The Woodlands Margaret is, true to its name, a realisation of all that is great about Margaret River, arguably Australias home of the Bordeaux style. Sourced from the Woodlands Vineyards in Wilyabrup this is a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and 8% Malbec. Considering the price of the Watson familys flagship, the Margaret offers truly outstanding value.

The wines of Fraser Gallop Estate are intensely flavoured, textured and complex. Only the finest quality French oak barrels are used for all Fraser Gallop Estate wines, with very specific Bordelais coopers used for the Cabernet Sauvignon and Semillon Sauvignon Blanc blends, and Burgundian coopers for the Chardonnay. The complete winemaking process takes place at the estate - picking to vinification to barrel maturation to bottling to cellaring. Fraser Gallop Estate is an estate grown, produced and bottled wine. Flavours of lemon curd and grapefruit with searing length. A wine with clarity and finesse. A tightly focussed and very precise wine showing seamless fruit purity with the lightly toasted French oak very much in the background. Crystalline acidity and a mouth-watering finish complete this Chardonnay.

Fruit tannin and bold flavours of mulberries and wet slate. A focused core of fine textures and glazed cherries culminates in a mineral and persistent finish.

Cherubino Wines Cherubino Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River Winemaker Larry Cherubino of Cherubino wines has built a reputation for making superlative quality expressions of Western Australias trophy varieties. The namesake Cherubino Cabernet Sauvignon is a testament to his deft hand. Rich and redolentand one for the oak acolyteswe can see it rewarding for the next two decades or more in the cellar. Made with hand-harvested Margaret River fruit, the grapes undergo six weeks of maceration before being pressed to tank. Deep and intense dark berry and cherry aromas abound, with soft, silky tannins guiding the way. Shop Cherubino Wines >

Still very youthful, the quality French oak riding high in the saddle. This is a wine of excellent quality, ticking every box. Its texture and balance are admirable, the varietal character likewise.