Claymore Blackbird Sangiovese 2023
- 91
- $25
- Drink by: 2025-2026
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A core of redcurrants, raspberries, wrapped with soft licorice and tobacco leaf. There is a hint of ripe fig and cherry compote. They have kept this juicy and perky, with tannins plush and fine. Acidity driving the wine forward. Here is a Sangiovese that makes mid week pizza or meatballs more of an occasion. Thyme and touch of amaro bitters just in the finish, adding another facet of detail. Good value and an ideal party or bbq wine, maybe with chorizo or chilli snags.
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.
