Margaret River

South West Australia

Western Australia

Australia

Erin Larkin

100 Point

Merlot

Creating the perfect Australian Merlot is no mean feat. This stunning wine, developed and handcrafted by Jeremy Muller and Stuart Watson is made from vines grafted, on Peccavi Estate in 2010, with the 181 clones used by the Premier Grand Crus in Bordeaux. 

The Peccavi 'The Estate' Merlot is handpicked and handmade on-site in small batches, with the finesse of old-world craftsmanship and new-world equipment. The grapes are then meticulously hand-plunged every six hours or softly pumped over before maturing in the finest French oak barrels for two years, to produce a Merlot in the style of the garargiste movement on the right bank of Bordeaux.  

We believe we are the only producers making a merlot in this style, in Australia, and it ensures this wine is the pinnacle of Australian Merlot.

Peccavi 'The Estate' Merlot

Peccavi Estate is a small boutique vineyard located in the ‘sweet spot’ sub-region of the Yallingup ridge in the north of the Margaret River region, WA. 

Peccavi is one of the very first vineyards in Australia to have the same new clones being used by the greatest Estates of Bordeaux. During the hot growing period, our viticulture practices encourage vine roots to drive deep, past loamy topsoils down to the sub-strata of ancient granite in search of nutrients and water. This process ultimately concentrates flavour in the fruit and adds natural mineral characters to our finished wines.

Our uncompromising approach to all aspects of wine-growing has earned Peccavi a high recognition for producing outstanding quality fruit. Our grapes are so desirable that several of Margaret River’s top producers purchase any surplus fruit that we don’t use for making our Estate wines.

Wines bearing the 'Peccavi' label are from 100% estate grown fruit, hand harvested, often in the cool of the night, from specific parcels within the blocks of vineyards, making the production of these wines limited by the individual vineyard sites. We hand sort to select only the best grapes to craft our award-winning Peccavi wines, applying traditional methods that are sustainable and using only the finest French oak.

Our 'No Regrets' range is also produced using 100% Peccavi estate grown fruit and is handcrafted to the same high standards.

Peccavi Estate is certified sustainable and is part of Sustainable Wine Growing Australia (SWA).

Peccavi Estate

South West Australia, Western Australia, Australia

2019

Peccavi 'The Estate' Merlot

Margaret River

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Halliday Wine Companion

Erin Larkin

2018