Eastern Peake Griffiths Road Chardonnay 2022
- 94
- $90
- Drink by: 2024-2029
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Fruit source from the 1995 planted vineyard by the late Pat Griffin, it’s lovely to see this vineyard back in Eastern Peake bottling repertoire. Full malolactic and matured in French and Austrian oak hogsheads. A steely note to this wine followed by pomelo, winter melon and Bickfords lemon cordial. Raw candlenut, ginger and grated coconut. Hot sand and driftwood. There is plenty of energy and zing of acidity with a puckering note that lingers. A chew of freshly cut sugar cane and whipped meringue. I love the unique style of this wine, its racy but nutty, creamy but with a crunchy apple and citrus note. If you are not afraid of zippy acidity, this is a wild ride and one I am always up for! Drink now and will cellar for 3-5 years further. Drink alongside lemon sole fillets with Beurre Blanc.
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.
