Chardonnay vines fare exceptionally well in Margaret River, as appropriate shading yields intensely flavoured fruit with excellent natural acidity. The afternoon sea breezes typical of the region, cap the daytime temperatures and produce cool summer nights for which Margaret River is renowned. The balmy climes encourage ripening of the white varieties as flavour ripeness is achieved at lower Baumes with excellent acid retention. Grapes must be picked from midnight to 7am and are processed separately without delay to preserve quality and freshness.

The Margaret River's salubrious maritime climate of mild, wet winters and warm, even summers, produces Sauvignon Blanc that's more tropical in style than the grassy herbaceousness of cooler districts. Margaret River Semillon is generally noted for its thistle/ vegetative qualities and for the weight and structure it carries. Fruit sourced from the cooler Karridale precinct and a very protected site in Wilyabrup coalesce into a unique style of wine which best articulates the exhilarating vitality of the classically dry Margaret River white.

Evans & Tate focus on maximising the quality of their fruit, through a careful selection of site and choice of varietal clone, to produce wines with elegance and intensity, stylish and refined. Metricup Road is made from fruit grown to vineyards located in the central and southern reaches of Margaret River. Assembling fruit from strategically located terroirs constructs a regionally articulate style of Chardonnay, which blends the concentrated stone fruit flavours of central Margaret River, with the finer, more mineral citrus and tight palate structure of the south.

A highly engaging, finely attenuated accord of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Evans and Tate have gained international renown with their classic Margaret River style of dry white wine. Semillon lends distinctive characters of milk thistle and slate, Sauvignon Blanc contributes a zingy frappe of vegetables, gooseberry and lychee, all contributing to structure and preserving vitality of fruit.

One of Margaret River's transcendent winemakers, Evans & Tate are renowned for their essential, contemporarily styled white wines. A succulent, zippy rendering of Sauvignon Blanc, driven by the freshness of its pure, primary fruit characters. Evans & Tate can call on the slow ripening vineyards to yield crisply flavoured grapes with good natural acids which can be vinified into wines of concentration and finesse. A vitalizing bouquet and palate is embellished by vibrant herbaceous characters, with just the right amount of textural mouthfeel and complexity.

Devil's Lair is a beautifully maintained vineyard which has established an enviable reputation of producing the finest Chardonnay every year. Climate and geology combine to create a unique terroir for a vibrant rendering of Margaret River. An intense expression of Chardonnay, very much in the Devil's Lair style, a subtle yet textural wine that offers a complexity of flavour which evolves and develops in the glass, without any single element dominating.

The sensational Devils Lair is being enjoyed by Australians at every occasion. The essence of Hidden Cave are the resources and contacts of Devil's Lair estate, to collate the finest fruit, to fashion wines which express Margaret River. Richly barrel fermented in French oak and treated to the indulgence of lees stirring battonage for opulence, palate weight and texture. Elegant and generously proportioned, laden with white peach and toasty brioche flavours, brimming with natural grapefruit freshness, its juicy palate defined by exuberance and vibrancy.

Made from the finest Chardonnay grapes in all Margaret River, only ever crafted in the most outstanding vintage years. Fruit is all hand picked and whole bunch pressed into a luxurious selection of one year old French oak barriques for a long, cool ferment and a year's stirring battonage on fine sedimentary lees. A powerful, single vineyard vintage of grand opulence, solid structure and exquisite balance, Devils Lair 9th Chamber Chardonnay claimed Wine of the Year in The West Australian Wine Guide.

Cullen are driven by a passion for purity of fruit and perfect balance in the finished wine. Grapes are picked by hand off vines grown to a strict environmentally friendly philosophy. All wines produced at Cullen are certified as biodynamic, carbon neutral and naturally powered. Cullen vary the ratio of Sauvignon Blanc to Semillon with each vintage according to how the varietals perform. Grapes are individually sorted and fermented to indigenous yeasts, with no acid additions and limited fining, permitting the expression of terroir to have a stronger voice in the glass.

Cullen's splendid Margaret River vineyards are cultivated to represent the purest environment in the world, renowned for white wines of character and charm. Climes are similar to that of Bordeaux and the vines positively flourish. The superlative harvests of Semillon grown to Mangan Vineyard are characterised by their fine linear structure and rich minerality. Land management and vinification techniques for this unique property differ slightly from those employed for white grapes on other sites, each are tailored to allow the influence of terroir to be fully expressed.

