2025 Fearon Blanc

Tasting Notes

The white iteration of our regional label series, this crisp, bright and juicy white is unpretentious and packed full of flavour. Made with the same love and care as our single site series of wines, this wine is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc (70%) and Chardonnay (30%), intentionally crafted to be enjoyed on any occasion, for any reason. Bright tropical and stone fruits greet the nose, with papaya, guava and nectarine supported by yellow grapefruit, lemongrass and hint of lanolin. Luscious and generous ripe citrus fruit flavours immediately fill out the palate, with a zesty squeezed lime acidity giving freshness and pulling the flavours through to the finish. Some subtle use of French oak and aging on lees gives a creamy texture, reminiscent of gingernut biscuit.

Vineyard

The intention of the regional label series is to craft wine reflecting a regional style, more so than a single site expression. As such, the fruit was sourced from several premier vineyards across the Geographe wine region, with the individual parcels being harvested and vinified separately.

Winemaking

Individual parcels of fruit were harvested and vinified separately. The fruit was pressed off, and the cloudy juice fermented in a combination of stainless steel tanks and seasoned French oak, using only wild yeast. Following fermentation, the wines were aged for a further 9 months on lees, with the oak components lees-stirred periodically to build texture and palate weight. No malolactic fermentation utilized. The individual components were then blended, and the finished wine bottled in November 2025, unfined and lightly filtered.

Season

After the extraordinarily hot, dry and compressed harvest of 2024, 2025 was a welcome return to a more balanced and rhythmic, classic southwest WA growing season. The winter of 2024 saw slightly above average temperatures, and above average rainfall that started later but persisted well into spring. Mild and settled conditions around budburst allowed balanced and even early shoot growth progressively hastened as temperatures warmed into October. Spring into early summer saw a perfect rhythm of clear sunny days interspersed with overcast and rainy conditions. Flowering occurred during generally settled weather, resulting in even berry set and good crop levels. A massive rain event towards the end of November saw over 100mm of rain fall in the Ferguson Valley district in less than 24 hours, stimulating strong secondary growth in vines that necessitated additional canopy management. Summer was generally warm with few temperature extremes. A mild heatwave preceded the onset of harvest in second week of February, with white varieties being harvested in quick succession. March saw milder temperatures and cool nights, and with the excellent residual soil moisture allowed perfect conditions for a long gradual ripening of red varieties. The last of the reds were harvested at the start of April. All in all, 2025 will go down as one of the finest vintages in Geographe’s viticultural history, with the wines destined to age gracefully for many years.