The Voyager Estate range continues to receive acclaim around the world from customers, journalists and wine shows. Read on to find out which wine picked up a gold medal in a field of 9000 wines at the 2007 International Wine Challenge and which wine 'Decanter' magazine favoured with five stars. You will also find impressive reviews from some of the nation’s most familiar wine writers, as well as some new ones.

2006 Chenin Blanc

"While Chenin can be made into quite sweet table wines, sparkling dry whites, fresh dry whites and wooded dry whites, this must be among the finest and best crafted of the delicious medium-sweet, fresh, modern styles. If a striking introduction to wine is needed, then this could be the answer. It shows wonderful, beautifully - textured and long fruit that has been enhanced by the considerable Cliff Royle winemaking skills and, if anything, it is even superior to the marvellous 2005 version."
18 Points
John Jens, Western Suburbs Weekly

2005 Sauvignon Blanc

As James Halliday remarks, "Fresh, precise passionfruit and kiwifruit aromas, then a lively palate in delicious, early picked style. 94 points." The popularity of straight Sauvignon Blanc continues to grow as we have seen at Cellar Door and in restaurants. However, so too does the popularity of our Sauvignon Blanc Semillon blend. The recent low-yielding vintages have meant we have not had enough fruit to make a straight varietal Sauvignon Blanc in 2006 or 2007, so make the most of these last stocks.

2006 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

"Big Cliff Royle is on fire with these latest Voyager releases... Aromas of gooseberry, passionfruit, lemon, cut grass and herbs with a wisp of smoke. On the palate, delicate and crisp with passionfruit, lemon, fresh pineapple and grassy flavours. Intense crystal clear flavours balanced with refreshing lemony acidity. Long lemon and herb finish with a slightly chalky, grippy exit. A wine of great purity and finesse. Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon at its thirst quenching best."
Rated: 94 Points.
Gary Walsh, winorama.com.au

2003 VOC Collection Shiraz

Still available but not for long. Less than 100 cases remain. The best 20 barrels from this beautiful block of Shiraz were hand selected for this remarkable wine. Cliff Royle set out to make a Rhone Valley inspired wine, with lifted, savoury aromatics and cherry fruits on the nose, while plush velvet tannins with violets and liqueur cherries evolve on the palate. Already with bottle age, this wine will continue to develop but with decanting is drinking sensationally now. Be quick.

2006 VOC Collection Semillon

The 2006 VOC Semillon is the second wine to be released under the VOC Collection label and is available only to our Mail Order and Cellar Door customers. This single vineyard Semillon was selected for its beautiful fresh fruit and its wonderful crisp acidity. Given 6 months in a mixture of French and Russian oak to add texture and spice, this delicious wine will continue to cellar for 10 years. Only the best 20 barrels were selected to make this wine so we recommend a quick reply. You will be well rewarded in both the short and long term.

2005 Shiraz

"Cliff Royle, winemaker at Margaret River’s Voyager Estate, makes wines that are excellent across the board. This classy new-wave Shiraz (with 1 per cent Viognier) has an exotic aroma, reminiscent of pepper, flowers, spice, plums and black cherries. It’s intense but not heavy, with a long finish."
Sally Gudgeon & Ralph Kyte-Powell, Best Red Over $25, The Sunday Age

2005 Chardonnay

"International Wine Challenge - Gold Medal"

"The best Margaret River Chardonnay is a superb indulgence, and Voyager Estate is one of the region’s elite. The ’05 is a refined, deliciously complex wine. A core of grapefruit and honeydew accented fruit character is perfectly seasoned with subtle lees and oak inputs, adding touches of nut brittle and vanilla cream. Those complex flavours are harmoniously woven together in the mouth, and feels superfine in texture."
Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Age

2005 Girt By Sea Cabernet Merlot

In its second release, this blend of predominately Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot sees only 6 months in oak to retain fresh fruit flavours of blackberries, mulberries and plums. Fleshy and ripe, this represents great drinking now and, to quote Campbell Mattinson, "Set up the red meat, and let’s get stuck in. There’s nothing at all to complain about here."

2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Already having received 95 points from James Halliday, the reviews continue to flood in for this wine. As an example Decanter magazine recently gave it 5 stars while Bert Werden of the Wine Star Journal had this to say: "this is the ‘must-have’ and our first nomination for wine of the year - yes, it is that good." 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot continues to get better with age and, with wine writers agreeing, here is your chance to judge for yourself.