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Wendouree Shiraz Mataro LIMITED STOCK

We have very limited quantities available of:

Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2001 @$79
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2004 @$89
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2006 @$89
Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2005 @$89

Email your wish list to rhys@thevinepress.com or call 02 9908 4994

Some interesting commentary by Andrew Caillard MW:
"Wendouree Shiraz Mataro with its deep colour, blackberry liquorice fruit and iron-fisted tannins belongs to a stable of wines which intensely articulate vineyard character, regional provenance, the personalities of winemakers present and traditional winemaking practice. The fruit is generally "bigger berried and medium bodied" compared to other blocks. However the particularity of house style remains a "constant" because of the high skin to juice ratio and the exceptionally high seed content in the fruit (especially Shiraz). Vinification takes place in open stainless steel-lined open slate fermenters, with regular plunging. The wine is matured in fine grained 20% new and used Seguin Moreau oak for 12 months.

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Wendouree Shiraz Malbec LIMITED STOCK

We have very limited quantities available of:

Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 1998 @ $120 a bottle
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2001 @$79
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2005 @$79
Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2006@$79

Email your wish list to rhys@thevinepress.com or call 02 9908 4994

Included some interesting commentary by Andrew Caillard MW:
"Vigneron Tony Brady believes his old vines, first planted in 1893, get to "seed maturity at lower Baumé levels". Wendouree Shiraz Malbec, with plenty of blackberry/plum/mulberry and menthollike fruit, fine, rusty, almost unyielding tannins, is a strong, firm maturation style wine with plenty of lasting power. The wine is vinified in open stainless steel-lined fermenters, and matured for 12 months in 20% new and seasoned French oak. This is a house style that is true to its origins and heritage. It reflects "the reality of place; the wine has been made from the same vineyards for so long the characteristics don't really change beyond the effect of vintage."

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Wendouree Shiraz LIMITED STOCK

We have very limited quantities available :

Wendouree Shiraz 1998 @$195
Wendouree Shiraz 2003 @$110
Wendouree Shiraz 2006 @$175
Wendouree Shiraz 2008 @$185

Email your wish list to rhys@thevinepress.com or call 02 9908 4994

Some interesting commentary by Andrew Caillard MW:
"The spectacularly individual Wendouree Shiraz has remained true to its origins since Alfred Percy Birks planted the vineyard in 1893. The vines, still producing fruit, are derived from the original James Busby Collection via the Adelaide Botanical Gardens. Wendouree possesses an important cultural and historical identity. The winery is listed as an "indicative place" on the register of the National Estate. Roly Birks, who put up his winemaking boots after 60 vintages, continued winemaking at Wendouree until 1983. Lita and Tony Brady, now veteran winemakers of nearly forty vintages, purchased the venerable property in 1974. The integrity and heritage of Wendouree are remarkably preserved. This is very much a 19th century working winery. The wines are strongly recognisable with an emphasis on fruit power, concentration and weight. The tannin structures are tightly knit and incredibly muscular.

The Wendouree unirrigated vineyards are located on an easterly ridge towards the northern end of the Clare Valley. The soils are shallow and meagre with red loam over "skilly" limestone. In recent years a vertical shoot positioning trellising system has been introduced to optimise sunlight and to protect the fruit from ultra violet light. Natural cultivation practices are the norm. The low-yielding (three to four tonnes per hectare), beautifully formed old Shiraz vines, tortured and serpentine (many from the original plantings), are unique, producing small berries with thick skins and a very high seed content. "Singularity of vineyard character" is achieved by being "slaves rather than masters." The fruit is vinified in stainless steel lined open fermenters. Maturation takes place in roughly 20% new oak for around a year. It typically possesses a core of blackberry/ black olive aromas with complex iodine/ wet bitumen/ animal hide characters. Although there is clarity and buoyancy of fruit on the palate, the tannins are rusty and vice-like. The oak barely shows through. It has been described as "an iron fist in velvet glove" type wine.

There are remarkably few older bottles in circulation. This is largely explained by the way Wendouree wine was sold. Until 1974, the wines were bottled and marketed by merchants. Most of these were blended rather than single varietal wines. Some old Seabrook bottlings have been sold at auction in recent times. Bottled under screw cap from the 2009 vintage.

