Briar Ridge Ampelus Double Puncheon Chardonnay 2024
- 92
- $50
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What is immediate here is the spring posy of jasmine, freesia and tiny wild flowers. Billowing fresh linen and talc powder. Grapefruit segments, nashi pear and lemon oil. A swathe of refreshing acidity and memorable raw cashew creaminess. It’s full of tasty horchata and coconut oil, with the presence of white apple flesh and lanolin. Restraint has been shown here and yet flavour still remains the aim of the game. This is Hunter Chardonnay made with a shading of tailored finesse. A wine for scallops and cauliflower puree.
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.
