Brokenwood Vegas Block Shiraz 2022
- 95
- $75
- Drink by: 2024-2037
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Sultry seduction from the first inhale. Plump ready cherries, inky blackberries, violets, pink musk sticks, Turkish delight, mint slice biscuits, cinnamon doughnuts, licorice, hot chocolate and dusty country roads. An absolute journey of a wine and I could not stop coming back for another swirl of the glass. In the mouth, the fruit is bright and very juicy – strawberries, red currants and blueberries. A herbaceous thyme-leaf lift and a slightly salty gravelly note add depth. It’s a medium-bodied style with supple, round tannins and a rhubarb-esque textural acidity. A fascinating wine with a lifted elegance not often associated with the Hunter Valley.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
