Hare’s Chase Lepus Shiraz 2022
- 95
- $178
- Drink by: 2026-2036
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Named after the Lepus constellation that depicts a Hare bounding ahead of Orion and his hounds. This is the icon wine of the brand. A very seamless wine that starts and ends with blackberries, plucked from their thorny stems, some blood plums and mulberries. Some licorice root, black pepper flickers throughout and oak is glossy but threaded with grainy tannins that ensure this wine will live a very long time. Everything sits in its place in this wine making for a potent but uniform drinking experience. Some tonka beans and carob make for long, echoing richness. You’ll be pleased with yourself for investing in this and should only serve it alongside top quality rib eye and true friendship. Drink now or cellar for another decade.
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.
