Wendouree Shiraz 2023 Chardonnay allowing pure fruit and structure

allowing pure fruit and structure to take the lead

The bouquet reveals yellow fruits (mirabelle plum and nectarine) and candied citrus (lemon)

but to evolve and deepen in the cellar for decades

The trademark Wendouree menthol and eucalypt lift is present but typically more restrained here than across other cuvées in the range

A bit of petrol comes through on the very linear

Wendouree Shiraz 2023 Chardonnay allowing pure fruit and structureIn the Wendouree hierarchy of six cuves, the straight Shiraz is widely considered the premium expression the wine that most purely captures what this extraordinary vineyard is capable of. The 2018 vintage was awarded a perfect 100 points, described as probably the finest wine to leave the Wendouree cellars in 25 years. That kind of recognition doesn't happen by accident. The fruit comes from some of the oldest Shiraz vines in Australia original