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.

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Bright straw yellow hues. White pears, jasmine and brioche, subtle wet granite notes. Oyster shell and white pear, a medley of texture and flavours, over a delicate yet firm core of structured oak and ripe fruit, the palate remarkable for its purity, stonefruits and nectarine have never been crisper and fresh, a juicy length of complexity, resolving on a lasting, textural mineral finish.

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.

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Pale yellow hues. The bouquet offers ripe fruits and white pear, baked nectarine flan, cinnamon, creme brulee and limes. Rich and powerful palate entry, sweet melon fruit surrounded by a fine mesh of oak tannins, a long creamy finish, lingering lime and stone fruit flavours, awash in vibrant natural acid. Perfect match to guinea fowl or marron a la armoricaine.

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.

$2299each $275DOZEN EACH DOZEN Clairault implements a non interventional approach to winemaking, focusing on aromatics, picking on the basis of flavour rather than fruit sugar. Fruit picking occurs over several days as each block achieves optimal ripening, harvested throughout the cool of night and chilled. Parcels are cold pressed, settled and vinified to a variety of techniques, a fifth is fermented in French oak barriques for richness and texture. A unique strain of yeast is employed to enhance the passionfruit and gooseberry of Sauvignon Blanc. Upon completion, batches are held for a month on gross lees while gently treated to battonage before bottling in July.

Pale straw hues. Bright bouquet, newly cut grass characters, guava, grapefruit and orange blossom notes. Pleasingly dry, its vibrant acidity, driven by crushed lime, followed by white pear, lemongrass and dried apricot flavours. Time in French oak has infused a lingering, creamy finish accompanied by subtle minerality.

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Chardonnay performs so well at Clarence House, that precious blocks were set aside for a second planting of the courtly varietal. The brisk maritime climes of Hobart encourage a savoury, saline style of Chardonnay, weighty with all the ripe orchard fruit flavours yet awash with the scents of the sea, oyster shell, tradewind and fragrant old spice. Treated to a traditional burgundesque style of ferments and élevage, Clarence House frame their Chardonnay with just the right amount of fine French oak, made for matching alongside fruits de mer, frogs au feuilleté and all fancy French fare.

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There will only ever be sixteen hectares of vine at Clarence House, the boundaries of the estate are well defined, whatever grows here will always be of great exclusivity, the finest possible fruit, limited in yield. Pinot Blanc only just made the final cut of remaining parcels, never originally planned for Pinot Blanc, it was sanctioned after an impassioned persuasion by a savvy grower. Effulgent with brightly lit fruit characters, apples and pear, pine nuts, almond and spice, Clarence fashion their Pinot Blanc into an intensely food friendly style, resolving on a dry, textural finish, perfect with partridge, paella or pork.

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A scrupulous cull of the most exquisite parcels, a regimen of traditional burgundian methods and extended term in an extravagant selection of the finest French oak. Clarence House established superior clones Chardonnay to an exquisite terroir of undulating northeast slopes, awakened by the warmth of early morning sunlight, sheltered from the harsh impact of late afternoon heat. The Chardonnay grown here speaks of propitious Jurassic soils and invigorating maritime winds, infused by the abundance of eucalypt and verdant green, articulate of its complex mineral provenance, chiselled and refined.

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The handsome manors of Clarence House were built at the very epicentre of Hobart's colonial market gardens, upon the fertile foothills of Meehan Ranges. The unspoiled viticultures here ripen a magnificent harvest of Sauvignon Blanc, more flavourful than her northern siblings on the mainland, bristling with aromatic fruits and layered with luscious textures. Sauvignon Blanc was amongst the first plantings here, the vines are now well into maturity. Clarence House makes a style that's plush with lemon lychee characters, underpinned by the food friendly savouryness of green vegetable, thistle and pea.

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