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94
/ 100
Mike Bennie -
94
/ 100
Gary Walsh
Red
Classification
Malbec
Variety
2018
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Clare Valley
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
94 / 100"Mulberry and plummy fruit characters, new leather and clove/cardamom spice. Synchronised flavours and scents make for harmony from the get-go here. Warm fruit characters to taste, a bit of breathiness, tobacco and clove through the chewy, lightly puckering finish. Some mint and brambly herb shot through the wine too. Just over medium-weight with lip-smacking satisfaction though the finish fizzles a little with warmth and tart acidity poking out a touch. Needs time, as most Wendouree does, but feels a bit raw in a way."
- Mike Bennie
94 / 100
"Wonderful perfume, blueberry, raspberry, medium-bodied, with plenty of cranberry crunch, cool mineral feel, lovely carriage of flavour, fresh and long, a touch of gum leaf as it goes, and some graphite stuff. It does feel a bit unformed as at now, but the freshness and fragrance here is very appealing."
- Gary Walsh
Tasting Notes
Wendouree are rightly considered one of the Super-Cult producers of Australia.
The winery still uses traditional methods, the ancient vineyards are still tended carefully and the results are exceptionally long lived, depth and powerful reds.
Unless you are on the mailing list these wines are almost impossible to secure.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex