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Western Australia's scattered coastal valleys pull maritime cool into ripe, structured reds that refuse to soften—Cabernet and Shiraz with the angular tension of ocean wind meeting sun-baked soil.
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Region DNA
The character of Western Australia
Based on 1,409 wines with structural data
Style profile
Diverse
Broad range with a recognisable character
Western Australia
Country avg
FEM score distribution
90+ Elite
80–89 Great
70–79 Good
<70 Other
Based on 164 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Black fruitOakCitrus fruitRed fruitTree fruit
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Western Australia Shiraz
Australian Chardonnay
Australian Cabernet Sauvignon
Australian Bordeaux Blend
Western Australia Sauvignon Blanc - Sémillon White
Australian Sparkling
Australian Red Blend
Australian Sauvignon Blanc
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Shiraz/SyrahCabernet SauvignonChardonnayMerlotSauvignon BlancSémillonPinot NoirRieslingGrenacheTempranillo
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Western Australia
Whicher Ridge
VisitAbout Western Australia
Western Australia is a wine region in Australia, home to 408 producers tracked on Femente, 21 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Shiraz/Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay, producing Western Australia Shiraz and Australian Chardonnay wines with notes of Black fruit, Oak, and Citrus fruit. It takes in Central Western Australia, South West Australia, Greater Perth, West Australian South East Coastal, and Ferguson Valley.
Western Australia — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Western Australia?
- The most planted varieties in Western Australia are Shiraz/Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Merlot, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Western Australia known for?
- Western Australia is known for Western Australia Shiraz, Australian Chardonnay, and Australian Cabernet Sauvignon wines and flavors of Black fruit, Oak, and Citrus fruit.
- How many wineries are in Western Australia?
- Femente tracks 408 producers in Western Australia, of which 21 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Western Australia?
- Western Australia is a wine region in Australia, taking in Central Western Australia, South West Australia, Greater Perth, and West Australian South East Coastal.
Western Australia
Western Australia's scattered coastal valleys pull maritime cool into ripe, structured reds that refuse to soften —Cabernet and Shiraz with the angular tension of ocean wind meeting sun-baked soil.
Producers in Western Australia
- Batista Estate — honest
- Lion's Lair — undiscovered
- Lost Lake — undiscovered
- Middlesex 31 — undiscovered
- Peccavi — distinction
- Howard Park — critic
- Cornu Copia — honest
- MadFish — distinction
- Olde Eastbrook — undiscovered
- Peos Estate — distinction
- Roustabout — honest
- Angelicus — honest
- Talisman — honest
- Cape Naturaliste Vineyard — honest
- Frog Choir — undiscovered
- St. Aidan — undiscovered
- Willyabrup — undiscovered
- Harvey Springs Estate — undiscovered
- Margaret River Dreaming — undiscovered
- Fishbone — distinction
- Rocky Gully — distinction
- Wise — distinction
- Cheers — undiscovered
- Dormilona — honest
- Graphite Road — undiscovered
- Nannup Ridge — honest
- Friends and Family — undiscovered
- Lacache — undiscovered
- Cape Bouvard — undiscovered
- Olio Bello — undiscovered
- Three Elms — honest
- La Kooki — distinction
- Green Door — undiscovered
- Nannup Estate — honest
- Mammoth Wines — undiscovered
- Harvey — undiscovered
- Goon Tycoons — distinction
- Ferguson Falls — undiscovered
- Ebb & Flow — undiscovered
- Windfall — undiscovered
- Hotham Ridge — undiscovered
- Kellivale Estate — undiscovered
- Capel Vale — distinction
- Barwick — honest
- Arlewood — distinction
- Pemberley — honest
- Whicher Ridge — undiscovered
- Bakkheia — undiscovered
- Bonking Frog — undiscovered
- Amelia Park — distinction
- Smallwater — undiscovered
- Swings & Roundabouts — distinction
- Whimwood — undiscovered
- Clairault — distinction
- Knee Deep — distinction
- UMAMU Estate — distinction
- Ferngrove — distinction
- Brookland Valley — distinction
- Larry Cherubino — critic
- Willespie — honest
- Trenton — undiscovered
- Devil's Ridge — undiscovered
- Fermoy Estate — distinction
- Xanadu — critic
- Marri Wood Park — honest
- Lookout — undiscovered
- Happs — distinction
- Arimia — honest
- Hamelin Bay — distinction
- Evoi — critic
- Settlers Ridge — undiscovered
- A Rich — undiscovered
- Sunnyhurst — undiscovered
- Briarose Estate — undiscovered
- Juniper Estate — critic
- Harvey River Bridge Estate — distinction
