Capel Vale Whispering Hill Riesling

West coast Cabernet Merlot has evolved into a discernible regional style and established an international reputation, a new genre of wine that's unique and very special indeed. Debut is drawn from harvests of the finest fruit, grown to good vineyards across the eminent winegrowing precincts of Western Australia. The aim is to fashion a profoundly fruit driven wine, that's supported by supple tannins and a supple veneer of oak, to match tomato meat pastas, gourmandise sausage or juicy cut of lamb.

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Grapes are destemmed but not crushed for a maximum whole berry inclusion. The musts are chilled and cold soaked for several days, followed by traditional fermentation. Musts are pressed, settled and racked off lees for completion of malolactic and a year's maturation in a selection of older oak barrels.

Rich red hues. The Classic Cab Merlot nose of mulberries and cassis, black fruits, capsicum and sweetly aromatic leaf. A supply structured palate exhibiting sweet fruit flavours, currants blackberry and plums. Barrel ferments infuse the wine with a delicious mouthful of chocolate/ cedar notes. Will complement many cuisine, the wine of choice to accompany roast leg of lamb or penne with chunky tomato and pork salsiccia.

Capel Vale Debut Malbec

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Debut best illustrates the remarkable power, intense flavour profiles and sophistication of Merlot grown to good vineyards around Geographe Bay. One of the few major family owner operated wineries in Western Australia, Capel Vale have grown enormously in stature as a purveyor of the finest Merlot through a succession of highly acclaimed editions. Attend this memorable Debut with cutlets of rare pink lamb, a red wine osso bucco or hard, pungent cheese.

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Eighty acres of capel Vale vineyards are named after the original Capel Shire subdivisions, the Stirling district being one of the earliest areas surveyed in the entire state. Merlot grapes are partially hand picked off a split canopy trellising system and de-stemmed without any crushing for maximum whole berry inclusion. The musts are chilled and cold soaked for up to five days followed by a traditional vinification. Batches are pressed and settled, racked off gross lees for malolactic and maturation in seasoned French oak barriques to soften the tannins while building structure.

Plum / cherry coloured. Bouquets of kirsch and plum, blackcurrants, bramble and spice, luscious dark blueberry fruits are complemented by mint, leather notes and autumn leaves. The palate is rich and generous whilst maintaining elegance and finesse, sweet plum and cherry flavours, tomatoes and mint, complemented by subtle spice, chocolates and tobacco, over a length of fine tannins, leading to a dry, satisfying finish.

Capel Vale Debut Sauvignon Semillon

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Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc have found a perfect home under the favourable maritime climes of Western Australia's premier viticultural precincts. Crafted from the pick of harvests by the award winning Capel Vale team, totally fruit driven and completely unoaked, Debut is remarkable as much for it's marriage of ripe tropical fruit flavours with greener vegetable characters, as it is for it's clean, crisp and elegant styling.

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Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc are harvested at optimum ripeness, crushed and de-stemmed, the musts are chilled and dejuiced. After three days of cold settling, juices are racked off and an aromatic yeast is introduced. Fermentations are halted early to aid in preserving the natural grape sugars and to add body and enhanced fruit character to the finished wine.


Pale straw hues. Freshly cut grass aromas, pink grapefruit, passionfruit and gooseberries, Primary fruit in the middle palate maintains interest from start to finish, flavours of lemon and preserved rind, fruit salad and figs. A clean finish with lingering fruit characters. To accompany barbecued prawns, greek salad or goat cheese risotto.

Capel Vale Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon

Margaret River

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Capel Vale bears the fruit of more than thirty years research, trials and improvements, on the land and amongst the vines. Fully Cabernet Sauvignon and very, very Margaret River, enhanced by a regimen of new and old world vinification techniques, a full bodied red by one of the region's most accomplished teams. The choicest parcels, picked off the most superior blocks of the prestigious Scholar Vineyard at Cowaramup, elegant and statuesque, framed by stately tannins and refined French oak.

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While relatively cool, the greater Margaret River region experiences an earlier vintage and can support red grape varieties which would not ripen so well elsewhere. The cooling influence of the Indian Ocean permits complex flavours to develop while warm days ripen the tannins. Picked at optimum ripeness, all vines are closely husbanded, harvest is carried out to healthy levels of baume. Fruit is destemmed but not crushed and each batch is handled separately. Treated to a cold maceratation and moderate ferment, yeasts are introduced to increase texture and aromatics. Following vinification and extended maceration, the wine is matured in a selection seasoned and new French oak barriques.


