Margaret River

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

Australia

Western Australia

South West Australia

Peccavi Estate

Sauvignon Blanc

Chardonnay

Cabernet Sauvignon

Syrah

No Regrets Cabernet Merlot

No Regrets Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

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).

Petit Verdot

Sémillon

Bruce, a west Australian native, has enjoyed three decades of valuable winegrowing experience, shared between iconic producers in the Napa Valley and Margaret River. His winemaking philosophy is best described by wine expert Professor Steven Kolpan who noted in his book ‘A Sense of Place’ that, “Bruce Dukes articulates the art and science of winemaking with elegance and ease. Bruce knows that the finest wines are made vine by vine, berry by berry…”

Bruce describes his training in Agronomy at University of Western Australia, and a Master’s Degree from the University of California, Davis, as the foundations of his approaches in sustainable winegrowing. “However, the fun part is layering in passion, artistic and intuitive flair”.

Bruce Dukes

Born in Cape Province South Africa, Remi completed a Viticulture and Winemaking degree at the University of Stellenbosch in 2006. He then took up a position as Assistant Winemaker at the historic and iconic, 300 year old Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville, in South Africa.

Remi first visited Margaret River in 2007 and never left, joining Bruce’s winemaking team in early 2008. Since then, Remi has worked his way to the role of Senior Winemaker. Remi brings an intimate understanding of the translation of land to wine, and a dogged obsession with constantly pushing quality and style to the next level. Remi is now a living breathing piece of Margaret River terroir.

Remi Guise

Jeremy spent 26 years working in the ﬁnancial markets and left to pursue his dream of making some of the best wines in Australia. Today Jeremy is well on the way to making that happen, gaining the title of five Star Winery by James Halliday, awarded a plethora of medals from wine critics globally and ranking as a Finalist for Australia’s Wine of the Year 2015 by Jeremy Oliver.

Rising Star of Australian Wine - Gourmet Traveller

Best of the Best - James Halliday

Benchmark Chardonnay of Australia - The Wandering Palate

Australia’s Wine of the Year – Finalist Peccavi Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 - Jeremy Oliver 

Margaret River

Peccavi Estate

Western Australia, South West Australia

2019

2018

Peccavi 'The Estate' Merlot

Margaret River

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