Water Wheel Shiraz 2004
Syrah/Shiraz
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Vintage
2004
Size
750ML
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A rich deep purple colour with excellent clarity. There are hints of plum and mint characters on the nose with a touch of spice.
The palate is full and firm. There are plum and cherry flavours as well as some vanilla oak giving good mouth feel and balance. The tannin structure and integrated oak provide for a powerful and persistent finish.
While the wine can be consumed now, it will cellar well in the medium term. A superb table wine, it is ideal for a wide variety of meat dishes.
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Robert
Parker
The present Water Wheel operation is the brainchild of Peter Cumming whose family have long been established as successful growers of tomatoes and cherries around Bridgewater-on-Loddon to the north-west of Bendigo in central Victoria. Peter studied winemaking at Roseworthy, and after a few excellent years as winemaker for Hickinbotham at the old Anakie vineyard near Geelong, threw himself boots and all into the Water Wheel business. His driving ambition as a relatively inexperienced winemaker was to capture as much flavor on the palate of his wines as he possibly could, precisely the edge that Water Wheel still retains over so many of its competitors.
OPI76444_2004 Item# 88716