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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.
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...
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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...
NV YS LY ROS

Yering Station Little Yering Dry Rosé 2024

A salmon belly pink hue in the glass. Watermelon rind, cantaloupe and orange sorbet. Fruit delivery is identical to what...
NV YS LY PN

Yering Station Little Yering Pinot Noir 2024

Some purple hues of the cherry berry fruit spectrum. A mulberry or two and a hint of lilac blooms. Oak...
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Daosa Natural Reserve NV

Grown in a few sites across the cool Piccadilly Valley. A blend of Pinot Noir 59% Chardonnay 35% and Pinot...
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Daosa Blanc De Blancs 2020

The tenth release of the Blanc de Blancs, fruit is grown in the Summertown, Bizot vineyard in the cool reaches...
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Daosa Rosé 2022

Pinot Meunier takes the majority of the blend with 66% followed by Pinot Noir 30% and Chardonnay 10%. Grown in...
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Rongo Reverie Dark Rosé 2024

95% Syrah with the addition of 5% Viognier from a single vineyard in the Yarra Valley. The wine is a...
DN Artus Chardonnay NV WEB ADJUSTED

Domaine Naturaliste Artus Chardonnay 2023

Gingin clone grown in Karridale, wild fermentation, malolactic fermentation and matured in 40% new oak and battonage applied every two...
DN Floris Chardonnay NV WEB ADJUSTED

Domaine Naturaliste Floris Chardonnay 2023

Matured for 10 months in 30% new oak barrels. Citron lemon skin, turmeric and jonquil flowers. There is calamansi lime...

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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...
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Sisu: Planting Grit and Grapes in the Coal River Valley

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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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