Established in 1989, Fonty’s Pool wines is a contemporary, Pemberton winery, producing consistently exceptional wines at an affordable price.
Premium sites within the original vineyard have been selected to create wines which emphasise their regional characteristics. The grapes are vinified under the direction of our experienced winemaker Bernie Stanlake who is crafting a unique signature to make Fonty’s Pool one of Western Australia’s most distinctive wineries.
Known as a local landmark, the name ‘Fonty’s Pool’ comes from an early settler to the region. In 1907 Archie Fontanini began farming on the property where the 110 hectares of vines are now laid. He built an irrigation dam which was affectionately called ‘Fonty’s Pool’ and became a place where locals and tourists alike would come to swim.
Fonty’s Pool wines is located just outside the Pemberton township and set amongst an idyllic landscape of lush karri forests.
Immediate presence of inky, supple fruit. There is elegance, substance and multi-layered black fruit with gentle acid; held tightly by firm, fine tannins. Lovely pure resonance. Drink continuously over the next 5 years.
Fonty’s Pool classic cool climate Chardonnay that saturates the palate with citrus juiciness, hints of stone-fruit and discrete mineral elements. There is textural softness, with refined oak influence and an overall charm and elegance. Fresh, racy and opulent.
A compote of blackberries and dark plums with cool-climate focus and precision. It is full of ripe, vivid fruit that is texturally soft and shapely with fine suave tannins and lingering persistence. A wine of grace and warmth that offers grateful, lush drinking.
Seamless earthy cherry fruit with generosity, elegance and authentic Pinot Noir character. Vibrant fresh fruit flavour, with gentle earthiness, silky breadth and a bead of lingering tannins. Consume while fresh and young, but will improve with further cellaring.
Delicate aromas of citrus blossom and freshly cut herbs. It has pure-fruit impact, crisp acidity and bright quenching flavours of lime and lemon, finishing with a sense of savouriness. Refined, succulent, fresh and clean, it will reward immediate consumption.
This Shiraz is vibrant and shapely with cool-climate refined elegance. It is densely packed with juicy, precise fruit, a suggestion of spice, integrated oak and fine tannins. It is immediately accessible, but will reward further cellaring for 3 to 5 years.
