Epic Negociants Semaphore No 40 Shiraz 2018

  • $60
  • Drink by: 2024-2025

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McLaren Vale fruit from 35+ year old vineyards. Matured for 12 months in French oak. Pomegranate juice, stewed rhubarb and Morello cherries in syrup. Tobacco leaf, autumnal notes of pumpkin spice, nutmeg and cinnamon. This is teetering between the Christmas cake spice and forest floor undergrowth. Silky tannins and wafts of acidity. Carob, prune and allspice. A hint of passata. A wine for serving with braised meaty stews. Drink now.

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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Variety: Red Wine, Shiraz
Categories: Drinks, Australian Wines