Margaret River
Set along the wild southwestern tip of Australia, Margaret River feels more like a sanctuary than a wine region, a landscape of ocean breezes, towering karri forests, and pristine coastal light. Bordered by the Indian and Southern Oceans, this narrow maritime strip enjoys a Mediterranean climate moderated by constant sea air, producing wines of effortless balance and natural poise. Since its modern founding in the 1960s, Margaret River has risen to global prominence, quietly building a reputation for precision, polish, and purity that now places it among the world’s elite.
The region’s diversity unfolds across subdistricts that stretch from Wilyabrup in the north to Karridale in the south. Wilyabrup is the heartland of Cabernet Sauvignon, its gravelly loam soils and maritime influence yielding wines of structure and elegance, perfumed, poised, and built to age. Wallcliffe and Yallingup produce expressive Chardonnay of crystalline focus, while Karridale, cooler and wind-swept, delivers aromatic Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blends of remarkable vitality. The region’s ancient granite and ironstone soils, combined with its long, even ripening season, ensure grapes mature slowly, achieving flavour intensity without excess, Margaret River’s quiet secret.
From its earliest pioneers of Vasse Felix, Leeuwin Estate, Cullen, Moss Wood, and Cape Mentelle to its modern innovators like Flowstone, Xanadu, and McHenry Hohnen, Margaret River has always favoured artistry over bravado. Its wines reflect the land itself: refined but untamed, polished yet profoundly natural. Whether it’s the flinty, sculpted texture of a Chardonnay or the cassis-and-cedar grace of a Cabernet, Margaret River captures the essence of coastal calm and winemaking confidence.
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2020 Circa 77 Cabernet Sauvignon, Xanadu
Circa 77 wines are Xanadu’s excellent value, everyday drinking wines that are named after the wineries’ inception in 1977. Circa 77 demonstrates n...
View full details2022 Circa 77 Chardonnay, Xanadu
Circa 77 wines are Xanadu’s excellent value, everyday drinking wines that are named after the wineries’ inception in 1977. Circa 77 demonstrates n...
View full details2022 Circa 77 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, Xanadu
Circa 77 wines are Xanadu’s excellent value, everyday drinking wines that are named after the wineries’ inception in 1977. Circa 77 demonstrates n...
View full details2020 Chardonnay, Hay Shed Hill
This wine showcases the strength of Margaret River for Chardonnay with a restrained, modern, elegantly structured wine from one of the great Margar...
View full details2020 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape Mentelle
“The Comeback Cabernet” This is Margaret River Cabernet doing what it does best, polished, perfumed and quietly brilliant. The 2020 opens with mulb...
View full details2021 Margaret River Chardonnay, Cape Mentelle
Restrained but smoky aromas with a touch of flinty reduction and rich grapefruit and peach flavours. The complexity is immediately evident with wo...
View full details2022 Chardonnay, Xanadu
This highly awarded, modern, sophisticated and striking Chardonnay displays all classic Margaret River hallmarks. This intense, pure and aromatic C...
View full details2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Xanadu
This incredible wine displays vibrant, characteristic Cabernet aromas of cassis, mulberries, and blue fruits entwined with hints of mocha, nori, an...
View full details2023 16 Hectares Chardonnay, Cape Mentelle
The “16 Hectares” range pays homage to the estate’s original Wallcliffe vineyard, spanning 16 hectares of coastal, gravelly soils. It is wild-yeas...
View full details2022 16 Hectares Shiraz, Cape Mentelle
Founded in 1970 as one of Margaret River’s founding wineries, Cape Mentelle has long been admired for its balanced, terroir-driven wines. The “16 ...
View full details2020 Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape Mentelle
“A wine that represents the pinnacle of our energies and research, the embodiment of our experimentation and exploration and the symbol of our lega...
View full details2019 Stevens Road Chardonnay, Xanadu
”Electric Precision” This is Margaret River Chardonnay turned up to fine detail. The 2019 Stevens Road opens with a flash of energy, grapefruit zes...
View full details2020 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Xanadu
The Quintessential Margaret River Cabernet, with perfumed black fruit aromas and a generous, velvety palate packed with irresistible dark forest fr...
View full details2021 Reserve Chardonnay, Xanadu
The Reserve range continues to be the best of the best of what Xanadu can produce in a given vintage. This is the 11th consecutive release of Reser...
View full details2018 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon, Larry Cherubino
Deep crimson in colour, this Cabernet opens with aromas of cassis, mulberry and black cherry, layered with bay leaf, cedar, and graphite. The palat...
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