Water Wheel Shiraz Plus 2015
A deep, vivid, violet color. On the nose there are berry, blackcurrant and licorice aromas. The palate is full and rich with spice, berry and some black pepper flavors obvious. The wine is well balanced, with a persistent finish that is complimented by some fine tannin. It is ready for immediate consumption and would be an ideal match for rich pasta dishes, BBQs and game.
90 pts James Suckling –
Here is a spicy and fun shriaz-based red with dried fruit and black pepper character. Medium to light body. Lively finish.
90 pts Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar –
Opaque purple. Expansive smoky aromas of dark fruit compote, licorice and mocha.
A delicious forward Shiraz wine from Bendigo, where cold nights and hot days help produce high quality fruit. Small bunches and berries ensure maximum flavors with balancing acidity and lively tannin structures. During fermentation the cap was plunged and pumped over three times daily. After pressing in a Membrane press and completion of Malolactic Fermentation, a percentage of the wine under-went Micro Oxygenation with the balance of the wine spending time in American Oak Hogsheads. The wine is Earth filtered and then Sterile filtered to bottle. All fruit was estate grown. Soil is deep ripped before planting. Vines are hedged trellised, exposing the grapes to the sun to achieve maximum ripeness. All vines are irrigated from the nearby Loddon river with ground level mini sprays. Red wine grapes are planted on heavy clay soil with pieces of limestone present in the soil.
