Passing Clouds Bendigo Bridgewater Shiraz 2022
- 94
- $53
- Drink by: 2025-2030
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At 15% alcohol, on paper it’s quite a monster but it actually comes across as quite a suave and charming wine. It has so much going for it on the nose and palate, starting with tangy boysenberry fruit, coupled with dark mulberry, black cherry and some pretty violets, with tertiary characters represented by shoe polish, meat and spice. Despite the alcohol, everything is balanced, with some big and grippy tannins and a concentrated palate and teeth-staining richness. It has the structure to age confidently for at least another five years, if not many more.
Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. Brendan was a finalist for 2024 Wine Communicator Awards in the 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column' category. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of 'I'm Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor' for Bloomsbury Academic.