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Wendouree Cabernet Malbec- LIMITED STOCK

We have very limited quantities available of:

Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 1997 @$79 a bottle
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2001@$79
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2002@$99
Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2005 @ $89

Email your wish list to rhys@thevinepress.com or call 02 9908 4994

Included some interesting commentary by Andrew Caillard MW:

"In many respects the Cabernet Malbec is an old fashioned wine, yet it articulates vineyard character and maintains an unbroken continuity of style rarely found on the contemporary wine scene. The Malbec component, which derives from four blocks planted between 1898 and 1960, provides complexity and interest. Vinification takes place in open stainless steel lined slate fermenters with regular hand plunging. After draining the skins are hand shovelled into a traditional basket press. Maturation takes place in a combination of around 20% new and seasoned French oak. This is a profoundly individual wine with intense bright fruit, underlying maturation notes and firm but pronounced vice-like tannin structures.
Andrew Caillard MW

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Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon LIMITED STOCK

We have very limited quantities available of:

Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon 98 @$140 a bot.
Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 @$110
Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon 2008@110

Included some good commentary from Andrew Caillard MW:

"Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon derives from the cool central and western areas of the historic Wendouree vineyard. The soils are shallow and meagre with red loam over 'skilly' limestone. A vertical shoot positioning trellising system has been introduced to optimise sunlight and to protect the fruit from ultra violet light. Natural cultivation practices are the norm. The vines are dry-land farmed with no supplementary irrigation. The cooler central block with its smaller berries is known for its "spicy characters and very firm almost astringent tannins". The western side brings "floral" notes and a softer structure. Winemakers Lita and Tony Brady, together with longstanding consultant Stephen George, make a wine that profoundly articulates the individual character of this unique and important vineyard site. There is a strong belief that "good practice over time permeates both a reputation and a place." After vinification in open fermenters, the wine completes fermentation and remains in stainless steel until November before maturation in around 25% new and seasoned Seguin Moreau French oak for 12 months. This is a muscular cellaring style with fragrant dark chocolate/ cassis/ herb aromas, superb volume, fine strong sinewy tannins and underlying savoury oak. Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon reflects an enduring winemaking philosophy that allows the wine to speak of itself. The sheer physicality of winemaking is hardly laissez faire but there is a strong belief that "manipulation eradicates vineyard character".

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Buller Calliope Rare Rutherglen Muscat

Rutherglen Muscat is a truely unique Australian sytle and world renowned. This rare muscat by R.L. Buller & Son is no exception. International wine guru Robert Parker rates this 100/100 - "..exceptional.. worth a special effort to find".
Using the solera method this muscat includes wine dating back 35 years and only exceptional vintages are used. Complex aromatic nose of raisened fruit - think prunes and figs and maple syrup that lingers long on the palate.

RRP: $ 100.00

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"Rutherglen is ground zero for one of Australia's great treasures, old fortified Muscats and Tokays ... and Buller's offerings are brilliant examples of these wines. ... They are spectacular sweet efforts with good acidity that keeps them from tasting cloying or heavy. The Calliope Rare Muscat boasts a deep, dark amber colour as well as layers of flavour and constantly changing aromatics of brown sugar, fig, molasses and lord knows what else. It is an extraordinary beverage. 100 Points; Robert M. Parker, The Wine Advocate, 08/03 Issue"

Price: $84.99

Old & Rare Gems

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Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 1998

Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 1996

Special / Sale Price - Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2001

Special / Sale Price - Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 1997

Special / Sale Price - Wendouree Shiraz 1997

Special / Sale Price - Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2001

Wendouree Shiraz 1998

Parker Estate First Growth 1999

Pegasus Bay Pinot Noir 2002

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BVE E&E Black Pepper

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Wendouree Shiraz Mataro LIMITED STOCK

Wendouree Shiraz Malbec LIMITED STOCK

Wendouree Shiraz LIMITED STOCK

Wendouree Cabernet Malbec- LIMITED STOCK

Wendouree Cabernet Sauvignon LIMITED STOCK

Buller Calliope Rare Rutherglen Muscat

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