2021 Wendouree Shiraz Mataro

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You’d expect good things from the venerable vines of Wendouree in vintage like 2021. This is a 60/40 blend from 1893 Central and 1919 Eastern, and 1920 Eastern bush vines.

Lovely perfume here, red and black berries, hazelnut, biscuit spice, mint, even a little choc-liquorice. And don’t mind me, but there’s a bit of a Barolo character to its smell. It’s medium-bodied, a light grip to gently earthy tannin, something of a bouncy/gummy texture that’s very appealing, some pepper and boysenberry, and a firm and ferrous finish of excellent length. It delivers all these things with a certain lightness of touch, though with no shortage of impact. Drink 2024 - 2041.
96 Points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front (Aug 2023)