Aylesbury QO5 Gamay 2022
- 91
- $35
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A more serious attempt at Gamay in this 2022 vintage. Red raspberry, strawberries and rhubarb is counted with nutmeg, five spice and crushed black rock. Wild mint and creeping ivy gives a herbal edge. The palate is languid and silken in texture with a sappyness to the tannins and driving acidity. This has all the Gamay feels and smells more like a hybrid of a few varieties. More importantly it’s delicious and addictive in nature. Drink with bbq abalone or bbq eel nigiri.
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.
