Brown Hill Bill Bailey Shiraz Cabernet 2022
- 95
- $85
- Drink by: 2025-2033
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Both varieties were co fermented for 14 days and then matured in French oak of which 10% was new for 18 months. A scintillating concoction of Davidson plum, boysenberry and ripe Christmas cherries. There are sweet stewed blackberries resting on vanilla speckled ice cream, a scattering of licorice bullets and brewed long black coffee. The wine maintains tight acidity and firm but integrated tannins. A sappy nature to the finish indicates beautifully ripe berries with concentration and a deft hand with oak. This is drinking well now and will cellar well for another 4-8 years further. A swift decant and served beside juicy slabs of brisket would go down a treat.
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.
