The Reserve Syrah from Coughlan Estate is a delightful number, leaning more on the white pepper and mirabelle plum notes, with the subtle tartness but then a wash of sweet fruit and tingling pepper on the tongue. The wine lengthens with a whack of oak at play, which wraps up the fruit and gives it a nice cuddle.

Coughlan Estate has been the hard work of Preeti and Brad Coughlan who bought the winery, eight years after discovering it as the former Barton Jones winery in Donnybrook. Donnybrook, aside from having a cracking bakery, is located in the heart of the Geographe wine region, which is quietly accumulating runs in the form of trophies while its neighbour, Margaret River, is conquering the world. The Coughlan family bought the winery in 2018, after years of plugging away on dusty mine sites and settling on a change of pace in the form of owning and running a winery. The wines from the estate are a lovely combination of red and white varieties, from classic Chardonnay and Shiraz to less common Zinfandel and even a straight Semillon. Preeti and Brad have a couple of expert winemakers involved in making the wines, Bruce Dukes from Domaine Naturaliste and Remi Guise from Tripe.Iscariot. Together, they have a lot of fun putting together some lovely wines for you to enjoy!