Welcome to UMAMU Estate.
We create exquisite, handcrafted Australian wine from the Margaret River wine region. Each bottle is deliberately and meticulously created – from the delicate balance tasted within each glass, to the touches of family handwriting and messages on our labels.
Our philosophy has always been to give our Margaret River wine time to develop age in the bottle before release, a rarity in today’s online wine market.
Enjoying wines when they are ready to drink – rather than straight after bottling – is the reason our Margaret River wines have developed bags of character.
The philosophy behind UMAMU Estate is inspired by Balance & Contentment. These values reflect the balance we seek from vine to wine and to enrich the celebration of your life.
Our Margaret River wines are handcrafted from our family vineyard, first established in the Margaret River wine region in 1978.

Our Awards
Since releasing our first vintage, we have been awarded 17 Gold, 9 Silver and 24 Bronze medals across our portfolio since 2009. We hope our exquisite Margaret River wines, handcrafted from our family vineyard, enrich your lives as much as they have ours.
- Gold Medal Global Fine Wine Challenge 2021
- Best of Class Alberta Beverage Awards August 2021
- Featured in The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Section Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (15 Nov 2021); Ann's Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 (21 Apr 2020); Shiraz 2007 (10 Sep 2013)
- Featured Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine SBS 2010 (Apr May 2021), Chardonnay 2014 (Jun Jul 2020),Ann's Cabernet 2011 (Apr May 2020), Sauvignon Blanc 2013 (Aug Sep 2019)
- Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals Margaret River Wine Show 2018, 2021
- Served on Qantas First & Business Class 2013-14, 2016-17
- Gold & Silver Decanter Wine Awards; Gold & Silver China Wine & Spirits Awards
- Top 100 Blue-Gold 2013 & Blue-Gold 2017 Sydney International Wine Competition
- Gold Australian Sparkling Wine Show 2013, 2019
- Top Gold Melbourne Wine Show 2010
- Featured in ‘The Financial Times' Jancis Robinson Wine Column January 2008

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2018 UMAMU Estate Chardonnay *Current release*
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97 points (4.5*/5) Winestate Magazine
94 points James Halliday
92 points The Wine Advocate Robert Parker, Joe Czerwinski
91 points Huon Hooke The Real Review
Dear UMAMU family,
It was a Chardonnay from the Margaret River that brought my parents to fall in love with this stunning wine region in Western Australia back in the 1980s, and our own vineyard in the late 90s. So we are immensely proud to release our own Margaret River Hallmark Chardonnay 2018 from 20-year old vines that Dad planted.
The vineyard was blessed with ideal growing and ripening conditions in 2018. Weather was close to average and very typical of Margaret River's mediterranean climate, cool wet winter and mild dry summer. Harvest decisions were plenty and left to optimise quality.
This wine has been given much hands-on TLC from pruning to leaf plucking to hand harvesting. Hand harvesting gives us ultimate selection of grapes and thus quality. We harvest in bunches so the fruit skin is not punctured (compared to machine harvesting which harvests each grape off the stem) and left intact and there is no juice contact with skin, preventing unwanted phenolic (contributes to bitterness) being picked up. Fruit can then be chilled down post harvest and pressed cold which is ideal. Gentle pressing of the whole bunch using stalks to assist drainage and reduce extraction of phenolics makes for a fine Chardonnay. Of course the balance to this is the much higher costs for labour and time. Hand picking has been an annual ritual!
Read how Mum & Dad came to Margaret River here: UMAMU Estate Chardonnay – Why Margaret River makes best Chardonnay in Australia
Enjoy wine pairing? Why not try our Chardonnay with Bouillabaisse Seafood Stew?
Check out our vertical tasting of six vintages of Chardonnay and our mix pack all 91 points and above.
If you would like a combination of our wines that is not listed on our cart or for delivery outside Australia, please contact us on umamu@umamuestate.com.
Cheers!
Reviews
94 James Halliday
"Gleaming straw-green; a lusciously rich chardonnay, all its wares laid out before you. It needs food, but will happily accompany every dish."
92 The Wine Advocate Robert Parker, Joe Czerwinski
"UMAMU's 2018 Chardonnay was 100% barrel fermented yet shows little overt oak, allowing the ripe pear, melon and citrus flavors to shine. It's medium to full-bodied, with a plump, ample richness on the palate and a long, silky finish."
91 Huon Hooke The Real Review
"Bright, light yellow-green hue. The aromas are passionfruit, herb and grapefruit, with pungent fruit leading the charge. The wine is likewise passionfruity on the palate, lively and zesty, with green-lime acidity and moderate length. A tickle of sweetness is more than compensated by crisp acidity and there's a pleasant touch of firmness at the finish."
Tasting Notes
TASTING NOTES |
Appearance: A clear vibrant light pale yellow. |
Nose: Intense with custard, briochy. |
Palate: Fine structure and balance, elegant with a lingering palate and cashew nutty finish. |