Cullen will vary the proportion of Sauvignon Blanc to Semillon according to performance. Picked at healthy levels of baume, crushed and inoculated to mostly indigenous yeasts, a minor component is vinified and matured in French oak, while the freshness and vitality of Margaret River fruit is retained through a course of vinfication in controlled fermenters. Pungent, piercing and linear bouquet, the delicious flavours lead in to a long and particularly fine acid finish. Already drinking very well, will continue to evolve, a good choice today alongside gourmandise style crustacea and the freshest fish.

Kevin John Cullen was a passionate believer in the quality of Margaret River wines and particularly for the potential to achieve one of the world's great Chardonnay growing regions. He established the International Chardonnay Tasting, now in its third decade, to enable the efforts of Margaret River to be compared alongside the best vintages from around the world. Kevin John anticipated that the lessons learned from these comparisons would inspire his winemaking team to optimise the quality of Chardonnay grapes grown to the Cullen estate vineyards.

Clairault are one of the pioneering vineyard wineries of Margaret River. Their aim has always been to create balanced, well structured wines which reflect a unique terroir and the outstanding quality of fruit from a mature site. Semillon in particular is a stand out performer, vinified alongside parcels of intensely aromatic Sauvignon Blanc, into a crisp, clean wine of exciting mineral fruit character, the classic dry Margaret River white, offering immense drink now appeal.

Biological farming is a passion at Clairault, incorporating a mix of organic and conventional farming techniques which place a strong emphasis on soil biology. The achievement is high quality Chardonnay, such low intervention techniques ensure that only the healthiest grapes are grown, achieving optimum flavour for in the final wine. Fruit is picked early morning and pressed, a portion as bunches, oak fermented in a high proportion of French barriques, partial malolactic and nine months maturation, stirred and topped fortnightly before the final assemblage.

Clairault was the sixth Margaret River estate to plant vines, it remains one of the oldest privately owned operations within the premier Wilyabrup appellation. The pristine, undulating property, situated less than four kilometres inland from Cape Clairault peninsula and 120 meters above sea level, is endowed with bountiful creeks, natural springs and some of the oldest native forests in the southwest. The Clairault team take great care of local flora and fauna, mother nature reciprocates, in the form of intensely flavoured Chardonnay with refined balance and exquisite style.

Catching Thieves specialize in the vogue contemporary styles which have seen Margaret River wines prevail the world over. The philosophy behind Catching Thieves is to capture and deliver contemporary, vibrant wines with so much style, you'll do anything to get your hands on them! The salubrious soils and balmy climes along Margaret River yield harvests of Sauvignon and Semillon grapes endowed with great intensity. Cool maritime breezes stimulate the vines to concentrate the brisk fruit flavours which, so essential for the Catching Thieves style.

Margaret River is one of the world's great wine growing regions, renowned for producing exceptional, fully aromatic whites, and tangy, herbaceous Semillon/ Sauvignons. Cartwheel's vineyards enjoy the best of the region's maritime climes typified by long, dry summers and moderate, sultry wet winters. To fully express the unique regional characters of the Margaret River, Cartwheel employs winemaking techniques which permit the fruit flavours to shine right through. Enjoy now and experience the unrestrained zip and vivaciousness.

Capel Vale have been crafting intensely fruit driven, powerful yet elegant Sauvignon Blanc from harvests grown to the finest Western Australia vineyards since 1974. The balmy maritime climes encourage Sauvignon Blanc grapes to develop the requisite qualities for a generously textured palate with firm structure and fine length. Completely unwooded and unoaked, Capel Vale displays revitalizing green bean, snow pea and lantana characters with an underlying minerality.

Crafted from the pick of crop, grown to the finest Margaret River vineyards, Capel Vale displays strong regionality while articulating its pure varietal nature. Climatically unique for such fortuitous maritime climes, the growing seasons encourage Chardonnay grapes to ripen slowly and completely, translating into wines of elegance, tightness and finesse. A combination of new and old world vinification techniques, malolactic ferments and lees stirring, achieves a textural, creamy Burgundy style of West Australian Chardonnay.

Originally a coach inn for travellers on the three day journey between Perth and Margaret River, Cape Naturaliste also served as a destination for whale ships taking on supplies of vegetable grown to the valley's rich alluvial soil. A holistic, bio-dynamic philosophy, practised amongst the vines at Cape Naturaliste, yields harvests of grapes which are as natural as those picked off vineyards long ago. A brisk fermentation achieves the clean, fresh palate for which this style is so renowned.

