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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.
Shiraz

Oliver’s Taranga Shiraz 2023

A fistful of picked mulberries, wild boysenberries and blood plums. Dancing joyful acidity and a serpentine of smooth tannins. Some...
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Olivers Taranga Corrina’s Shiraz Cabernet 2023

A sleek wine that manifests its happy marriage of the two varieties. Here they are sailing together rather than standing...
sagrantino

Oliver’s Taranga Sagrantino 2023

Blue ink turned earth and blackcurrants. Fig heart and rhubarb. The angular shape pushes at the front palate with some...
Fiano

Oliver’s Taranga Fiano 2024

Yellow peaches, pineapple core and guava skin. Wattle, frangipani blooms and nutmeg spice. A wine on the weekly rotation for...
Falanghina

Oliver’s Taranga Falanghina 2024

A Campania queen, it’s exciting to see this in the hands of Corrina Wright who has managed to capture a...
Castle Rock Estate AW Riesling

Castle Rock Estate A & W Riesling 2024

This is a selection of the best Riesling blocks in honour of Angelo and Wendy, the founders and visionaries. Light...
Castle Rock Estate Diletti Riesling

Castle Rock Estate Diletti Riesling 2024

All estate fruit and racked to the barrel with solids. Matured in seasoned French oak puncheons on light lees for...
Castle Rock Estate Skywalk Riesling

Castle Rock Estate Skywalk Riesling 2024

A bouquet of spring flowers, nashi pear and white peach. Some firm angles with some apple skin in the middle...
Castle Rock Estate RS Riesling

Castle Rock Estate RS 21 Riesling 2024

A lovely addition to the Castle Rock Riesling portfolio. Here Rob shows his craft with balance and precision. Lemon aspen,...
Castle Rock Estate Riesling

Castle Rock Estate Estate Riesling 2024

A wine that always delivers in flavour and finesse. The Estate Riesling is all estate fruit coming from vines aged...
Wynns CabSauv Coonawarra CHI Wynvale FB Cork

Wynns Coonawarra Estate Wynvale Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

You can count on both Wynns and Coonawarra for producing quality at every level. However, this wine has me checking...
Pirramimma Trademark Shiraz

Pirramimma Trademark Limited Edition 2022

A meaty wine with plenty of pomegranate seed, boysenberry and coils of black cherry. There is a trail of creeping...
Pirramimma Katunga Cabernet Sauvignon

Pirramimma Katunga McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Matured in a selection of French oak for 3 years. This comes from a delightful vintage in the Vale. Blackberry...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pentacle Les Trois Routes 2019

Old Vines form organic practices and a blend of mostly 93% Grenache and a touch of 7% Cinsault. A marriage...
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Yering Station Village Rosé 2024

The prettiest pale rose quartz hue in the glass. Blush nectarine, wild cherries and strawberry guava. A delightfully perfumed concoction...
DevilsCorner Resolution NV Chardonnay mL

Devil’s Corner Chardonnay 2022

Full malolactic fermentation in 26% new French oak. The comfortable aromas of well  handled Chardonnay are all here. Yellow peach,...
TamarRidge NV PinotNoir mL

Tamar Ridge Pinot Noir 2023

Cold-soaked, 5% whole bunch fermentation, and matured for 11 months in French oak. Some sage and bay leafy notes on...
DevilsCorner Resolution NV Riesling mL

Devil’s Corner Resolution Riesling 2023

A bouquet of steely flannel flowers, wild crab apples and finger lime. It’s so alive with palpable energy it’s almost...

Medhurst Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec 2023

A red fruited number from the north facing Block D site. Raspberry, tobacco leaf and blackberry bush. Oak reins in...
DN LeNaturaliste CabFrank NV WEB ADJUSTED

Domaine Naturaliste Le Naturaliste Cabernet Franc 2021

Matured in French oak puncheons of which 40% were new for 14 months. Mulberries, prune plums and cassis. A lovely...
DN Rachis Syrah NV WEB ADJUSTED

Domaine Naturaliste Rachis Syrah 2023

50% whole bunches and matured in 500L puncheons for 10 months. A sexy little spiced Syrah with plenty of complexity...
DN Sauvage SauvBlanc NV WEB ADJUSTED

Domaine Naturaliste Sauvage Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Wild by name and nature, this is a wild yeast fermented Sauvignon Blanc that’s matured on lees for 10 months...
DN Morus CabSauv NV WEB ADJUSTED

Domaine Naturaliste Morus Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon matured in 57% new French oak for 16 months. A marriage of traditional blackberries and Kirsch with...
NV YS LY CHA

Yering Station Little Yering Chardonnay 2024

A pure fruited number with lemon zest, white peach and golden apple skin. An effortless grace of lingering acidity, this...

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Castello Di Meleto

Located in Gaiole in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico, this estate traces its connection to wine back to...
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Thunderstone, Porongrup

Thunderstone is a new venture from Tony Davis and Remond Sweeny. This union of two mates, sometimes known under the...
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Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking is a wine label created by Belinda and John Hughes in dedication to their close friend, Tom...
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The new Mumm Prestige releases come from the capable hands of Trina Smith, recently appointed as Mumm Terroirs Pacific Winemaker,...
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Since college days at Roseworthy Ag College, best mates Brad Rogers and Steve Flamsteed goaded each other on. This is...
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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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