2023 Wendouree Malbec

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I’ve been wondering what these 2023 wines from Wendouree would be like. There was no straight Malbec produced in 2020 and 2021, which is interesting.

This is a much lighter, more frisky expression of this wine. It comes over a bit Yarra Valley or maybe Loire Cabernet Franc as a way to describe its style, aside from a firm mint/menthol thing happening. Redcurrant jelly, ripe small dark berries, dried roses, a fair clip of woody toasty oak, fresh acidity, quite juicy in redcurrant and blackcurrant, some tobacco, a light grainy grip to tannin with a fresh finish of good length. I like it, though again, it’s quite different to the usual Malbec from this producer, and it needs some time for the oak to settle. Drink 2027 - 2035.
93 Points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front (July 2025)