Wallcliffe is a tiny production wine from a unique parcel of soil in the middle of the Margaret River region. The wine represents the vagaries of climate, individuality of site, the complimentary characters of the two varieties and a restrained yet evocative winemaking approach. Wallcliffe is crafted to evolve and to develop different characters and complexity. Treat Wallcliffe to scallops or sticky belly of pork.

Cape Mentelle take a minimalist approach towards this classic Margaret River style of white. The aim is to preserve as much fruit intensity and regional character as possible, whilst achieving a soundly structured, finely balanced wine. Cape Mentelle accentuates the freshness and vitality of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, enriched by the added complexity and bonus palate weight, delivered through a measure of barrel ferments and a term of age, infusing flavours and texture whilst resting on sedimentery lees.

A universally appealing expression of Margaret River, the immensely popular Georgiana is pure Sauvignon Blanc, fashioned with the emphasis on style, freshness and vitality. Distinctively textural on the palate with bright and revitalizing, crunchy orchard fruit acidity, striking the perfect balance for the consumate summer white. Georgiana loves dining out on piquant Asian cuisine or a fresh Fritto Misto but she's equally content at home with shucked oysters and cheesey melts.

Margaret River has earned a stellar international reputation for the most statuesque and refined Chardonnay. After decades of the most exacting standards in viticulture, Cape Mentelle is richly endowed with a peerless inventory of the most salubrious sites in the most excellent health, vines which yield harvests of Chardonnay grapes bursting with intense flavours. The Cape Mentelle style draws inspiration from traditional methods to produce a wine displaying aromatic complexity over a finely textured mouthfeel and long, clean finish.

Brooks takes its name from the Chapman Brook Vineyard, established 1994 in the cooler southern half of Margaret River, a main source of Chardonnay for Cape Mentelle. This idyllic location, when combined with a restrained use of oak, best captures the freshness and vibrancy of Chardonnay, producing an appealing, generously flavoured fruit driven style, expressing pristine varietal characters, great concentration and intensity while exhibiting splendid balance.

A formidable national wine show winner, Brookland Valley's most spectacular success has been in the form of Verse 1, a fruit driven, classically dry Margaret River white. Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc from across five of the six Margaret River subregions are grown to sites that perform exceptionally well. Brookland Valley leads the way, fashioning marvelously balanced wines, with a personality that's just right for everyday enjoyment. Verse 1 is a revitalizing drink at any time, excellent on it's own and superb alongside good food.

Brookland Valley operate outstanding vineyards along the length of Margaret River, from Yallingup in the north to Karridale in the south. The picturesque Brookland Valley property on Margaret River is closely managed through sustainable viticultural practices to thrive with the healthiest vines. A superior single vineyard Chardonnay, barrel fermented and treated to the full luxury of wild yeasts and lees stirring battonage, resplendent with opulent textures, brimming with the inimitable charm of the Australian west.

Brookland Valley have consistently led the way with innovation, quality and style. Intensely flavoured Chardonnay grapes are grown to a sunny ridge on an ancient landform, through which a small brook famously known as Wilyabrup, flows to the nearby sea. Brookland Valley wines are considered regional benchmarks, achieving the success that viticulturalists and winemakers dream of. The most superior parcels of estate grown Chardonnay are treated to wild yeast inoculation, luxurious barrel ferments and extended maturation.

After twelve years working vintage near some of the world's finest's coastal swells in South Africa and California, winemaker, diver and avid angler Matt Byrne settled amongst the dynamic surfing winemaker communities of Margaret River. He discovered some of the world's greatest beaches and familiarized himself with the most splendid viticulture in Australia. A veracious expression of Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc with animate textural palate, judicious balance of steely fruit and brisk greenery, exquisite as aperitif and superb with Al fresco.

Margaret River conjures up images of windswept capes and maritime life, the Fremantle doctor and balmy nights around a good bottle of chilled Pinot Gris. Breathing Space are all about the fun and funk of the sun and surf, an exciting range of contemporarily styled wines which are designed to escape the chaos of the big city and bring the drinker to a place that's relaxed and perpetually sunny. A fresh and crisp wine, minimally handled, permitting the Margaret River fruit to speak, framed by a judicious influence of leesyness and oak.