Artis Single Vineyard Syrah 2017
- 92
- $50
- Drink by: 2022 - 2026
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The vines for the 2017 Syrah were planted by Brian Croser and include clones from Wendouree and Tahblik. The fruit from multiple clones is picked and fermented together to achieve complexity and give a natural balance to the finished product. The vibrant red berries of strawberry and red cherry are immediately followed by a kalamata olive focaccia aroma, with fresh bay leaf, white pepper and a cardamon character on the finish with seamless dusty tannins that finish silky smooth. A lovely wine that looks extremely youthful drinking now in 2022. I’m going to take the winemakers lead here and say a home made burger with the lot wouldn’t go astray.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
