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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.
Taylors Jaraman Chardonnay

Taylors Jaraman Chardonnay 2024

Apple danish and puffed cinnamon scrolls. A hint of lemon balm tea and white peony. Vanilla makes itself known on...
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Taylors Jaraman Shiraz 2023

Smoked cherry compote, swirls of mulberry and dark plum flesh. An overarching savoury note of Nyon olive and sage leaf,...
Bottle photography as refined as your wine by CSP Creative

Taylors Jaraman Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A Clare Valley and Coonawarra blend that leads with true regional typicity. Led by blackberries, Acai and stems of rosemary....
ClarendonSyrah

Bekkers McLaren Vale Clarendon Syrah 2023

The first single vineyard bottling from the precious Clarendon site first planted in the 1840s. This did not come at...
CS Margaret River SBS

Clairault MR SSB 2024

78% Sauvignon Blanc and 22% Semillon, a blend of two sites. Wilyabrup and Karridale. Fragrant strawberry guava, glace pineapple and...
Clairault Margaret River Cab Sav

Clairault MR Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc sourced from the estate Clairault vineyard in Wilyabrup. This has a core of...
Clairault Margaret River Chardonnay

Clairault MR Chardonnay 2022

Sourced from two sites—71% Ironstone Vineyard in Wilyabrup and 29% Bridgelane Vineyard in Karridale—this estate Chardonnay offers remarkable value, as...
Clairault Margaret River Cab Sav Merlot

Clairault MR Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022

Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and a twitch of Cabernet Franc. This is potent with dark cherries and Davidson plum...
Wine Unplugged Pacha Mama Pinot Gris

Pacha Mama Pinot Gris 2024

Fruit is from the Acacia Park Vineyard, 80% transferred to French barriques for fermentation, lees stirred and a portion was...
PachaMama Chardonnay NV

Pacha Mama Chardonnay 2024

Fruit is sourced from Rising Vineyard in the northern Yarra Valley. Partial malo, fermentation in French barriques and extended lees...
PachaMama Pinot Noir NV

Pacha Mama Pinot Noir 2024

Fruit is sourced from two sites in Northern Yarra, Upper Ngumby and Wedgetail. Some cordial like Raspberry and Gala apple...
MARNONG ESTATE SV PINOT NOIR NV

Marnong Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

Once you are reeled in with the Estate Pinot Noir, it is now time to taste the single vineyard wines...
MARNONG ESTATE SV SANGIOVESE NV

Marnong Single Vineyard Sangiovese 2024

A vivid crimson hue in the glass, this wine is pulsating with life—squashed raspberries, bleeding mulberries, and morello cherries spill...
MARNONG ESTATE PINOT NOIR NV

Marnong Estate Pinot Noir 2024

Quite frankly, this is one of the best value Pinot Noirs I’ve tasted all year. The craftsmanship in layering flavour,...
NVSyrah

Bekkers Mclaren Vale Syrah 2023

From four vineyard parcels three in Clarendon and one from Seaview. 27% whole bunch with parcels varying between 0 -38%....
CabSauv

Bekkers Mclaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

All Clarendon fruit and a cheeky 10% Cabernet Franc inclusion. This is all manner of blackberries, huckleberry, prune and plums....
Mount Pleasant Mothervine Pinot Noir LR

Mount Pleasant SV Mothervine Pinot Noir 2024

What can you expect from Australia’s oldest planted (1921) Pinot Noir vineyard, well firstly if you want it, you need...
Mount Pleasant Mount Henry Shiraz Pinot Noir LR

Mount Pleasant Mount Henry Shiraz Pinot Noir 2024

I have called this wine the gateway drug to Mount Pleasant’s wine before, but it is also the wine I...
Fulltime Fantasy Rosco

Fulltime Fantasy Rosco Chilled Light Red 2023

An equal part blend of Grenache and Sangiovese. This speaks of rosehip, steeped cranberries and strawberry shortcake. A maple leafiness...
NV MAST SHZ

Mount Langi Ghiran Mast Shiraz 2022

A vintage that kept everyone on their toes, picking occurred in early May, from House Block 4, the coolest of...
NV LANGI SHZ

Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz 2022

The ability to leave picking till early May meant a nice long hang time for the Old Block fruit, this...
Mt Bera ALAGRUNER

Mt Bera A la Naturale Nothing but Grapes Grüner Veltliner 2024

200 days on skins and fermented in Amphora. Unfiltered. Encapsulated in a beautifully squat bottle, this is a citrine yellow...
MtB W&F Pinot Noir

Mt Bera Wild And Free Pinot Noir 2023

10% whole bunch and fermented in French oak barrels Matured in 20% new French oak barrels for 9 months. Raspberry...
MtB AMPHITHEATRE Pinot Noir Zweigelt NV x

Mt Bera Amphitheatre Pinot Noir Zweigelt 2023

I didn’t wake up today thinking I needed a Pinot Noir Zweigelt blend in my glass, but I’ll go to...

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The McLaren Vale Wine Guide 2026

By Shanteh Wale McLaren Vale’s success lies not only in the quality of its wines and the careful custodianship of...
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