Blue Gables Ashton Pinot Noir 2023
- 97
- $80
- Drink by: 2024-2032
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Blackberries, lavender and juniper. Davidson plum skin, dried blueberries and mulberry. Licorice root, wet soil, Wood Ear mushroom. A coil of raspberry preserves throughout the aromas too. Oak displays with cedar, dark chocolate and clove. Pepperberry, tobacco and sarsaparilla. The richness of deeply concentrated fruit allows for some significant oak influence and that explodes in a triumph of tannins on the palate. Chewy, moreish and totally addictive. Acidity weaves the structural foundations together and creates a very long flavour length. I don’t care what anyone else says, this is utterly delicious and a remarkably well made wine. It parades that Gippsland Pinot Noir personality that you cannot replicate anywhere else in the world. Drink now and will cellar well for 5-8 years further. A worthy pairing for black truffles or a beautifully made game terrine.
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.
