Brown Brothers Patricia Shiraz 2022
- 95
- $70
- Drink by: 2026-2036
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Freshly baked chocolate cake and soft strips of licorice reward the first swirl. Fruits of the forest and cherry pie speak of the beautiful Victorian fruit. The aromas are so expressive and deeply drawn that they both entice you to drink, and hold you back from doing so – just one more sniff! You were right to wait, the anticipation is realised with a rich velvet texture, fine round tannins and deeply concentrated flavours. The four years of age is only starting to show up, with a hint of forest floor and leather that lingers on the palate. Drink homemade beef and mushroom pie with buttery mash.
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.
