Flowstone Wines — Attraction in Forest Grove

Is Stuart at Flowstone the most thoughtful winemaker in the Southwest? Possibly! Every wine we tasted was a portal to the nostalgic part of your brain; a feeling of familiar comfort, yet being gently prompted to reconsider what’s important in life. Flowstone produces the region’s classic varietals and brings them to the next level, while also perfectly exhibiting some lesser known grapes. Happiness and melancholy in each bottle. Do yourself a dang favour and sign up to their wine club....

Drank bottle of the 2015 Chardonnay last night and very impressed with the quality of the wine. Pale to mid yellow in colour, nose has intense ripe peach and nectarine characters with mineral and saline in the background Palate is nicely structured with ripe fruit to the foreground and good underlying acidity. Finishes very clean and long. I had the 2016 last moth and it was not as forward as the 2015 and perhaps had higher acidity. A keeping wine i suspect. Can't wait to see the 2017 in...

I've only discovered Flowstone wines recently and have been blown away with the quality. Earlier during the year we brought some Sydney friends down to Flowstone for a visit and they were really impressed. I particularly love the GT (thanks to Flowstone, my new favourite varietal) and the Chardonnay was also outstanding for incredibly reasonable prices (unlike most other Margaret River wines). Definitely a hidden gem worth the visit. Call to book an appointment, you won't be...