Jilyara Heath Road Malbec 2021
- 94
- $35
- Drink by: 2023-2028
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Malbec is often a blending partner for Cabernet Sauvignon in Margaret River so it’s a delight to see it as the starring variety. Labelled as ‘Malbec’, this time a splash of Petit Verdot plays a supporting role. There’s aromas of dried violets, plush black cherries and blackberries. Enticing white pepper spice and cacao nibs add savoury complexity. On the palate it is richly concentrated with a satin-like texture. The fruit is bursting with ripeness but doesn’t stray into jam. There’s structural tannins that are round and silky and a bright blood plum acidity. This is the kind of wine you can ponder, but also crack open to please any dinner guest.
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.
