Water Wheel Bendigo Shiraz 1996
Style: Red Wine
Closure: Cork
Water Wheel Bendigo Shiraz 1996
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Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia
Producer: Water Wheel
Country: Australia
Region: Bendigo
Vintage: 1996
Critic Score: 93
Alcohol: 14.5%
Size: 750 ml
Drink by: Now
Expert reviews
"A powerful, ripe and alcoholic wine of typical Water Wheel fleshiness, sweetness and texture, aided and abetted by some pretty smart use of toasty American oak. Stacked with lashings of cherries, raspberries, blackcurrants and plums, and bound with firm ripe tannins, it will give great pleasure to those who don't mind its punchy mix of fully-ripened fruit and uninhibited oak. Drink 2004-2008." Jeremy Oliver – 93 points
"Medium to full red; ripe earthy varietal shiraz and well judged vanillin oak on the bouquet are followed by a strongly flavoured black cherry and plum palate. Plenty of texture and structure, and nice oak handling all contribute to a good wine." James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion - 88 points (Tasted 2021)
Victoria
Victoria is home to more than 800 wineries across 21 wine regions. The regions are Alpine Valley, Beechworth, Bendigo, Geelong, Gippsland, Glenrowan, Goulburn Valley, Grampians, Heathcote, Henty, King Valley, Macedon Ranges, Mornington Peninsula, Murray Darling, Pyrenees, Rutherglen, Strathbogie Ranges, Sunbury, Swan Hill, Upper Goulburn and Yarra Valley.
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