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2005 A.P Birks Wendouree Shiraz, Mataro

Original price was: $175.00.Current price is: $150.00.
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  • Producer
    A.P Birks Wendouree
  • Vintage
    2005
  • Grape Variety
    Shiraz/Mataro
  • Region
    Australia
  • Sub Region
    Clare Valley
  • Size
    Bottle
SKU: WENSM05EC1

Wendouree is among Australia’s most sought after wines. This mythical Clare Valley estate has no website, no cellar door and they rarely answer the phone but do sometimes respond to letters.
The first vineyards were planted back in 1892/3 by the Birks family so we’re talking some seriously old vines here. The Birks’ owned the estate until 1974 when Tony & Lita Brady acquired it. Since then they have transformed the estate into a revolutionary yet classically Clare Valley institution. Roly Birks stayed on as winemaker until 1980.
Alfred Percy Birks ‘AP Birks’ and his brothers started planting in 1892 with a 0.2Ha block of Cabernet Sauvignon and then subsequent Birks generations planted a raft of different varieties; Shiraz in 1911 and more Cabernet in 1971, eventually ending up with 50Ha of vines in total.

Tasting Notes

94 Points James Halliday
Slightly lighter colour than the Shiraz, but similar brilliant hue; the mataro/mourvedre tannins are evident, but not trenchantly so; nonetheless, needs 5-10 years to fully unfurl its sails.

2005 A.P Birks Wendouree Shiraz, Mataro