Vibrant red with purple hues. Mulberry, cassis and capsicum nose, multi black fruit characters, fragrant with blueberry and cassis. Mulberries, cassis and plum flavoured palate, supported by chocolate oak notes and exquisite licorice tannins. Delicious to drink young for its primary fruit characters, to accompany beef stroganoff, dukkah crusted lamb, mature cheddar or romano porcini tortellini.

Capel Vale Margaret River Chardonnay

Margaret River

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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.

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The Capel Vale team subscribe to a philosophy that working hand in hand with nature is the best way to produce fine wine. The family owned operation manages mature established vinyards around the premier viticultural precincts of Western Australia, striving to produce wines which reflect the distinct climate and soils. Capel Vale hold a long term commitment to interacting with the environment for the production of the highest quality fruit. Harvested to a schedule determined by the development of vibrant varietal characters, Chardonnay is treated to a course of rich barrel ferments, malolactic and a spell of battonage on sedimentery lees, followed by a spell of maturation in a selection of fine oak barriques.


Pale yellow hue. Aromas of citrus and grapefruit are complimented by French vanilla oak and rich lees characters. The aromas follow through to a long and complex palate, textural with creamy mouthfeel and exhibiting fine length. An elegant wine which drinks beautifully alongside crispy chicken recipes, delicate white meats or washed rind cheese.

Capel Vale Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc

Margaret River

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Capel Vale Margaret River Sauvignon Semillon

Margaret River

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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.

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Pemberton sits on the slow ripening southwest coast of Australia, fully blessed by the most appropriate climates and soil to make serious Sauvignon Blanc. The success of Australia's southwest regions are due in no small part to decades of viticulture by Capel Vale. Grapes from the cooler parts of Pemberton are harvested at optimum ripeness, crushed, de-stemmed and chilled. Juices are transferred to fermenters after three days cold settling and introduced to aromatic yeast. Vinifications are halted early to preserve natural grape sugars, adding body and enhancing fruit character in the finished wine.

Limpid pale straw green colour. Fine gravelly mineral aromas of Pemberton soils, citrus and cut grass, snap bean and snow pea working against a backdrop of mineral elements, kiwi and herbaceousness. The aromas are carried through to the textured palate, complemented by flavours of honeydew melon, tropical fruits, limes and flint. Match with grilled snapper, sashimi or goats cheese and truffle omelet.

Capel Vale Mount Barker Shiraz

Mt Barker

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Capel Vale played an important role in the establishment of West Australian viticulture and the recognition of Mount Barker as a world class winegrowing region. The ocean breezes here are the cleanest and most pristine to be found anywhere. Cool and windy with overcast skies, planted to propitious soils overlooking the Porongurup Mount Ranges, a profound microclime for harvests of the most sensational Shiraz grapes. A bloom of violet and bramble bouquets before a seamless, plushly lined palate, seasoned by a sprinkle of aromatic pepper notes, supported by a carpet of tightly woven tannins.

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The winemaking philosophy at Capel Vale is to make intensely fruit driven and complex, powerful yet elegant wines, from fruit grown specifically to the mesoclime that's most favourable. Every Capel Vale vineyard was established from day one with the grape varieties most appropriate for the climate and terroir. Shiraz grapes are destemmed but not crushed for a maximum inclusion of whole berries. Musts are chilled and cold soaked for several days. Choice yeasts are added to initiate a traditional vinification in controlled fermenters. Upon completion, the batches are pressed, settled and racked off lees for a course of malolactic and maturation in a selection of the vey finest oak.

Capel Vale Scholar Cabernet Sauvignon

Margaret River

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Capel Vale are one of the few major family owned wineries in Western Australia, they own and operate prestigious vineyards throughout the four great winegrowing regions of the southwest, each site is planted to varietals which thrive in the unique terroirs and microclime. A hand picked collation of parcels Cabernet Sauvignon from the finest rows of estate vine at Margaret River, treated to a course of extended macerations and term of age in a selection of seasoned and new French barriques. Mulberry, multi black fruits and cassis, supported by liquorice tannins and the indulgence of vanilla fondant oak.

