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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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Flametree Chardonnay 2024

Aching beautiful, the wines of Flametree, often fly under the radar in quality and dare I say it, price. This...
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Flametree Embers Chardonnay 2024

A tantalising wine from first aroma to last drop in the glass. The back label reads for ‘immediate enjoyment’ and...
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Villa Rassade Côtes de Provence Rosé 2024

Tucked away in the heart of Provence is Villa Rassade, this is a blend of 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah. It...
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Candeley Malbec Bordeaux Rouge 2020

Made entirely from Malbec. This lifts out of the glass with blackberries, blueberries and wild pomegranate seed. Thistle, cedar and...
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Giant Steps Circle of Fifths Chardonnay 2024

Here is a wine that speaks most loudly of the Yarra and secondly of its Giant Steps roots. Yellow grapefruit,...
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Giant Steps Circle of Fifths Pinot Noir 2024

A squeaky clean wine with pristine red summer berries. Raspberries, strawberries and dragonfruit encased with red jelly awaiting its dollop...
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Aramis Vineyard Collector Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 

A dark shadowy restaurant, enclosed in cedar and willowy candlelight; an old school steakhouse would set the scene for this...

Briar Ridge Limited Release BDX Blend 2023

A blend of predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon 75% with Cabernet Franc 11% and small touches of Malbec 8% and Petit Verdot...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 Hallett 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...

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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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