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Cassandra

Cassandra Charlick

Cassandra is an award winning Margaret River based wine, travel, and food writer and presenter, regularly contributing to publications including Decanter, Halliday Wine Magazine, Delicious, and Escape. She was recently awarded the IWSC Emerging Talent Award for 2024.
SB Single Vineyard Chardonnay NV NEW

Smithbrook Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 89
  • $30
  • 2024-2028
Pemberton, single vineyard. Pemberton is cooler than Margaret River, yet the warm, dry conditions of 2023 saw lower yields from...
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SFE pinot gris

Strelley Farm Pinot Gris 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 89
  • $30
  • 2024-2025
Fruit predominantly East Coast (77%), Coal Valley (12%), Tamar Valley (7%) and Pipers River (4%). Inoculated yeast, stainless steel ferment...
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ET Metricup Road MR Rose NV

Evans and Tate Metricup Road Rosé 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 88
  • $25
  • 2024-2025
A Shiraz dominant Rosé with a few parcels left on lees for texture post-ferment. The remainder of the blend consists...
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DWE CabernetSauvignon HiRes

Deep Woods Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 94
  • $40
  • 2024-2030
Some wines just make you go “ah” as soon as you stick your nose in for a sniff. 2020 was...
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ET Metricup Road MR Chardonnay NV

Evans and Tate Metricup Road Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 90
  • $25
  • 2024-2027
A Margs Chardy that comes in under the $25 bracket is a rarity. This punches nicely in its weight category,...
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SB SV Pinot Noir NV NEW

Smithbrook Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 89
  • $30
  • 2024-2029
Pemberton, single vineyard. Rather plump fruited, red cherries with a tea leaf astringency. Dried earth fringes and hints of tart...
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SB Single Vineyard Nebbiolo NV

Smithbrook Nebbiolo 2022

Red Wine - Nebbiolo
  • 91
  • $30
  • 2024-2030
Pemberton, single vineyard. Dried florals and blueberries invite on the nose, before this delivers some fantastic structure on the palate...
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La Joie

Passel Estate La Joie Méthode Traditionnelle Chenin Blanc 2023

White Wine - Chenin Blanc
  • 92
  • $43
  • 2024-2028
Chenin Blanc traditional method. Excitable bead in the glass sings of celebration. Note smells tasty – a baker’s kitchen, just...
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FV Chardonnay

Rob Dolan Signature Series Chardonnay 2017

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $80
  • 2024-2026
Deep gold, the nose retains freshness while certainly leaning towards some characteristics from time in the bottle. Fresh lemon zest,...
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Howard Park Scotsdale Shiraz

Howard Park Scotsdale Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 95
  • $40
Frankland River. Hand-picked and hand-sorted. Matured for 18 months in new (25%) and older French oak barriques, hogsheads and puncheons. ...
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Howard Park Leston Cabernet Sauvignon

Howard Park Leston Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 92
  • $50
  • 2024-2036
Margaret River.  Leston blocks 29 (planted 2007) and block 30 (planted 2000). Handpicked, matured in French oak (25% new) for...
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Howard Park Scotsdale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 94
  • $50
  • 2024-2039+
Mount Barker. Abercrombie Blocks 1A, 1B and 2. Handpicked, matured in French oak (25% new) for 18 months. Still so...
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Side Chardonnay NV

Rob Dolan Signature Series Chardonnay 2017

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 93
  • $80
  • 2024-2026
Deep gold. The nose retains freshness while certainly leaning towards some characteristics from time in the bottle. Fresh lemon zest,...
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Filius Sauvignon Blanc Semillon NV

Vasse Felix Filius Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon
  • 93
  • $26
  • 2024-2029
75% Sauvignon Blanc, 29% Semillon, with fifteen percent seeing three months in old oak. Filius is Vasse Felix’s varietal-specific range...
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Filius Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Vasse Felix Filius Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 94
  • $30
  • 2024-2034
90.4% Cabernet, 9.6% Malbec. 11 months in 1- 5 year old French oak barriques. Perfumed dried florals and plenty of...
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Filius Shiraz

Vasse Felix Filius Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 91
  • $30
100% 3-6 year old French oak barrique for 12 months aging. Kicking off with brambly and wild meaty notes, this...
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Filius Chardonnay

Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 90
  • $30
  • 2024-2029
A Margaret River Chardonnay accessible by all measures: style, price- point and wide distribution. There aren’t many wines, let alone...
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Picardy Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon
  • 93
  • $30
  • 2024-2030
There’s an inviting sweetness of fruit on the nose, coupled with some comforting vanillin oak use. Comfort isn’t a word...
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Picardy Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 95
  • $60
This is a portrait of the vineyard and a picture of juicy, ripe, perfectly formed berries. 11 clones are now...
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Picardy Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 94
  • $58
  • 2024-2035
Creamy and complex, there’s a coolness to the fruit profile and a savoury spice mix that draws you into the...
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Picardy Merlimont 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 91
  • $49
  • 2024-2028
65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc. Merlot offers so much in a Cabernet blend, especially when the fruit...
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tete

Picardy Tête de Cuvée Pinot Noir 2022

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 96
  • $119
  • 2024-2040
Just like a stairway to heaven, the Picardy tiers of Pinot Noir get you closer and closer to a transcendent...
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Harvey River Estate Barbera NV

Harvey River Estate Barbera 2022

Red Wine - Barbera
  • 90
  • 2024-2029
The third vintage of this wine. Plenty of aromatics jumping out of the glass, with some nice typicity. Breezy purple...
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Harvey River Estate SBS NV

Harvey River Estate Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon
  • $30
  • 2024-2025
Approximately a fifty-fifty blend of these varieties from the Geographe region in Western Australia. The nose is subdued, with ripe...
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