Margaret River
Surf coast wine country
- Soil
- Gravelly loam over granite-gneiss, on a narrow strip between two capes.
- Style
- Bordeaux-like Cabernet (often blended) and tight, mineral Chardonnay.
- Top sites
- Subzones Wilyabrup, Wallcliffe; surrounded by ocean on three sides.
- Vintages
- 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021
- Producers
- Vasse Felix
Tip · A young region (1960s) with a maritime climate close to Bordeaux's — its Cabernets and Chardonnays are among the New World's most refined.
Value pick
Vasse Felix 'Filius' Cabernet Sauvignon · ~$28
From a founding Margaret River estate — structured, cedary, classic Cabernet at well below icon prices.
Collector pick
Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon · ~$130 · 2019
A founding Margaret River estate's flagship — a benchmark age-worthy Australian Cabernet.