Duke’s Vineyard Invitational Margaret River Chardonnay 2023 (6 Bottles) Great Southern, WA

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Duke’s Vineyard Invitational Margaret River Chardonnay 2023 is a refined and expressive white, crafted from hand-picked fruit at Victory Point Vineyard. Pale hay with green edges in the glass, it opens with aromas of grapefruit, green melon, honeysuckle, golden delicious apple, and citrus blossom. The palate is powerful yet elegant, delivering layers of grapefruit, lemon zest, shortbread, flint, and white nectarine, underpinned by a striking mineral backbone and juicy, ripe acidity. Aged ten months in French oak, it balances plushness with fine-boned structure. Awarded 96 points by Huon Hooke (The Real Review), this Chardonnay is a standout of the vintage.

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About Duke’s Vineyard

Duke’s Vineyard is an award-winning, ten-hectare vineyard in the cool-climate Great Southern wine region of Western Australia producing dry Rieslings, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. The vineyard is a unique site that sits at the feet of the ancient granite Porongurup peaks and has views of the Stirling Range to the north. It is characterised by warm ripening days and cooler nights tempered with maritime breezes.

Duke and Hilde Ranson established the vineyard in 1999 and proceeded to garner many top wine awards including the Halliday Wine of the Year in 2019 for the 2017 Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling.

In 2022, they retired and handed the business to Winemaker Ben Cane and his partner, Sarah Date. Duke and Ben share the same passion to make beautiful wines from an exceptional terroir; have the same appreciation for cool climate wines; and like to have a lot of fun in the process of making, enjoying, and selling wine.

Duke's Vineyard, Porongurup WA

Duke’s Vineyard is a family-owned, boutique winery that has achieved many outstanding accolades over a 20+ year history including being awarded Best Australian Wine of the Year in 2019 for the 2017 Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling by James Halliday’s Wine Companion. Located in the Porongurup subregion—the smallest and most elevated of the Great Southern zones—we are designated a Top 100 Winery in Huon Hooke’s TheReal Review and were awarded Best Riesling of WA for the 2022 Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling by Ray Jordan.

A new chapter is being written under the stewardship of Ben Cane and Sarah Date. In 2022, Duke Ranson—the visionary founder—entrusted the legacy of his vineyard to this passionate and accomplished duo. Duke recognised in Ben a kindred spirit: a winemaker committed to minimal intervention, sustainable farming, and excellence in every detail.