Gene Buonviri

9.0

Bold, warming, semi sweet and acidic. Carmel notes with orange. A suggestion of walnut. Very good and easy to enjoy. — 8 months ago

with Justinian

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Bottled in 2021. Tawny red/brown color. Aromas and flavors of raisins, plums, dates, caramel, orange peel and bitter chocolate. Bright acidity (very noticeable) and very nice balance. Soft texture and mellow. Ripe, supple and rich. Just a touch jammy but still quite the Crowd pleaser! — a year ago

"Odedi"

9.2

It's time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday.

Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.

Nice fresh nose of blueberries, cherries, black currants, oak, licorice, plums, sweet spice, earth, herbs, peppercorn, pencil lead, dark coffee and dark chocolates.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, vanilla, coffee, licorice, dark chocolates, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs and black pepper.

Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 22 year old, from the great 2000 vintage, is drinking very nicely now. Feels very young, and has a lot of years in it.

Nicely balanced with a nice, smooth mouthfeel. Spicy and entertaining.

Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.

I had it blind, and called it correctly including the Vintage, which only shows that it is very typical as one might expect it to be.

Good by itself or with food. Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime.

13% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$55 (at release) — 2 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Huge step up from the 5 YO Bual. Molasses and toffee. Syrupy. — 9 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Last Sunday lunch with Roast Lamb. A 20 year old Rioja fitted the bill nicely. A blend of 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano and 5% Mazuelo. Aged in new French and American oak for 24 months. Aromatics of tobacco leaf, plum, ashphalt and a bit of tar. A medicinal note the following night. The palate is medium to full bodied with berry, plum and liquorice. Resolved Tannins - quite fluid. This was Wine Spectators No. 1 wine for 2013 and now drinking at its peak but could go on for another 5 years on the evidence of this superb wine. — 9 months ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.2

Every time i drink Madeira I try to remind myself I need to do so more often. Complex, fresh and vibrant. — 2 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.3

Really delicious. A Portugese family-owned affair, in contrast to the majority of port houses. — 9 months ago

Todd Anderson

9.2

Very nice & well balanced old world style at 10 years of age. Enjoy now or hold. — 9 months ago

Rob B

9.5

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve had this for 10 years or so before opening it, but this was like an alcoholic nectar. Absolutely stunning! The colours, the flavour 👌🏼 — 2 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.7

Initial impressions - Earthy, Herbal, Soy. Cherry complex and long. Much intestinal fortitude ie. guts. Thankfully not overly menthol/eucalyptus (just a trace) as you often get with all Wendouree Cuvées. Amazing the intensity provided by those old vines going back to the 1890’s. Could easily last another 5 to 10 years but pretty much at its peak right now. This is as good as Australian Shiraz gets - up there with Grange and Hill of Grace and recognised as such by Langtons. With time in the decanter, like all great wines, they develop and change. I was getting raspberry and mineral after a few hours. An exceptional wine and in the top 5 or so wines I have had this year. In good vintages I don’t think Wendouree Shiraz should be approached at under 20 years of age. — 2 years ago