Verdelho
Dry, aromatic, fruit-driven Verdelho has become a trademark of the Swan Valley, where it is sometimes turned into a liqueur but is more typically used in unwooded styles exhibiting spicy lavender hints with guava and melon aromas.
Chenin Blanc
Chenin excels in the warm climate of the Swan Valley, developing ripe fruit flavours, high natural acid levels and an ability to age in the bottle.
Chardonnay
In the warmth of the Swan Valley, wooded Chardonnay develops ripe stone-fruit and tropical fruit characters with a subtle, nutty complexity. Unwooded styles exhibit a zippy acidity and hints of grapefruit.
Shiraz
Swan Valley Shiraz is generously flavoured with immense depth and structure, ripe plum characters and soft, silky tannins. Many Valley producers use Shiraz for the production of vintage port and liqueurs.
Rosé
A name given to any wine made with red grapes having very little skin contact, resulting in a food-friendly, easydrinking style with an attractive pale pink hue and minimal tannins.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Like Shiraz, this variety benefits from the warm Swan Valley climate, producing wines with ripe blackcurrant characters and soft, yet substantial, tannins.
Fortified
Fortified wine was the backbone of the Swan Valley for over four generations. After a dramatic shift to table wine in the early 1970s, there is once again an increasing demand for ports and liqueurs. The Valley’s rare and luscious Fortified wines are among the world’s finest.
