Margaret River has once again affirmed its leading global wine reputation, with a standout performance at world’s largest and most influential competition, the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), announced yesterday. Of 57 participating countries, Australia’s share of awards placed it as the fourth best performer after France, Italy and Spain.
Margaret River was Australia’s most awarded, claiming an impressive 104 medals, including 22 Top-Tier Awards:
- 1 Best in Show
- 4 Platinum
- 17 Gold Medals
For context, entire countries such as New Zealand and the USA received 26 and 20 Top-Tier Awards respectively. Margaret River’s performance stands out internationally, reinforcing the region’s reputation for quality and excellence.
According to Decanter, only 50 ‘Best in Show’ medals were awarded (representing just 0.30% of all wines tasted), alongside 137 Platinum and 732 Gold medals.
Congratulations to these Margaret River Top-Tier Award winners:
Best in Show
- Xanadu Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Platinum
- Cape Mentelle Heritage Shiraz 2023
- Deep Woods Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2023
- Fermoy Wilyabrup Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
- Gralyn Museum Rare Muscat NV
Gold
- Amelia Park Cabernet Merlot 2023
- Brookland Valley Reserve Chardonnay 2023
- Brown Hill Golden Mile Chardonnay 2023
- Cape Mentelle Heritage Chardonnay 2023
- Cape Mentelle Shiraz 2023
- Deep Woods Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
- Domaine Naturaliste Sauvage Sauvignon Blanc 2023
- Flametree Wallcliffe Chardonnay 2023
- Forester Yelverton Reserve Chardonnay 2023
- Gralyn Artizan Rare Muscat NV
- Gralyn Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
- House of Chards The Royals Organic Chardonnay 2024
- Howard Park Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
- Howard Park Allingham Chardonnay 2023
- Nocturne Sheoak Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
- Once & Well Freya Hohnen Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
- Stella Bella Luminosa Chardonnay 2023
“These results are a powerful endorsement of the world-class wines consistently produced in Margaret River,” said CEO of the Margaret River Wine Association, Amanda Whiteland.
“They reflect the dedication, skill and collaboration across our artisan winemaking community.”
DWWA is the world’s largest and most influential wine competition. Wines from 57 countries were evaluated by 248 top international experts, including 22 Master Sommeliers and 72 Masters of Wine – the most in the competition’s history.