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Capel Vale Whispering Hill Riesling

Mt Barker

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Capel Vale can lay claim to some of the finest vineyards on the continent, one of the few major family owned wineries in Western Australia. The team's philosophy has always been to deliver intensely fruit driven, complex and powerful, yet elegant wines. Mt Barker yields an extraordinary quality of Riesling, remarkably proportioned, statuesque, chiselled and defined. A single choice clone, grown to parcels of excruciatingly low yielding vines, is crafted into a layered Riesling wine of sublimely perfumed talc, lime and floral notes, its ripe citrus palate complexed by minerality and flint extends to a long, crystalline, crisp Bickford cordial finish.

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Capel Vale began as a hobby for Sydney radiologist Dr Peter Pratten and his wife Elizabeth when they purchased land on the Capel River between Bunbury and Busselton in 1974

Capel Vale Winery, restaurant and cellar door, now sit atop the original vineyard site, Stirling Estate. Stirling Estate was originally the site of a stone fruit orchard in the 1930s. Consisting of rich, red alluvial loams over a limestone base, it possessed a natural, permanent watertable and was perfect for growing vines. The first plantings were in 1974, producing the first commercial vintage in 1980. After determining that the soils of the Capel area (now included in the EU registered Geographe Region) were best suited to Chardonnay and Merlot, it became the Prattens passion to determine the best region in South Western Australia for each of the main premium grape varieties.

The winemaking philosophy is to make intensely fruit driven, complex, powerful, yet elegant wines, from the regions most suited to each separate premium grape variety in Western Australia. Capel Vale now sources fruit from its own Stirling and Wellington vineyards in Capel, its Whispering Hill vineyard in Mount Barker, Sheldrake in Pemberton, and Madrigals, the latest development at Margaret River. Capel Vale has grown enormously, and now is one of the few major family owned wineries in Western Australia.


Capel Vale owns and operates seven vineyards in the four EU registered growing areas in South Western Australia, in total 500 acres (210 hectares). Each vineyard grows the most appropriate fruit appropriate for the climate and terroir. The winery's operation has played an important role in the establishment of the Western Australian Wine Industry and the recognition of South Western Australia as a premium grape growing region. The winery now exports to over fifteen countries. It's been an amazing journey from a few vines and a small tin shed! The Whispering Hill vineyard is the most southern at Mount Barker, followed by Sheldrake at Pemberton, Madrigals at Margaret River and Stirling and Wellington at Capel in the increasingly recognised region of Geographe. All wine produced by Capel Vale is made at the winery on the Stirling Estate in Capel. Capel Vale's vineyards in the Geographe region consist of Capel Stirling 1, Capel Stirling 2 and Capel Wellington, eighty acres in total. The first vines were planted on the Stirling Estate vineyard in 1974. The winery, bottling line, warehouse, tasting cellar and restaurant are now all located on this property. The vineyards are named after the original Capel shire subdivisions. The Stirling area being one of the earliest surveyed areas in the state, deriving its name from Captain James Stirling, the founding father of modern Western Australia.	The Pemberton area is enjoying increasing acclaim as a premium cool climate viticultural region producing elegant flavours and wines of note. Capel Vale's Sheldrake Vineyard was planted in the winter of 1995 to initially supplement and ultimately replace fruit sourced from the Pemberton region. The name 'Sheldrake' seemed a natural progression from our emblem, the Shelduck. The vineyards here support superb varietal vines.
When Capel Vale's Margaret River vineyard site was purchased the wide variety of native birds in the area inspired the name Madrigals. A madrigal is a part-song sung by several voices. The word voices is to be taken literally, the madrigal being a piece of vocal chamber music, dating back to the 1600s, intended to be performed with one singer to a part. It was noticed that the birds around the vineyard seemed to be singing in a madrigal style. Rather than all singing together it was as if each were awaiting their lines. Then, as if on cue, the next madrigal would perform their contribution to the recital. The vineyard name, Whispering Hill was inspired by the noise that the wind makes when blowing through a stand of rare Casuarina trees, near a rocky outcrop on the property - making it indeed a Whispering Hill. Fruit from the vineyard has a long history of producing award winning wines. This began when the 1986 Capel Vale Riesling was awarded the Australian National Dry White Champion - against many other varieties of white wines. This particular wine was made by Capel Vale's owner and founder Dr Peter Pratten from 75% Mt Barker and 25% Capel fruit. The accolades have continued with the Whispering Hill Riesling receiving Top Gold at the Mt Barker Show.

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