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Shanteh Wale

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.
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Tamar Ridge Reserve Pinot Noir 2023

This is a brightly fruited, red berry concoction. The luminousness of redcurrants, maraschino cherry and raspberry gels come to mind....
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Claymore Blackbird Sangiovese 2023

A core of redcurrants, raspberries, wrapped with soft licorice and tobacco leaf. There is a hint of ripe fig and...
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Claymore Birdhouse in your Soul Rosé 2024

Pale rose quartz hue in the glass, with a burst of watermelon slushie, summer strawberries and nectarine slices. Pink frangipani...
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Petaluma Yellow Label Chardonnay 2024

An indomitable wine that consistently delivers the kaleidoscope of flavours that only the elevated, cool Piccadilly Valley can achieve. Effortless...
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BCP Buttery Chardonnay by Petaluma 2024

A wine with a clear flavour profile upfront delivers peach melba, butter toast and drizzles of honey. There is white...
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Joseph River Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Fruit is from the Sheoak Vineyard in Yallingup, handpicked and fermented in small batches. Matured in French oak hogsheads for...
JRE Chardy NV

Joseph River Reserve Chardonnay 2023

Fruit is from the Karasek’s Vineyard handpicked and whole bunch pressed, with lees stirring. Matured in French oak for nine...
Baron Von Nemesis Shiraz

Zonte’s Footsteps Baron Von Nemesis 2023

A wine with a crimson heart and swirls of purple fruit thrown into the mix. Bing cherries, prunes and elderberries....
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Zonte’s Footsteps 1st off the Rank 2022

A savoury and exotic spiced Cabernet Sauvignon. A core of blackberries and juniper, there is a salted prune, jasmine tea...
Hills are Alive Shiraz

Zonte’s Footsteps Hills are Alive Shiraz 2022

Well the Hills are alive and Shiraz does particularly well in these parts. Rather than singing and dancing, I’d recommend...
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MMAD Blewitt Springs Shiraz 2023

There is so much to love here in a wine that has very swifty gained a following for those that...
MMAD Vineyard Grenache

MMAD Grenache 2023

Bilberry, Acai and boysenberry.  A hint of Kirsch and lilac florals. Sandy tannins that spread like a fine gauze across...
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Lake Road Reserve Pinot Gris 2024

This incorporates the crunch of nashi pear with the fulfilling nature of cloudy pear juice, some swirls of lime oil...
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Lake Road Reserve Chardonnay 2022

Barrel fermentation and malolactic fermentation. Matured in 25% new French oak. The 2022 shows corn kernels, yellow apples and summer...
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St Hallet Shiraz Planted 1936 2017

The 1936 comes from Centenarian vines at Kalimna tended with care and love by growers and viticulturists over the many...
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Briar Ridge Stockhausen Signature Semillon 2024

Filled with green apple, lime skin and crab apple blossom, the wine has plenty of sassy citrus freshness coupled with...
Briar Ridge Stockhausen Shiraz

Briar Ridge Stockhausen Signature Shiraz 2024

Plucked mulberries straight from the tree, plum skin and slivers of raspberry roll up. A posy of purple flowers and...
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1847 Wines Grand Pappy’s Shiraz 2020 

Sourced from largely unirrigated vines around 35- 75 yrs in Rowland Flat. Open fermented for 14 days with a good...
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Streicker Nysa 2018

52% Cabernet Franc and 48% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Clairault Vineyard in Wilyabrup. Lightly crushed with a slow controlled extraction...
Streicker Bridgeland Block Pinot Noir

Streicker Bridgeland Block Pinot Noir 2023

Fruit is sourced from the Bridgeland Vineyard in Karridale. Handpicked and destemmed fermented in Bugundian style oak barrels of which...
Streicker Ironstone Block Chenin Blanc

Streicker Ironstone Block Chenin Blanc 2023

Fruit is from the Ironstone Vineyard in Wilyabrup, planted in 1986 and goes into old French oak barriques for fermentation...
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Streicker Blanc de Blancs 2021

Fruit is sourced from the Bridgeland Vineyard in Karridale. Primary fermentation in stainless steel and aged on lees for 5...
Paracombe The Reuben NV

Paracombe The Reuben 2018

A blend of Bordeaux varieties matured in French oak. Blackcurrants, dark cherry skin, bitter cocoa nib and chocolate dust. Prune...
Paracombe Shiraz NV

Paracombe Shiraz 2018

A meeting of blackberries and wild raspberries, held by chocolatey oak and coffee syrup spice. There is a lacework of...

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The Peter Lehmann tale begins and ends with community. It’s the story of one man who looked out for a...
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Stonier has long been a stalwart of the Mornington Peninsula, with its bottles gracing dining tables in restaurants, homes, and...
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Ten Minutes by Tractor

Trahere is Latin for “to pull” or “to draw.” At Ten Minutes by Tractor, the bottling name signifies the drive...
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Giant Steps at Giant Steps

The unveiling of the Bastard Hill Vineyard, like all Giant Steps ventures, was nothing short of impressive—from the gradient of...
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Rieslingfreak 2024 Vintage – A Triumph

John and Belinda Hughes have devoted themselves to Riesling for decades. Their love is unwavering, and unlike many enthusiasts, the...
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The Cachet is the Icon series from Chain of Ponds, representing the best-performing and most outstanding parcels from each vintage....
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