Simpson Estate in Yallingup, Western Australia, Australia | Winery/Vineyard

Simpson Estate

Locality: Yallingup, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 9388 3888

Address: Shallows Loop 6282 Yallingup, WA, Australia

Website: https://www.simpsonestate.com

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25.01.2022 Our wonderful vineyard team have just finished planting 3,480 Cabernet rootlings - an extraordinary task involving a great deal of vineyard preparation (new trellises, retic and a whole lot of holes) and a year of cultivating the new rootlings in the nursery. We made the decision to replace one hectare of Shiraz and Merlot with Bordeaux M337 and Houghton Cabernet clones. The M337 clone is one of the highest-rated Cabernet varieties planted in Bordeaux; its relatively small grapes bring colour intensity and higher levels of fine tannins. The Houghton clone, which makes up the balance of Simpson Estate’s existing 22 year old vines, is the clone seen in all of Margaret River’s iconic Cabernets. The fruit will eventually go into our award-winning Cabernet, which has again been scooping medals at the wine shows this year.

17.01.2022 We recently had the pleasure of a barrel tasting with our head winemaker, Clive Otto, a past (and most humble) Australian Winemaker of the Year. It was a lengthy session, reviewing all the wines currently in barrel - the 2019 and 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, and 2020 Chardonnay. This is always a wonderful experience, as we note the development of each wine and its varying characteristics depending on the range of barrel ages, grains and degrees of toasting. We are delighted with the progress of all varieties and are looking forward to bottling in December. Stay tuned!

09.01.2022 We’d love you to join us for the celebration of the much-awaited release of our latest vintages of Chardonnay and Cabernet. John Jens, of Lamont’s Wine Store, has arranged a lunch, masterclass and dinner for Sunday, November 8. We'll celebrate the release of the 2019 Elaine Chardonnay and 2017 Jenny Cabernet with a noon lunch, a 4-6pm masterclass and a 6.30pm dinner at Lamont's Wine Store in Cottesloe. The lunch and masterclass are being hosted by one of Australia's leading ...wine writers, Erin Larkin, and the dinner by the legendary John Jens. Each of the functions will feature a vertical of all (2013-2017) Cabernets, the 2016 Shiraz and the 2018 and 2019 Chardonnays. The masterclass is only $40, whilst the 5 course wine lunch and wine dinner are each just $95. Bookings are now available directly with Lamont’s. It’s best to book earlyPhone 9385 0666. We look forward to seeing you there (feel free to bring some friends and introduce them to your favourite wine!)