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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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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...
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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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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...
Aramis Collector Cab Sauv

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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A Note on Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noirs

Castle Rock is one of those rare producers where you truly need to taste across the entire Pinot Noir range...
Sisu Wines Olivia Sattler

Sisu: Planting Grit and Grapes in the Coal River Valley

Jake Sheedy earned his stripes working alongside Peter Logan at Logan Wines in Mudgee. When COVID reshaped the world, it...
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After a career spanning 50 years, Richard Rowe began his journey under the tutelage of Brian Croser. Cutting his teeth...
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Peter Lehmann Wigan

The Peter Lehmann tale begins and ends with community. It’s the story of one man who looked out for a...
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Stonier has long been a stalwart of the Mornington Peninsula, with its bottles gracing dining tables in restaurants, homes, and...
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Ten Minutes by Tractor

Trahere is Latin for “to pull” or “to draw.” At Ten Minutes by Tractor, the bottling name signifies the drive...
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