- Devil's Lair — distinction
- Woody Nook — distinction
- Redgate — honest
- Lenton Brae — distinction
- Salitage — distinction
- Pierro — critic
- Abbey Vale — distinction
- Adinfern — undiscovered
- Wulura — undiscovered
- Gralyn Estate — critic
- Harmans — undiscovered
- Driftwood — distinction
- Flowstone — distinction
- Truffle Hill — honest
- Blind Corner — honest
- Swinney — critic
- The Saint — undiscovered
- Si Vintners — honest
- Smithbrook — honest
- Treeton Estate — undiscovered
- O'Cuirc — undiscovered
- Cape Natural — undiscovered
- Black Brim Bridge — undiscovered
- Laneway — honest
- Killerby — distinction
- Bransgrove — undiscovered
- Voyager Estate — critic
- Laurance — honest
- The Prodigal Son — undiscovered
- St Margaret's Vineyard — undiscovered
- Five Stones — undiscovered
- Watershed — honest
- Flametree — distinction
- Hesperos — undiscovered
- Dunsborough Hills — honest
- Thornhill — undiscovered
- Ashbrook Estate — distinction
- Vasse Felix — critic
- Cape Mentelle — distinction
- Windows Estate — distinction
- Alexander Bridge — undiscovered
- Chalice Bridge — distinction
- Leeuwin Estate — distinction
- Grace Farm — distinction
- Eagle Vale — honest
- Rosily — distinction
- Mainbreak — undiscovered
- Jilyara — critic
- Ribbon Vale — honest
- Aravina Estate — honest
- Wild West — undiscovered
- Aquila — distinction
- Flinders Bay — distinction
- Blue Lotus (AU) — undiscovered
- Passel Estate — distinction
- Windance — distinction
- Margaret River Estate — undiscovered
- Palmer — honest
- By The Horns — undiscovered
- Glenmore — undiscovered
- Nocturne — critic
- Lagan — undiscovered
- Mon Tout — honest
- Cloudburst — critic
- Gale Road — distinction
- Green Valley Vineyard — undiscovered
- Bunkers — distinction
- Grape Expectations Estates — undiscovered
- Baudin's Folly — undiscovered
- Woodlands — critic
- Burton Creek — undiscovered
- Haywood Wine Co — undiscovered
- Cape To Cape — undiscovered
- South by South West — distinction
- Skigh — honest
- X & Y — honest
- The Negotiator — undiscovered
- The Farm (AU) — undiscovered
- Siblings — undiscovered
- Karri Bindi — undiscovered
- Montgomery AU — undiscovered
- Sons & Daughters — undiscovered
- Montague Estate — critic
- The Navigator — undiscovered
- Bradley Hutton Wines — distinction
- Soli — undiscovered
- L.A.S. Vino — critic
- Frazer Woods — undiscovered
- Walsh & Sons — distinction
- Brash Vineyard — honest
- Wayfare Winery — undiscovered
- Lentedal — undiscovered
- Yallingup — honest
- St Johns Brook — honest
- Bramley wood — undiscovered
- Mr Barval — honest
- LS Merchants — honest
- Joey's Nose — undiscovered
- Comus — undiscovered
- Simpson Estate — undiscovered
- Oates Ends — distinction
- Tripe.Iscariot — honest
- Edinger Estate — undiscovered
- Shivery Rock — undiscovered
- Bellibone — undiscovered
- G.A. Hannett — undiscovered
- Flying High — honest
- Carillon — undiscovered
- Dirt Temple — undiscovered
- Altus Rise — distinction
- Cape Landing — honest
- Vallée du Venom — undiscovered
- Altair — undiscovered
- Swell Season — undiscovered
- Evans & Tate — distinction
- Caves Estate — undiscovered
- Trait — distinction
- Wills Domain — distinction
- Beckett's Flat — distinction
- Peacetree — undiscovered
- Blue Poles — distinction
- Thompson Estate — distinction
- Deep Woods Estate — distinction
- Stella Bella — critic
- Deckchair — undiscovered
- Cullen — critic
- Moss Wood — distinction
- Domaine Naturaliste — critic
- Victory Point — distinction
- Coward & Black — honest
- Clown Fish — distinction
- Jarvis Estate — undiscovered
- Island Brook — undiscovered
- Heydon — honest
- House Of Cards — honest
- Picaroon — undiscovered
- Streicker — distinction
- Firetail — distinction
- Tall Timber — honest
- Amato Vino — distinction
- Credaro — distinction
- Wildberry Estate — distinction
- Blackwood Meadery — undiscovered
- Fraser Gallop Estate — critic
- Flying Fish Cove — distinction
- Higher Plane — distinction
- Bass River — distinction
- Mongrel Creek — undiscovered
- Miles From Nowhere — distinction
- John's Blend — distinction
- Carpe Diem Vineyards — honest
- Concerto (AU) — undiscovered
- Fire Gully — distinction
- Brookwood — distinction
- The Next Hundred Years — undiscovered
- Frengrove — undiscovered
- Hillbille — undiscovered
- Shedleys — undiscovered
- Picardy — distinction
- Rambouillet — undiscovered
- Hidden River — undiscovered
- Silkwood — honest
- The Warren Vineyard — undiscovered
- Below & Above — honest
- Phoenicia Vineyard — undiscovered
- Ampersand — undiscovered
- Fonty's Pool — distinction
- Mountford — undiscovered
- Chestnut Grove — undiscovered
- Mazza — distinction
- Moojelup Farm — undiscovered
- Caves Road — undiscovered
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