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2018: AN EXCELLENT CHARDONNAY VINTAGE!

The Winery has been a bustling hub of activity as we steadily progress through vintage of the white varieties.

In late February, we picked the last of the Home Vineyard Chardonnay, with some fruit still to come from our Gnarawary and Karridale vineyards. Although yields have been down, the quality of Chardonnay has been exceptional this year, with the combination of slightly higher sugar and strong ...

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History

1967 - Dr Thomas Cullity had been trial planting vines in the South-West since 1965. Upon learning of this report, he spent around a year searching for the perfect site of “red gravel in redgum country, with clay about 18 inches below the surface.” Finally locating the ideal site, he planted Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Malbec and Riesling to establish the Vasse Felix vineyard; Margaret River's first and oldest vines.

 

1972 - THE FIRST W...

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Vineyards

Vasse Felix is located in the Wilyabrup ‘sub-region’ of Margaret River. Vasse Felix vineyards are also located to the north of the region in Carbunup, and to the south, in Karridale. The vineyard sites have been selected for their unique topography, micro-climates and natural irrigation. The best suited grape varieties have been matched to each vineyard, and specific rows and blocks have been planted to correspond with topography and soil type...

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THE FOUNDER, DR. THOMAS BRENDAN CULLITY

Dr. Tom Cullity was a highly intelligent and slightly eccentric, though respected Cardiologist from Western Australia, who, on his travels in Britain working at the National Heart Hospital in the 1950s, discovered the great table wines of Europe. Upon returning home, Tom set himself a mission to make fine wines in Western Australia.

Tom searched obsessively for the perfect plot of land, taking guid...

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9 different wines with 61 vintages

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