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Saracen Estates
Level 10, 225 St George's Tce | Perth WA 6000, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia Phone: +61 (08) 9486 9410 www.saracenestates.com.au/About
The ocean strongly defines the climate in Margaret River, which is classed as 'west coast Mediterranean' featuring warm to hot summers and mild to wet winters. The region is surrounded by the Southern and Indian Oceans on three sides, meaning humidity, frost and extreme temperatures are rare. The majority of Margaret River's approximate 1100mm of rain falls between May and October, and the remaining six months of the year are relatively dry. Summer day time temperatures rarely move above 35 degrees Celsius and the influence of the ocean means nights are cool, providing perfect growing and ripening conditions for wine grapes. The dry summer and autumn and lack of humidity means diseases common to vines aren't often a problem and come March the first white varieties are picked in the cool of night and early morning, with the last of the red varieties being picked in late April.
