This wine is Wendouree’s cabernet sauvignon and malbec blend from the 2017 vintage and the Clare Valley in Australia. Wendouree is among Australia’s best producers. They are not perhaps as widely known as they could be. They have a legendarily opaque, and hard to access, mailing list where the wines are sold directly well below market prices (therefore, the hard to access part) and have no website or social media. Of Wendouree’s many blends, their cabernet sauvignon blends are among the best of them. This wine reminds a little of Rockford’s Rifle Range cabernet sauvignon from the Barossa Valley. Wendouree’s cabernet malbec from the 2017 vintage has aromas of leaf and black olives. The palate is medium to full bodied, tannic and finishes with long length. This is a terrific wine that should age and improve until at least 2036. Review Rating: Very Good (★★★★, 92 points). Website: None (private mailing list). Tasted: May 2026. Like: Subscribe.
