TERROIR PROFILE
Perth Hills
Lateritic gravel on the Darling Scarp
Perth Hills: small estates in the valleys above the city, Shiraz with altitude freshness.
TERROIR PROFILE · Western Australia
Perth Hills Lateritic gravel on the Darling Scarp
Perth Hills: small estates in the valleys above the city, Shiraz with altitude freshness.
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
Mediterranean, nights cooler than the Swan Valley thanks to 200–400 m altitude.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Valleys of the Darling Scarp: Bickley, Carmel, Kalamunda.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Blackwood Valley
Western Australia
100% similar
- Perth Hills and Blackwood Valley share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Rheinhessen-Mitte
Rheinhessen
94% similar
- Sun (slightly): Perth Hills gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (9 vs. 8).
- Freshness (slightly): Perth Hills has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 4 →This terroir's soils in the glossary