Bob McDonald

9.3

A beautiful top shelf Margaret River Cabernet drinking well at 16 years of age. Deep Ruby in colour. You would never know it was that age from the colour. My 2nd last bottle. A blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Malbec and 1% Cabernet Franc. Trademark herbaceous notes with mulberry and spice. 2008 was a hot and dry vintage in Margaret River. Severe winds at flowering drastically reduced the crop to the lowest yet recorded - under 1 tonne per acre. Shelley Anne named after Stuart Watson’s wife. Stuart is the chief winemaker and one of the owners. — 17 days ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

See previous note from February 2023. A full bodied Margaret River Cabernet - cassis and herbs. This is really good. From the dress circle Wilyabrup area of northern Margaret river with neighbours like Moss Wood, Woodlands, Vasse Felix and Cullen etc. Barb said woody notes (not meaning oak influence). All the best Margaret River Cabernet attributes with the texture and mouthfeel of an excellent Barossa Shiraz. We both loved this wine. Have the last one in mid 2025. — a year ago

Evan McKenzie

8.9

Darker yellow appearance, very light aromatics, minimal oak, lemon, high acid, medium + minerals, 13.9% EtOH

2016 crop of Wente Selection Chardonnay hand-harvested on 9/23 with a yield of 1.05 tons per acre. Whole-cluster pressed and cold fermented in seasoned French Burgundy barrels. 147 cases produced. — 4 years ago

Fernando Frontera

9.6

Bonus Tasting - Amazing Best Cab from Pine Ridge. — a month ago

Jason Goodfellow

9.0

Complex, rich, dark fruit, aged qualities and good for any red meat meal. Look no further for high quality under $60 — 10 months ago

Ryan Colthorp

9.2

Dark and powerful. Cherries, spice, and leather. Great find at the Cherry Circle Room at the Chicago Athletic Club. — 2 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.6

medium lemon yellow, watery rim, moderate tearing; lemon custard, Golden Delicious apple, buttered brioche; fleshy, lemon cream, apple, buttered toast, excellent persistence; full bodied, bright acidity, 14.6% ABV; made from 100% Chardonnay sourced from Mon Plaisir estate vineyard planted in 1990 in rocky, volcanic-origin rhyolite soil exclusively to Old Wente clone, most lush of their single vineyard Chardonnays, “Mon Plaisir” meaning “My Pleasure”, 2015 was drought vintage with very small intensely flavored crop; naturally fermented in barrel, undergoes malolactic fermentation, aged 11 months on the lees which were stirred weekly; $95 — 5 years ago

K L

9.2

Excellent. Really good with the recipe. Balanced and nicely smooth. — 6 months ago

with Matt

Michael Amoruso

9.0

2020 vintage. Medium sweet. Honeycomb. Tangerine. Cooked pears. Very drinkable — 9 months ago

Raj Ajrawat

9.2

Earth on the nose but almost a buttery finish at the end. Lovely — 4 years ago