Reviews, Ratings & Awards
In 2013, we were rated as one of the Top 10 New Australian Wineries of The Year in the James Halliday Wine Compendium with the winery receiving the prestigious "Exceptional" designation and 5 star rating.
2019 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 capacity to age.”- Ray Jordan 2023
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
Outstanding, 94 points - James Halliday
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon
94 points 'Outstanding' - James Halliday
"While the oak is evident in this wine, the extra years on it mean that things are starting to integrate very nicely indeed. This is soft and plush with really good length of flavour. Plum, mulberry, roasting pan, hints of cassis and plenty of licorice, aniseed and exotic market spice. The shape of the tannins is a real highlight here." - James Halliday
2015 Geographe Reserve Shiraz
Gold Medal - Great Australian Shiraz Challenge
2013 Geographe Reserve Shiraz
97 points 'Exceptional' - James Halliday
"The deep purple-crimson hue is an impressive start, and while the initial impression is of a surfeit of new oak, retasting puts the vibrant and intense fruit far in front." - James Halliday
2014 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon
95 points - James Halliday
"An uncompromisingly full-bodied cabernet with Bordeaux-like austerity to it despite its overcoat of new French oak. It’s built for the long haul, with a rock solid foundation of tannins." - James Halliday
2023 Vermentino
94 Points - The West Australian
"There's plenty happening in this classic example of modern Margaret River chardonnay that hasn't lost sight of its roots. It's 100 per cent barrel-fermented in French Oak and had a further year on lees. It all adds up to a chardonnay with power and intensity but with beautiful precision and control. Lovely wine." - Ray Jordan
2013 Margaret River Chardonnay
“This Italian variety has found a home in the soils of this part of Margaret River. The aromas are immediately engaging with the apple and pear combination lifted with a twist of lemon. It’s a light and fragrant style but it also has texture and mouthfeel which makes it such an immediately appealing wine. Great for summer with seafood.” – Ray Jordan
2013 Margaret River Chardonnay
Gold Medal - Scoop Magazine Wine Awards
"This is a modern-style chardonnay with a touch of winemaking funk that gives complexity - a touch of char, a struck match character on the nose. There's wonderful concentration of peachy, lemon citrus flavour in the mid-palate and some oaky acidity on the finish, all neatly integrated and balanced. Top gold for chardonnay"
Margaret River Vermentino
92 Point Rating - The West Australian
"A variety with a real future if grown in the right places. The Kelly vineyard seems to suit things perfectly and this initial release under this label is a first-class example of this variety. Nice light spices and a light bodied, finely balanced palate. It’s a super drink with pickled vegies or seafood such as whitebait and baby squid." - Ray Jordan, The West Australian