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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.

Yelland & Papps Limited Cuvée Shiraz 2023

Sourced from the Old Bamboo Vineyard in Greenock and tended by David Materne, these vines were planted in the 1960s....
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Yelland & Papps Old Vine Grenache 2024

From a vineyard planted in 1956 in Vine Vale.  Some heady black fruit here, punctured with pops of pomegranate pulp....
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Yelland & Papps Stone Well Syrah 2024

A lovely meaty number with charred cherries, sapote and blackberries. Some kalamata olive and black peppercorn spice. A coil of...
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Yelland & Papps Roussanne 2024

Upside down pineapple cake, baked peaches and lemon butter. A hint of jasmine flowers and bee pollen. Fruit is decidedly...
Year Old Vines Shiraz NV

Château Tanunda 50 Year Old Vine Shiraz 2022

Handpicked fruit off the estate vineyard in Vine Vale. Basket pressed and matured in a  combination of new and seasoned...
Year Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon NV

Château Tanunda 50 Year Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

From the Valley floor of Bethany where the first vines were planted in Barossa, comes this wine made from 50...
Leasingham Classic Clare Riesling

Leasingham Classic Clare Watervale Riesling 2016

Orange blossom, kumquat and pools of cloudy apple juice. There is a hint of savoury mustard fruit and bronze fennel...
Leasingham Classic Clare Riesling

Leasingham Classic Clare Watervale Riesling 2017

Grapefruit halves, sprinkles of fine sugar and white Frangipani. It’s filled with the perfume of summer nights, seaspray, coconut oil...
Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir NV [HR]

Tolpuddle Pinot Noir 2024

An unearthing of black cherries, ancho chillis, and tonka bean. A backdrop of thicket and foliage is carefully threaded with...
Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay NV [HR]()

Tolpuddle Chardonnay 2024

A smattering of quartzite, white apple flesh, and lemon aspen. Chalk dust and fennel seed. Nutmeg grated into white sauce,...
Dalwood Semillon NV

Dalwood Semillon 2024

White apple flesh, lime skin and nashi pears, this is a zippy youthful Semillon in all its zesty glory. There...
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Stonier Hillcrest Chardonnay 2024

Only a 100 dozen made, like all the range that now sits in much smaller quantities. The site is located...
Dalwood Chardonnay NV

Dalwood Chardonnay 2024

Pure peach tones, lemon skin and fresh apricot. New oak compliments with nutmeg and cinnamon dust. Acidity has been kept...
Dalwood TT NV

Dalwood Tempranillo Touriga 2023

Some glossy blue and purple fruits, this shines a light on the bilbery, boysenberries and Davidson plum. Poppy seed and...
Dalwood Shiraz NV

Dalwood Grown Shiraz 2023

Gala apples, a medley of black cherries, cassis and wild raspberries. Olive skin and rosemary stem bring out the richness...
SW Shiraz Cab NV

Sweetwater Shiraz Cabernet 2023

A well balanced wine in almost every vintage I have tried, the blackberry Cabernet whispers of creeping ivy and sage...
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Sweetwater Shiraz 2023

The Sweetwater always provides this lilac and lavender lift against the core of wild raspberry and blackberries. Driven by forceful...
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Sweetwater Semillon 2024

More than your young average Semillon, the 2024 Sweetwater provides some of the yellow and green citrus but alongside some...
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Stonier Merricks Pinot Noir 2024

The first bottling of Merricks Pinot Noir under Julian Grounds guiding eye. This is a blend of Gance and Stonier...
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Stonier Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2024

A blend of the grower vineyards, a mix of clones. Approximately 20% whole bunch on the sites that sit on...
Stonier Reserve Pinot Noir

Stonier Reserve Pinot Noir 2024

Take the adoration you have for Stonier, the brand, but open your heart to the articulate eye of its new...
Stonier KBS Chardonnay

Stonier KBS Chardonnay 2024

Only a 100 dozen made, like all the range that now sits in much smaller quantities. A blend of P58...
Stonier Merricks Chardonnay

Stonier Merricks Chardonnay 2024

The first bottling of Merricks Chardonnay under Julian Grounds guiding eye. A blend from three vineyards within the estate, with...
Stonier Reserve Chardonnay

Stonier Reserve Chardonnay 2024

Take the adoration you have for Stonier, the brand, but open your heart to the articulate eye of its new...

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