Howard Park Margaret River - Margaret River
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Established in 1986, Howard Park is one of Western Australia’s leading family owned and operated wineries. Howard Park produces wines of international standing that are noted for their rare balance of elegance and power showing a consistency of style and quality is the hallmark of enduring great wines.
Howard Park's newest winery is located just outside the small town of Cowaramup, the birthplace thirty five years ago of what is now the Margaret River Wine Region.
Named after the Owner of Howard Park Wines father, Leston Burch the ‘Leston Vineyard’ is the vine-producing property and home of Howard Park Wines in Margaret River.
When purchased by Jeff and Amy Burch in 1988, the undulating partly cleared land was an attractive but run-down sheep farm which was originally part of the West Australian Government Group Settlement Lots issued to pioneering families to develop agriculture in the Margaret River region in 1920's.
With an outlook to maintain the aesthetics of the natural environment, vineyard development began in 1995. The vision to create a showpiece vineyard incorporating best viticultural practices is now a reality with the first planting of vines occurring in 1996.
The vineyard currently consists of about 157 acres of vines including Shiraz (27 acres), Cabernet Sauvignon (39 acres), Merlot (13 acres), Chardonnay (57 acres), Cabernet Franc (15 acres), Petit Verdot (3 acres) and Carnillion (3 acres) varieties.
The region is perhaps even better known for its cabernet sauvignon and cabernet blends. They are arguably the nation's best and are renowned for their incredible depth of fruit flavour, layers of complexity, extraordinary length and performance in cellaring.