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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.
Mount Pleasant Mothervine Pinot Noir LR

Mount Pleasant Mothervine Pinot Noir 2025

Australia’s oldest planted Pinot Noir vineyard by Mauirce O’Shea himself in 1921. A vivid wine this vintage with maraschino cherries,...
Mount Pleasant OP&OH Shiraz LR

Mount Pleasant OP & OH 2024

OP & OH is short for Old Hill and Old Paddock, this vintage opens with blackcurrant and wild raspberries. Nicely...
Mount Pleasant Mountain A LR

Mount Pleasant Mountain A Medium Bodied Red 2024

The medium bodied nature of Mountain A comes from the particular block planted in 1965. There are cranberries and lily...
Mount Pleasant Mountain D LR

Mount Pleasant Mountain D Full Bodied Red 2024

The Mountain D was first released in 1937 as a blended vineyard wine, crafted to express the richer, full-bodied character...
Mount Pleasant Rosehill Shiraz LR

Mount Pleasant Rosehill Single Vineyard Shiraz 2024

Planted in 1946 and later plantings in 1965. This bottling takes fruit from the lower Northern aspect that makes the...
Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon LR

Mount Pleasant Single Vineyard Lovedale Semillon 2025

This is like falling into a fairy bed of apple blossoms, so delicate is its fragrant perfume. Lime pith, pomelo,...
Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon LR

Mount Pleasant Cellar Aged Semillon Lovedale 2021

Good gracious this is fresh, and an exercise in the Lovedale vineyards enduring youth. The vintage was not a walk...
Mount Pleasant Old Hill Shiraz LR

Mount Pleasant Old Hill Shiraz 2024

Planted in 1880, Old Hill is Australia’s oldest continuously worked vineyard. The site and its promise was what drew Maurice...
Mount Pleasant Old Paddock Shiraz LR

Mount Pleasant Old Paddock Shiraz 2024

Established in 1921 from cuttings taken from Old Hill. Planted in Pokolbin in a north- south orientation on red and...
Mount Pleasant Maurice O'Shea Shiraz LR

Mount Pleasant Maurice O’Shea Shiraz 2024

First created in 1987 as a tribute to the great man himself.  This is the top barrel selection of Old...
Mount Pleasant Vines Shiraz LR

Mount Pleasant 1946 Vines Rosehill Shiraz 2024

Another remarkable moment for Maurice O’Shea was walking the Rosehill block and recognising its potential. Vines planted in 1946, Rosehill...
St Hallett Faith Shiraz

St Hallett Faith 2025

St Hallett is a faithful household name to many, my extended family included and it is the Faith Shiraz that...

Shadowfax Pinot Gris 2025

Grown at the Little Hampton vineyard. An all around delightful wine that marries the ripe pear and golden apple fruit...
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Shadowfax Gewürztraminer 2025

Grown at the Midhill Vineyard. This is fragrant with lychee, mangosteen and rose spray and pineapple. Candied lemon skin and...
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Shadowfax Midhill Chardonnay 2024

Midhill Vineyard is planted on deep volcanic red soils at an elevation of 550 meters above sea level. A flicker...
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Shadowfax Pinot Noir 2024

A wine that invites you into the Shadowfax world with beckoning gestures. The wine opens with a few swirls and...
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Shadowfax Little Hampton Pinot Noir 2024

Grown at the Little Hampton Vineyard on red volcanic clay soils at an elevation of 720 metres above sea level....
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Shadowfax Straws Lane Pinot Noir 2024

Grown on the close planted single vineyard site Straws Lane at an elevation of 800m above sea level. Soils are...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Heart Pinot Noir ()

Marnong Heart Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

This site sits at the centre vineyard of the estate. This is quite the deeply pigmented Pinot Noir with aromas...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Weatherstone Pinot Noir ()

Marnong Weatherstone Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025

This is the most elevated of Marnong’s sites and that is clear by its dainty red florals. Some rosehip, cherry...
Marnong Estate Reserve Pinot Noir ()

Marnong Reserve Pinot Noir 2024

The Reserve is a selection of top parcels and barrel selection. Here you can see Alex Beckett’s ability to fit...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Sangiovese ()

Marnong Single Vineyard Sangiovese 2025

The potential for Sangiovese here in Sunbury isn’t lost on Alex Beckett, in fact the story and potential of the...
Marnong Estate Single Vineyard Montepulciano ()

Marnong Single Vineyard Montepulciano 2025

A boysenberry bramble, blood plums and juicy pulpy nature, this is full bodied but svelte in nature. You’ll saunter past...
Paracombe Gruner V NV

Paracombe Grüner V5 2023

An aromatic blend of Gruner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Gewürtraminer, Riesling and Pinot Blanc. This as you would imagine is quite...

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