2025 Single Vineyard Albariño

colour

Pale straw with green tinges.

aroma

Lifted and exotic with notes of pear and lemon rind with hints of coriander seed and fennel.

palate

The palate is juicy and moreish with a saline backbone supporting endless citrus fruit characters. The wine holds mineral qualities with coastal influence providing rock salt flavours and a pith like flow.

cellaring

Drink now, will age gracefully for 3–5 years.

vintage

2025 was a warm yet not hot Margaret River classic. Consistently warm and dry conditions allowed for exceptional fruit ripeness and flavours and a very well-balanced natural acidity. Minimal disease pressure allowed full ripeness ensuring the quality of fruit was fantastic.

winemaking

A great season for this Single Vineyard wine, the fruit was harvested on the 26 February, three weeks later than the hot 2024 vintage. Trade mark racy acidity combined with lovely citrus fruit weigh, the hallmark. The fruit was picked in the cool of the night and gently pressed to retain freshness and the lovely, lifted aromatics. The wine was then nuanced with an additional 3 months aging on ferment lees to enhance complexity and texture prior to bottling in July of the same year.

region

Amadeus Vineyard, Margaret River

variety

Albariño

analysis

• Alcohol: 13%
• pH: 3.15
• TA: 7.3 g/L

Chargrilled octopus with fresh lemon and spring veg from the garden.

Jane Faulkner, Halliday Top 100 Wines 2026

What a cracking wine, just loving this for its savouriness as much as the tangy squirt of saline and citrusy flavours. Lemons and limes, thyme and white nectarine. There’s texture and ultra-refreshing acidity. A level of complexity and detail here – it’s not one-dimensional. A delightful drink on its own or with food.