Shanteh Wong, Author at Winepilot.com

Shanteh is the Head Sommelier at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant. She is a rising star in the ranks of sommeliers in Australia having been three times nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award. She has also been a Len Evans Scholar and has judged at numerous wine shows including Royal Sydney, Hunter Valley, New South Wales and Langhorne Creek Wine Shows. Shanteh has also recently contributed to Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine.

Parker Coonawarra Estate First Growth 2016

I’ve always been enamoured with Parker’s First Growth. I’ve seen it featured on Australian’s best wine lists since I can remember. I’ve opened back vintages

Parker Coonawarra Estate Kidman Block 2019

The inaugural release of Kidman Block Shiraz made from 50 year old vines. Sappy red cherry aromas with black plum and denser black fruit. A

New Ox Hardy is Out

Andrew Hardy has always been at the top of his game and under his own label Ox Hardy is destined for new heights. Bloody exciting

Parker Coonawarra Estate 95 Block Cabernet Sauvignon/Petit Verdot 2018

Soft liquorice and late picked blackberries, dried red currants, black olive and thyme. This block was planted in 1995 from original cuttings and showcases the

Juniper Cornerstone Karridale Chardonnay 2019

Lovely to see the Karridale area spotlighted in this Higher Plane Vineyard. Bright Gingin fruit of cut ripe pineapple and wild lime, lemon sherbet and an

Craggy Range Te Muna Road Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018

A little reduction that quickly opens up to savoury red fruit and gamey elements like great quality jamon and porcini mushroom. This is immediately obvious

Clandestine Vineyards Shiraz 2019

Blackcurrant and blackberry with Kalamata olive and wild florals. There is a plenty of acid and some dusty fine grained tannins. The palate has a

Clandestine Vineyards Malbec 2019

Yes it sure is Malbec. Loads of pigment and intensity and that follows through on the palate. Blackberries and big fat blueberries, violets and purple

Clandestine Vineyards Grenache 2018

This is a Grenache for lovers of dare I say it, Gigondas. Red black and blue fruited tones, deep red cherries, ripe blood plum and

Clandestine Vineyards Chardonnay 2020

Just cut fresh pineapple, white peaches and pomelo, bitter almond and an almost aloe vera freshness. This wine showcases the purity of Margaret River fruit

Clandestine Vineyards Tempranillo Rosé 2020

A pretty strawberry blonde colour with rockmelon and pink grapefruit citrus. The bright line of acid is what keeps me coming back, bone dry and

Clandestine Vineyards Pinot Grigio 2020

Nothing out of pinot grigio character here. White pear flesh, green apple peels, lemon pith and gooseberry fruits. Fresh and clean and glug ‘able’. Nailed

After Five Wine Co. Single Vineyard Serata 2018

Blue, black and red fruit. The whole kitchen sink. A little funk from that Montepulciano this is an amalgamation of Aussie meets Italian. Pure Shiraz

After Five Wine Co. Single Vineyard Aglianico 2018

Holy aromatic bat man, immediately floral and brooding depth of spices and crimson and black fruit. A sweet coconut and vanilla bean oak spice that

Purple Hands Colours of the South Pinot Blanc 2020

Poached pear, stewed apple puree with lingering young ginger and white florals Pinot Blanc, often overlooked, is a wine fit for many an entrée or main