Manjimup

Location
 Zone - South West Australia
State - Western Australia

Map Reference
 Latitude 34 degrees and 14 minutes South
Longitude 116 degrees and 09 minutes East

Elevation
 200 - 300 metres above sea level

Subregions
 Nil

Introduction
 This is a recently created region with large areas heavily forested and on average only a quarter of the area is available and suitable for vine growing. This region is with great beauty, lush forest and plant growth augmented by fertile soils, mild temperatures and generous rainfall.
Primary Grape Varieties
White
 Chardonnay 60 ha
Sauvignon Blanc 15 ha
Verdelho 10 ha
Other 5 ha
Total White 90 ha
Red
 Cabernet Sauvignon 50 ha
Merlot 20 ha
Pinot Noir 20 ha
Shiraz 20 ha
Other 5 ha
Total Red 115 ha
Primary Wine Styles

Chardonnay
Fine, elegant, lightly structured and potentially long-lived wines are the result from plantings around Mount Macedon. The warmer sites in the lower altitude and the warmer years give fuller flavoured styles.

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
John Gladstones indicated that both sunshine hours and mean temperatures are similar to those of Bordeaux. And that the wines produced from appropriate grape varieties should be typical of Bordeaux style. Therefore, it should be no surprise to learn that Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot dominate the plantings, furthermore that some very attractive and elegant Cabernet Merlots have been produced.