Brokenwood Wade Block 2 Vineyard Shiraz 2023
- 95
- $75
- Drink by: 2026-2031
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A intriguing expression of McLaren Vale fruit, with maturation occurred in French oak puncheons of which 25% was new. A wisp of spearmint and Flannel flowers, some bush thyme and dark blackberries on thorny stems. This is moody and savoury with Assam tea tannins, carob and tonka bean. Some clove and olive tapenade. Its brittle herbs and sub soil earthiness make this quite the character driven wine and a wine that continues to pull you into its deep pool of flavour. A fascinating wine to mull over with a steak tartare on crisps. Drink now or cellar for 3-5 years further.
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.
