The 2014 vintage from the south west of Western Australia was yet another great vintage. With the typical weather pattern of: sufficient yet below average winter rainfall; a blustery and impulsive spring and a warm, dry summer. Whilst noticeable, the native marri blossom was not enough to sate the resident bird populations and netting of vineyards is now embedded in the annual grape growing cycle.
Margaret River began the growing season with a rain filled soil profile and full catchments. Late spring was cool and windy with damaging north westerlies wreaking havoc on early varieties. The effect on flowering and set in Chardonnay and Shiraz reduced yields notably. Beyond this blustery start, the vintage was uniformly warm to hot with a week of annoyingly intermittent rains in early April to keep us on our toes. By and large, yields were average and thanks to the favourable summer, the wines produced from the 2014 vintage are full of well-defined varietal fruit flavours, bright acidity and supple tannins. The stars of the vintage will be Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.

Wildly fragrant with notes of elder flower, lemon verbena, black currant, gooseberry and passion fruit.

The palate is fleshy and rich in nectarine, custard apple and lemon curd. A bright acidity with a zingy citrus/mineral edge gives length and crispness to finish.

pale lemon in colour.