2011 Vintage
Ben Thomas The Weekly Review 4 ½ / 5
Edgy, cool-climate shiraz may not be to everyone’s taste, but here’s a good example. Only 150 cases of this wine, which was matured in 50 per cent new oak, were made. Perfumed and funky, cherry, redcurrant, stalky, sappy, meaty aromas are a delight. A silky smooth texture – it’s satin-like – bright acid and fine tannins support sweet and sour flavours of cherry, beetroot, cranberry, loam and spice. For the record, this is a style I love.
Food match Chateaubriand
2008 Vintage
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion 2011
2008 Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Shiraz
Bright colour; stacked with intense cool-grown shiraz aromas and flavours ranging through blood plum to black cherry, licorice, spice and pepper, with a seductive generosity on the mid-palate, but no hint of overripe fruit. Rating 95
www.winefront.com.au 31 March 2010
By Gary Walsh
Wedgetail Estate Shiraz 2008
This is an interesting wine – it’s very ripe, almost liquorous, yet at the same time seems controlled and distinctly cool climate. The flavours are of blackberry and pepper with a floral edge and attractive vanilla oak. It looked a bit loose on opening, but continued to tighten up and improve over several days. The tannins are powdery and very fine and there’s a little dried herb savouriness mixing it up with the ripe fruit. Has excellent length and a dry finish. Good style of wine. Nearly rated it a little higher. Rated : 92 Points
2005 Vintage
Australian Traveller Magazine – November 2007
By Steve Robertson
Wedgetail Estate 2005 Shiraz
Try the very limited 2005 Shiraz, full-bodied and sumptuous.
The Australian Financial Review 26 October 2007
Wedgetail Single Vineyard Shiraz 2005
By Tim White
Wedgetail Single Vineyard Shiraz 2005 (Yarra Valley, Vic)
What some might call “funky” or just plain pongy; but all in a good way. When it has a bit of air it gets spicy, and unwinds plenty of mossy plum fruit and integrated coffee bean oak. In the mouth there’s raspberry pippy berries a plenty, and a core of bitter orange peel. Tangy and grippy with a long, wholemeal toasty, dry tannin finish. This is Aussie cornas! 93(94)/100
Uncorked The Age Newspaper 18 September 2007
By Ralph Kyte-Powell
Wedgetail Estate Single Vineyard Shiraz 2005
As this Yarra Valley vineyard has matured, its wines have gained in depth and ripeness. This shiraz treads a fine middle line between cool climate traits and warmer, riper ones. Raspberry, black plum and earthy fruit characters have a gentle thread of spice and the light-to-medium weight palate has nice intensity. Ageing: Drink over three years. 4 1/2 stars and value for money.
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion 2008
2005 Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Shiraz
Light-to-medium-bodied; cool grown spicy/savoury characteristics; red fruits and a touch of mint. Screwcap.14 alc.Rating 88. Drink 2011.
Wine Review, Volume 11 November 2006
By Paul Ippolito
“Something Special to Impress”
Wedgetail Single Vineyard Shiraz 2004
Put This Away For A While. This one comes from Guy Lamothe who also operates a boutique winery in the Yarra Valley. The wines are made in the artisan style, hand crafted and tended and the quality of the grapes reflects in the wines. His Pinot Noir, that I have reviewed previously indeed is very good and this Shiraz has also been very well crafted. The ripeness of the fruit is really good and the balance of the wine through oak, acidity and smooth fine tannins, makes it very nice drinking now. Smooth well rounded blackberry and spicy plum fruit on the palate, lingers long, calling for food such as roast pork. Drink from 2006-2014 plus. 90/100.
The Age – Sep. 16th 2006
By Jeni Port
Wedgetail Single Vineyard Shiraz 2004
Guy Lamothe has been exploring the different contributions that a dash of Semillon can add to Shiraz, noting e particularly likes the firm acid and herbal notes. Expect a medium-bodied, savoury influenced wine with lots of soft, juicy flavours but still showing some tell-tale cool-climate pepperiness. Open: Sat – Sun 11.30am – 5.30pm.
Winewise – June 2006
By Lester Jesberg
2004 Shiraz
There’s a lot to like about this appealingly spicy shiraz. The sweet fruit is balanced by ripe, supple tannins and the finish is impressively long. Highly recommended. [screwtop]
Wine Front Monthly – April 2006 – Campbell Mattison
Extractive from a Yarra Valley red and ripe too, the cherried fruit with an oozing liquer-like quality to it. This is by no means a negative, because the wine is very good. Rich, mouthfilling, structrued and intense, it retains both its vigour and its cool-climate profile admirably, a song of jucy fruit flowing through the finish. Without doubt another Yarra Valley Shiraz of real note. Drink: 2007-2015. 91 Points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion 2007
2004 Single Vineyard Shiraz
Good colour, medium-bodied, smooth, supple spicy black cherry and plum fruit; ripe tannins. Screwcap.14 alc.Rating 92. Drink 2014.
2003 Vintage
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion 2006
2003 Single Vineyard Shiraz
Aromatic spicy, peppery, lemony cherry fruit; light to medium-bodied, clean and lively; fine, lingering tannins. Rating 91. Drink 2010.
