Duke’s Vineyard 2026 MAGPIE HILL RIESLING LAUNCH
To celebrate the launch of the new release of Duke’s Vineyard 2026 Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling, JJ and Ben Cane will be presenting a selection of our wines paired with a Kate Lamont menu at Lamont’s Cottlesloe.
“Duke’s Magpie Hill is among Australia’s finest rieslings.”
John Jens, On the Grapevine, April 2025
Sunday, August 16th
Duke’s ‘26 Magpie ill Reserve Riesling Launch
Hosted by Owner & Winemaker, Ben Cane
Lunch: 12–3pm | 13 wines and 4 courses | $125
Masterclass: 4–6pm | 13 wines & canapés | $55
Dinner: 6.30–9.30pm | 13 wines and 4 courses | $125
So, how good are the Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling range?
Well, the context from The James Halliday Wine Companion:
The Porongurup’s Duke’s Reserve Riesling has either been the top, or equal top-rated riesling 6 times between 2014 and 2022.
Australia’s Best Rieslings in the Halliday Context:
Very interesting chart. The 2022 Magpie Hill point, by the Wine Companion’s New WA Writer Mike Bennie, after the talented and effective Erin Larkin was poached by the world’s most influential wine website, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate cover Australia and New Zealand, appears an awkward aberration.
…in context, here’s how other key reviewers saw this very good wine…
For context – Ray Jordan, from the West but a national reviewer, rated it at 97.
Huon Hooke from Sydney, a hard marker, gave it 95.
Erin Larkin rated it at 95 internationally.
Paul Edwards from The West Australian, gave it 93-96 … &
John Jens gave it 18.7 points.
Come down, taste the wine – and make up your own mind to see if you agree with Mike or the rest of us!!
JJ’s On the Grapevine 2025 Article featuring “Duke’s Magpie Hill is among Australia’s finest rieslings.”
“Of the planet's thousands of white grape varieties, riesling and chardonnay produce the greatest wines. In Australia there are two major riesling styles. There is the lightly pungent and aromatic lemon lime nose and flavours, with a touch more obvious acid structur-ing. Clare and Eden Valley's South unique Australian style dominated this variety from the 1950s until about 2015. But by 2014, respected wine writer James Halliday stated emphatically that the newer, softer style, with its fragrant and lime perfume and higher, gentler acid from WA's Great Southern, was Australia's finest. A series of Great Southern producers such as Forest Hill, Castle Rock, Frankland Estate and Larry Cherubino are producing marvellous and value-for-money wines. Compared to other varieties, these estate's rieslings are consistently the most reasonably priced and best value for money. This variety is wonderfully appealing when young, and gains complexity and great character with five to 30 years of cellaring - especially with the benefit of screw caps.
But it was Ben Cane and Sarah Date of Duke's Vineyard in the Great Southern's Porongurup Ranges that really captured Halliday's, and other's attention. The Duke's ries-lings have been rated on several occasions as either Australia's greatest or equal greatest rieslings.
While the marvellously reviewed Duke's Magpie Hill Riesling, at just under $50, is very close to the West's finest, the best value for money is the 2024 Single Vineyard Riesling at just under $30.
Delicious, appealing, long, restrained and wonderfully balanced, without any hints of awkwardness and a finish and aftertaste that just linger and drift away.
Another glass, please.”
The Wine List & Menu
First Bracket
Duke's Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling 2026
Duke's Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling 2025
Duke's K2 Riesling 2025
Duke's K2 Riesling 2024
Second Bracket
Duke's Chardonnay 2024
Duke's Chardonnay 2023
Third Bracket
Duke's Estate Pinot Noir 2025
Duke's Pemberton Pinot Noir 2024
Fourth Bracket
Duke's Magpie Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Duke's Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Duke's Magpie Hill Reserve Shiraz 2022
Duke's Whole Bunch Syrah 2022