Cape Mentelle — Attraction in Margaret River

We chose Cape Mentelle as it was on our way to Prevelly . Neither myself or my partner are what you'd call wine connoisseurs , but we felt like visiting a winery as part of our Margaret River experience . We opted to taste 6 different wines , and had a relatively nice experience on the day . On our departure we chose to buy a bottle of wine , and off we went . I guess the biggest disappointment once we'd left the winery, was our agreement that during our wine tasting experience , we both felt our host had made a slightly judgemental comment about where one of us had originally lived growing up . Both of us noticed it , and we were both left feeling a little awkward and uncomfortable, albeit momentarily . A minor detail , and one which our host may not have even been aware of at the time , but disappointing nonetheless. On our drive to Prevelly , when we should have been discussing the wine , we were both agreeing on the fact that the comment was negative , unnecessary , mildly insulting , and a bit rude to be honest .

Snobbery and the world of wine can often go hand in hand unfortunately, so perhaps such comments are par for the course . An industry which strives to be elitist , tends to be pretentious, and is often too quick to believe its own headlines . Nobody is winning Nobel peace prizes , so why all the fuss . Too many people intoxicated on their own sense of self importance perhaps .

A nice winery, a nice enough experience, but one that was slightly soured . Hence the 3 stars. But if i may , I'd like to finish on a positive . A lovely cellar room along with some great photos to highlight its journey since 1970 . And as for the wine itself , its not a bad drop ,...

There are a couple of reasons for my 3 star rating. Firstly we had visited some amazing wineries in the Margaret River Region in the past week and were greeted by very knowledgeable and friendly staff, we did not get the same attitude from Cape Mantelle staff. We were sat at a table and basically forgotten about? I think separating people on tables in the back room does not make for a friendly atmosphere and makes it more difficult for your staff to move around to customers efficiently. We were also not impressed that it seemed to be more important to charge people $15 for 50ml tasting then selling wine. I decided not to purchase 2 $60 bottles of wine out of principle as you didn't waiver the tasting fee like the other wineries we had visited and purchased from. Perhaps that might be something in the future to consider. We did purchase 2 of your...

Been to a few of the bigger and more commercialised vineyards, but we were blown away by this guided tour (Behind the Scenes of Wine Making), by Ben at Cape Mentelle. His passion for the industry made a whole difference during our 90 mins with him. He was very engaging, and shared many details in layman's terms, where my parents could understand too.

During the wine tasting, 🍷 the ambience and atmosphere was very intimate. Ben was there explain each of the wine and its background. He also related back to what we saw during the tour, such as the type of ageing process, etc.

We had a great time together! Bought a bottle of their premium wine and enjoyed it on our last night at Margaret River.

Thank you for the amazing experience! Highly recommended! As its a relatively smaller vineyard, I would recommend to book in advance for the...