TERROIR PROFILE

Blackwood Valley

Gravel over loam in the hinterland

Blackwood Valley: the hinterland between Margaret River and Manjimup — Cabernet with an edge.

TERROIR PROFILE · Western Australia

Blackwood Valley Gravel over loam in the hinterland

Blackwood Valley: the hinterland between Margaret River and Manjimup — Cabernet with an edge.

☀ Mediterranean⛰ Slope: gentleCabernet SauvignonShirazSauvignon Blanc

SOILS

Gravel / Sandlight, approachable

Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.

Loambody-rich, velvety

Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.

Graniteelegant, lightly spicy

Weathered granite produces elegant, slender wines with fine, lightly spicy profile.

CLIMATE · Mediterranean

More continental than Margaret River: hot days, cold nights.

TOPOGRAPHY · gentle

Gentle hills along the Blackwood River at Nannup and Bridgetown.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

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Computed from fingerprint similarity

Perth Hills

Western Australia

100% similar

Blackwood Valley and Perth Hills share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.

Rheinhessen-Mitte

Rheinhessen

94% similar

Sun (slightly): Blackwood Valley gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (9 vs. 8).
Freshness (slightly): Blackwood Valley has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).

Tuniberg

Baden

94% similar

Warmth (slightly): Blackwood Valley is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (7 vs. 8).
Dryness (slightly): Blackwood Valley is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (8 vs. 7).

Whimwood Estate Wines

Nannup

Hillbille Winery

This terroir's soils in the glossary