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Wendouree Shiraz 2010
Exceptionally elegant, focused and shapely, this finely balanced and long-living shiraz has a fragrant, spicy bouquet of briary cassis, blackberry and blueberry fruit backed by a smoky note of Sichuan pepper, fresh cedar/chocolate/vanilla oak and a hint of graphite. Its deep, almost pastille-like dark berry fruit delivers emphatic varietal intensity, knits tightly with fresh oak and a firmish, drying undercarriage and moves seamlessly down the palate towards a finish of great length and freshness. A wine for the ages.
Vintage
2010
Peak years to drink
2030 - 2040+
Jeremy's score
96 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Wendouree Shiraz
Clare Valley
Price Range at Release: $100-$199
Vintage: 2016
Alc %: 13.8
Exceptionally elegant, focused and shapely, this finely balanced and long-living shiraz has a fragrant, spicy bouquet of briary cassis, blackberry and blueberry fruit backed by a smoky note of Sichuan pepper, fresh cedar/chocolate/vanilla oak and a hint of graphite. Its deep, almost pastille-like dark berry fruit delivers emphatic varietal intensity, knits tightly with fresh oak and a firmish, drying undercarriage and moves seamlessly down the palate towards a finish of great length and freshness. A wine for the ages.
Last Date Tasted: 4/09/2018
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2016
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95 | 18.7 | 2028-2036  |
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2013
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96 | 19.0 | 2033-2043 |
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2012
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96 | 19.0 | 2024-2032+  |
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2011
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91 | 17.4 | 2019-2023  |
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2010
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96 | 19.0 | 2030-2040+ |
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2008
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96 | 18.9 | 2028-2038 |
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2006
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95 | 18.8 | 2026-2036+ |
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2005
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95 | 18.8 | 2017-2025+ |
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2004
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97 | 19.3 | 2024-2034+ |
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2003
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95 | 18.6 | 2015-2023 |
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2002
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97 | 19.3 | 2022-2032 |
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2001
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89 | 16.8 | 2009-2013+ |
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1998
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96 | 19.0 | 2010-2018 |
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1997
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91 | 17.5 | 2005-2009+ |
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1995
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95 | 18.7 | 2007-2015+ |
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1991
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88 | 16.5 | 2013-2021 |
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Winery
Wendouree
Wendouree is an iconic maker of small volumes of deeply flavoured, firmly structured and finely crafted red wine from its historic dryland Clare Valley vineyard. No cellar of fine Australian wine can be considered complete without a representation from this remarkable site. Shunning as much from the modern world as they are able to get away with Tony and Lita Brady manage some of the finest sites and most mature vines in the region. A decade or so ago they scaled some spectacular heights, building more finely integrated structure into their reds. I have not tasted so many of their more recent releases, but those that I have suggest they don't quite deliver the completeness and balance of which the sites have proven capable. As an avid enthusiast of this label, I can only wish the proprietors well, since they are managing a unique slice of Australian wine history.
Chief Executive(s):
Tony Brady
Winemaker:
Tony Brady
Viticulturist:
Lolita Brady
Production Dozen:
2000
Tonnes Processed:
50
Address:
27 Wendouree Road East , Clare , South Australia 5453 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
Not open to public
Principal Wine Region:
Clare Valley
Telephone:
(08) 8842 2896
