Howard Park Flint Rock Shiraz 2022
- 93
- $30
- Drink by: 2024-2030
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The fruit for Flint Rock Shiraz comes from Western Australia’s Great Southern sub-region, Frankland River. The cooler climate has resulted in an intoxicating floral lift of violets and a hint of red roses. Maturation in older French oak allows the pristine fruit to shine through – there’s cherries, plums and blackberries – against a background of dried bay leaves and granite. Medium bodied with a supple, silky mouthfeel, balanced alcohol, and ripe round tannins; this is a bright and enticing food-friendly Shiraz.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
