Briar Ridge Big Bully Cabernet Sauvignon 2024
- 93+
- $65
- Drink by: 2026-2041
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I find it hard no matter what the story to ‘love’ the name but it does invoke the intensity of what might be expected in the glass. It isn’t a wall flower, that is for sure, deeply pigmented and inky. The wine opens with mulberry compote and stewed plums. Madagascar vanilla bean and clove studs. Some glossy new oak bolsters the ripe fruit with classic baking spices and tannins are gritty and sit firmly in the front palate, this is designed to age and for now is quite the intensive sip. The fruit quality is supreme and with another 5, 10, 15 years down the track I look forward to seeing how it will evolve. For now it’s dynamic and robust.
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.
