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2005 Water Wheel Bendigo Shiraz

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2005

Avg. Rating: 88.0/100 (4 Reviews)
Winery: Water Wheel Vineyards
Vintage: 2005
Varietal: Shiraz
Country: Australia
Region: Australia
Retail Price: $ USD
Created by: harpia
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2005 Water Wheel Bendigo Shiraz
(about 1 year ago) buddy icon harpia 89/100
Blackberry, plum, a little too fruity for me, even though I like new world wines...

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2005 Water Wheel Bendigo Shiraz
(10 months ago) buddy icon purpletooth 88/100
Big fruity nose...black fruit..A bit dry and lots of oak and pepper on the mid palate. The finish is mostly oak and not real smooth.

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2005 Water Wheel Bendigo Shiraz
(9 months ago) buddy icon thorongil 90/100
Deep ruby red/purple color. A little too much alcohol on the nose, but then you're crushed by a ton of fruit that includes both dark fruit and strawberries. That fruit greets you first on the taste but then throw in a bunch of pepper as you move from the mid-palate to the finish, which is somewhat long. Nice balanced structure throughout - a good decant helps it to open up a bit.

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2005 Water Wheel Bendigo Shiraz
(4 months ago) buddy icon downerbeautiful 88/100
Excellent shiraz but not the greatest I've had. Dry, peppery, good finish. Not the smoothest shiraz. Earthy too. Watery mouth feel.

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2005 Water Wheel Bendigo Shiraz
(2 months ago) buddy icon grasslands 89/100
This shiraz actually seemed to improve the longer it was opened. And I'm not talking a short time, but rather over several days. The sharp edges disappeared and it became a classic smooth shiraz that I ended up enjoying a lot.

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