Craggy Range Te Kahu 2024

There is grandeur here with a cavalier sense of style. Cassis, licorice all-sorts, bracken and turned potting soil. A fine thread of creeping ivy, bay leaf and squashed mulberry. Tannins are aching fine, pulling at the side of your palate with a gentle tug. Acidity is woven well guiding the wine down the palate. This is drinking very well on release and yes it will develop, soften and move into the carob and creamy coffee tones but I would be inclined to drink this within its first 5 years, so is its assimilation now. A wonder with black pepper crusted lamb.

Shanteh Wale

Contributor at Wine Companion

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.

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