Côtes du Rhône Pentacle Le Dragon 2022
- 93
- $38
- Drink by: 2025-2030
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From certified organic grapes and a blend of Grenache 65%, Syrah 20%, Mourvèdre 15%. This captures Moroccan souk spices with the brightness of redcurrant and raspberry leading the charge. Sumac, paprika and crushed red peppercorns. Sandy tannins build significantly with a crescendo of cedar, rooibos tea leaf and tobacco. Acidity pushes forth to play well with assertive and structural grip. It’s rustic in flavour but in a very pure and clean way. An exuberant wine and excellent value. Drink now or cellar further for 3-5 years. This would be ideal with a deeply flavoured chorizo and mussel paella.
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.
