Clarnette & Ludvigsen Reserve Shiraz 2017
- 93
- $65
- Drink by: 2026-2034
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Sourced from the mid-slope and from low yielding vines this is matured in French Oak hogsheads for 15 months. The stellar vintage shows here in the glass with a medley of red plums, blackberries and rhubarb stalks. A fine spice line of white pepper, fennel seed and pulled paperbark brings the Grampians landscape into the glass. The larger format French oak just cradles the fruit adding sinewy fine tannins. This is a lovely wine that is drinking well now with some billy tea lingering for long moments. This will continue to age well over another 5-8 years. If drinking now go for scotch fillet and pepper gravy.
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.
