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Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Remarkably pure, long and finely balanced, this complete and essential cabernet of near-perfect varietal expression and integrity has a heady, deeply floral, minty and penetrative bouquet of violets, cassis, mulberries and blueberries deftly knit with fresh new cedary oak. ItÕs classically long, shapely and perfectly balanced, with an outrageous length of pristine fruit tightly crafted around a firm, plaint spine of drying tannins, soaking up its classy, tight-grained oak and finishing with exceptional intensity and focus. A truly great wine Ð as simple as that!
Vintage
2013
Peak years to drink
2043 - 2053
Jeremy's score
98 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon
Clare Valley
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2016
Alc %: 13.5
Remarkably pure, long and finely balanced, this complete and essential cabernet of near-perfect varietal expression and integrity has a heady, deeply floral, minty and penetrative bouquet of violets, cassis, mulberries and blueberries deftly knit with fresh new cedary oak. ItÕs classically long, shapely and perfectly balanced, with an outrageous length of pristine fruit tightly crafted around a firm, plaint spine of drying tannins, soaking up its classy, tight-grained oak and finishing with exceptional intensity and focus. A truly great wine Ð as simple as that!
Last Date Tasted: 8/09/2018
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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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96 | 18.9 | 2036-2046  |
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2013
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98 | 19.7 | 2043-2053 |
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2011
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90 | 17.0 | 2019-2023+  |
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2010
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95 | 18.8 | 2030-2040 |
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2004
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96 | 19.1 | 2024-2034 |
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1997
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92 | 17.8 | 2009-2017+  |
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1991
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90 | 17.0 | 2011-2021 |
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1988
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92 | 17.7 | 2018-2028 |
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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
