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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.
CastleRock Diletti PinotNoir

Castle Rock Estate Diletti Pinot Noir 2023

Estate fruit, utilising carbonic maceration and matured in French oak for 10 months on medium lees. 14% in new oak...
CastleRock A&W PinotNoir

Castle Rock Estate A&W Pinot Noir 2023

Estate fruit from their 1986 plantings matured in French oak for 10 months of which 18% was new. 27% whole...
Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir X

Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2023

Bing cherries, rhubarb and boysenberries. Crushed allspice, soft licorice and cardamom. Nigella seed, poppy and white pepper. Gravel and black...
Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay x

Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2023

Honeycrisp apple skin, lemon zest and green plum. Winter melon and starfruit. Plumes of talc powder, pomice and honeysuckle. Plenty...
Jilyara Heath Road Chardonnay

Jilyara Heath Road Chardonnay 2023

Golden circle pineapple chunks, jonathan apple and lemon verbena. Poached pears and chamomile tea. Cinnamon sugar, ground nutmeg and cumin....
A KE A sonny boy

Aristotelis ke Anthoula Sonnyboy 2023

Named after the triangle shaped frozen treat that so many school children would fondly remember. A blend of Vermentino and...
A KE A Little Red

Aristotelis ke Anthoula Little Red 2022

A blend of five mysterious varieties grown in the Hilltops region. Natural carbonic maceration achieved here in this crunchy style...
NVSyrahGrenache

Bekkers Syrah Grenache 2022

This years make up consists of 75% Syrah and 25% Grenache from 8 selected vineyards. An average of 18% whole...
NVGrenache

Bekkers Grenache 2022

Morello cherries, wild hibiscus and fresh raspberries. Two tone mulberries, boysenberry ice cream and lilac. Black sesame, fresh bay leaf...
TOME

Bekkers TOME Vol 2. 2022

Trade only bottling. The story of this vintage is expressed in volume 2 with 63% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and...
Castelli Estate Chardonnay

Castelli Estate Chardonnay 2023 

Fruit from Albany, Denmark and Mount Barker, fermented in oak for eight months, one month in stainless steel with weekly...
UMAMU CHA

UMAMU Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2018

Struck river stones, pomelo flesh, white nectarine and crab apple blossom. Sandstone, white lily and lemon curd. Marigold and shortbread....
UMAMU SHI

UMAMU Estate Shiraz 2019

Blackcurrant, bilberry and Bing cherries. A touch of cranberry and rhubarb stem. Dried Ancho chillis, prune plums and Kopi Luwak...
UMAMU CSM

UMAMU Estate Cabernet Merlot 2017

Blackberry, blueberry and bramble. Creeping ivy, mulberry leaf and blood plums. Crushed black peppercorn, clove and allspice. Licorice all-sorts, five...
UMAMU CAS

UMAMU Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

An elixir of blackberry, bramble and cassis. Intoxicating from start to finish. Crushed whole peppercorns, mulberry jam, clove studs and...
UMAMU MacAnn Cabernets

UMAMU Estate MacAnn Cabernets 2019

Pomegranate molasses, morello cherry and blackberries. Maple leaf, tree bark and sweet chewing tobacco. Red berried fruit meets blackcurrants, wrapped...
UMAMU Cane Cut

UMAMU Estate Cane Cut Semillon 2014

Dried mango cheeks, papaya hull and glace pineapple rings. Rooibos tea, marigold and orange blossom. Candied cashews, pine nut brittle...
Jilyara Heath Rd Cabernet Malbec

Jilyara Heath Road Cabernet Malbec 2022

Cabernet Sauvignon dominant (87%) with Malbec (13%). A new addition to the portfolio showing the shoulders and sturdy reliable frame...
Magarey Lane Glenroy Cabernet Sauvignon

Magarey Lane Glenroy Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Vines for this bottling are 30 years old, from erra Rossa soils and destemmed berries. Matured in a mix of...
Shaw + Smith Lenswood Vineyard Chardonnay (front)

Shaw + Smith Lenswood Chardonnay 2022

A cascade of yellow grapefruit juice, juiced green apples and lime sorbet. Elderflower and Acacia blossoms. A hint of green...
Shaw + Smith Lenswood Vineyard Pinot Noir (ml front)

Shaw + Smith Lenswood Pinot Noir 2022

Solidified in a core of black fruit, Hawthorn, lingonberry and black cherry. Mirabelle plum skin, crushed granite and volcanic rock....
Shaw + Smith Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz (front)

Shaw + Smith Balhannah Shiraz 2021

A sultry aroma of blackberry, Bing cherries and kombu seaweed. Crushed juniper, clove and allspice meet sandalwood, brown mushroom and...
Evan Evans BAROSSA ROSSO px()

Evan Evans Rosso 2022

Described as very detailed, virtually natural, and verifiably scientific. The wines of Jermey Evan Evans speak not just of place...
mmad shiraz

MMAD Shiraz 2022

Approximately one third whole bunches for this amiable vintage. Blackberry, Bing cherries and earthy Swiss Chard stem. Caper and olive...

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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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