruit exhibited intensely concentrated flavour and colour. Winemaking - The hand picked fruit was harvested early in the morning and processed straight away. 5% whole bunches, including stalks were placed into the bottom of the fermenter before filling. The remaining fruit was de stemmed into the small open fermenter with heading down board, which keeps the cap fully submerged between drain and returns. After nine days of fermentation, the fruit was pressed into a blend of new and used French Burgundian barrels. Storage and Bottling - Maturation lasted 11 months before the wine was carefully blended and bottled. Bottled under screw cap to retain freshness in a premium Burgundy bottle. Held in bottle for approximately 1 year prior to release.