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Wendouree Shiraz 2008
Charmingly elegant, smooth and supple, this pristine and finely balanced shiraz has a heady bouquet of violets, cassis, raspberries and blackberries backed by fresh cedar/vanilla oak and lifted by scents of white pepper and rose garden-like aromas. With a fine, bony spine of powdery tannins tightly would around its pure presence of dark and red berries, redcurrants and dark plums, chocolate/vanilla oak, it finishes with excellent length and freshness.
Vintage
2008
Peak years to drink
2028 - 2038
Jeremy's score
96 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Wendouree Shiraz
Clare Valley
Price Range at Release: $100-$199
Vintage: 2016
Alc %: 13.8
Charmingly elegant, smooth and supple, this pristine and finely balanced shiraz has a heady bouquet of violets, cassis, raspberries and blackberries backed by fresh cedar/vanilla oak and lifted by scents of white pepper and rose garden-like aromas. With a fine, bony spine of powdery tannins tightly would around its pure presence of dark and red berries, redcurrants and dark plums, chocolate/vanilla oak, it finishes with excellent length and freshness.
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
