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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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Mt Bera Mencia 2024

I have been thrilled to see Mencia taking off in the Adelaide Hills. Here you’ll unveil some indigo tones of...
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Mt Bera Boundless Horizons Merlot 2021

This wine deserves a quiet place and a swirl in a decanter, unlike its Bordeaux siblings, this wine isn’t yelling...
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Mt Bera Amphitheatre Blaufränkisch 2024

The trademark aromas of cobalt flowers are transferred right to the palate in an array of blueberry syrup, menthol, Assam...
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Mt Bera Boundless Horizon Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Yes we are pure Cabernet territory, no mistaking that on the nose and nor should we. Here you’ll find cassis,...
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Pipers Tasmania Rosé 2024

Pink diamond hues in the glass. The nose is filled with maraschino cherry, poached rhubarb and musk. Some blackberries poking...
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Pipers Tasmania Pinot Grigio 2023

Bosc pear, cloudy apple juice and traces of cream honey. A wine that hits the palate horizontally with an evenness...
PTASPG

Pipers Tasmania Pinot Gris 2024

Poached pears in syrup, ginger skin and Poire William. A hint of fresh linen and white pepper. Flavours remain true...
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Pipers Tasmania Sauvignon Blanc 2023

The whole package of Sauvignon Blanc is wrapped up here. From blackberry leaf, shiso and yellow plum. Pineapple leaf, lemon...
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Pipers Tasmania Pinot Noir 2023

A cordial of blackberries, dark plums and cranberries. Some toasty notes of carob, cedar and caraway seed. A hint of...
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Pipers Tasmania Cuvée NV

A perfumed wine with peach, tangerine and lemon balm. The traditional method lees work adds some honey toast, baked madeline...
Kreglinger Brut NV

Kreglinger Brut

Peach hard boiled lollies, lemon zest and nectarine skin. Almond croissant, powdered sugar and faint chai spice. Its oozy lemon...
Kreglinger Brut Rosé NV

Kreglinger Brut Rosé

61/24/15% Pinot Noir/Chardonnay/Meunier from Pipers River. A gorgeous, cooked crayfish skin hue in the glass. Filled with summer strawberries, persimmon...
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Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2023

Vines are an average of 20 years, this is given the luxe treatment from picking to bottling. Matured in a...
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Yering Station Single Vineyard Spring Lane Chardonnay 2024

Whole bunch pressed into the barrel on solids and matured for 9 months in seasoned French oak. There is a...
NV YS RES CAB

Yering Station Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

One portion is on skins for 19 days, the other for 10 weeks. Matured in 16% new oak for 15...
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Yering Station Single Vineyard Y13 Block Pinot Noir 2024

Destemmed fruit to open pot fermenters, aged in seasoned French oak barrels for 10 months. From 7 year old Abel...
NV YS RES PN

Yering Station Reserve Pinot Noir 2023

Matured in 16% new oak and the balance up to 5 years of age for 10 months. You’d scarcely guess...
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Little Yering Pinot Grigio 2025

This is the aroma of the Juicy Pear Jelly Belly of your childhood dream meets the crunch of a taut...
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Yering Station Village Pinot Noir 2024

Small open fermenters, daily pumpovers and hand plunged. 8 months maturation in the barrel in which 18% was new. Bramble,...
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Yering Station Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Destemmed in open fermenters and matured for 18 months in 15% new oak barrels. Cassis, blackberries and spearmint leaf. Cigar...
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Yering Station Village Merlot 2024

A singing wine with evenly ribboned blackberries and wild rhubarb. Some purple shiso leaf, plum skin and sandalwood. Tannins are...
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Yering Station Grenache 2023

Satsuma plums, wild raspberry leaf and Hollyhock. Some raspberry cordial and a twinge of tree sap. 100% whole bunch in...
Flametree Non Vintage SBS

Flametree SBS 2024

A wide arching wine filled with blackberry leaf, white pineapple core and lemon oil spritz from the skin. It’s tight...
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Flametree Shiraz 2023

A potent mix of blood plums, steeped boysenberries and squashed mulberries. Black olives sit side by side with rosemary and...

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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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