WELCOME TO MORLET WINES OF MARGARET RIVER
Here are some of the finest of Margaret River wines for your drinking pleasure. You’ll appreciate the flavour and character that comes from the gravelly loam soils in our vineyard situated at the Wilyabrup Brook head water west of Cowaramup. Particular attention to soil health, and avoiding intrusive chemical inputs, provides the great fruit you taste in our wine. This is complemented by refined French or American oak, and elegant winemaking to delight your palate. No compromise here, just an enthusiastic dedication to providing unique, sophisticated, hand crafted wines you’ll love.
Vintage Report 2019
Cooler than average temperatures during Spring and Summer, coupled with wet conditions, reduced sun exposure, and intense bird pressure meant the 2019 Vintage was a challenge to say the least.
It was a labour intensive season requiring careful canopy management, precise picking decisions and accurate sorting of the fruit during harvest; all essential details that produce quality wines.
The non-existent Marri Blossom resulted in extreme bird pressure that damaged our nets, increased the fruit peck contributing to the rot producing conditions. As a result we had lower than average crops across the vineyard.
The generally smaller canopies and regular leaf plucking fortunately enabled us to pick clean, ripe fruit producing a fabulous chardonnay with excellent purity and great natural acidity. Our reds benefited from the long ripening season showing elegant tannins and great aromatic lift.