Curtis Ancestor 2022
- 94
- $180
- Drink by: 2026-2034
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The vines are as stated over 100 years old and matured in French and American oak barrels for 24 months. This captures the flicker of red florals Rosella and Desert Pea. Velvet curls of blackcurrant and plum skin. Tannins stand upright but are woven into the carob, long black coffee and star anise spice. Some cocoa nib and lingering bitterness adds angle to an otherwise rich and smooth full bodied wine. Drink now or let mellow for another 5-8 years further. Try this with an Irish stew and fall asleep happy and content.
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.
