Chalk Hill Alpha Crucis Blewitt Springs Syrah 2021
- 97
- $60
- Drink by: 2024-2038
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A lick of dried lavender and rosemary signals a little whole-bunch work that is well integrated into the core of the wine at this point. Then, it’s all about polished blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and plums. The heart of the wine is a sensory delight, with its fleshy, savory core sweetened by the delicate nuances of vanilla, milk chocolate, and cedar from the oak. Like the whole bunch character on the nose, the oak has seamlessly integrated into the fruit, adding an irresistible savoury edge to the palate. That bittersweet tannic bite right at the end makes this Syrah a hell of a wine.
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.
