Brown Brothers Patricia Shiraz 2019
- 95
- $70
- Drink by: 2024-2038
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At first glance, I instantly think of a bonfire, roasted chestnuts, a steak on the grill, and a cosy wool blanket. If a wine makes you think of an ideal scenery, you’d better have it by then. It’s the scent of something familiar, yet intriguingly complex and warm: the sweet tang of candied raspberries, the rich depth of red cherries, the burst of freshness from pomegranate, the unique sweetness of boysenberries, the comforting aroma of vanilla pods, and the indulgent hint of milk chocolate. There are flashes of spices, rosemary, and thyme on the palate. The tannins are soft and hug the palate, and the acidity is like your mum’s fingers passing through your hair. You can rest peacefully with this one while it is dark and cold outside.
Lisa Cardelli is an Italian-born wine professional who has been based in Melbourne since 2010. She worked as a sommelier in some of the city’s leading fine-dining restaurants for over ten years before leaving hospitality to become a wine sales representative. Lisa is now a journalist for Il Globo, the newspaper for Italians in Australia and around the world, where she also curates her own wine column. She continues to write about wine for both local and international publications and is on track to become one of the few prolific bilingual wine writers in Australia. A certified WSET Educator, she teaches at various venues across Melbourne. She also judges at local wine shows and for the prestigious Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards. Lisa was the recipient of the 2022 Wine Communicators of Australia award for Best Published Feature Article, a finalist for the same award in 2024, the recipient of the 2022 Sydney Royal Wine Professional Development Scholarship sponsored by the Len Evans Foundation, and one of twelve carefully selected Len Evans Scholars in 2024.
