Kirrihill E.B Gleeson ‘The Pastor’ Cabernet Malbec 2018
- 95
- $65
- Drink by: 2024 - 2032
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Quite possibly my favourite blend out of the Clare Valley. Lots of aromatic lift out of the glass – there is bucket loads of boysenberry, charcuterie (prosciutto) leading into layers of complexity on the palate. Dark chocolate and mocha spice, nutmeg, and an integrated matrix of blue and black fruits. There is elegance, there is grunt, there is a graphite tannin, savoury complexity and mineral freshness. A compact and beautifully framed wine showing flair and energy now but will continue to build in all departments. Gosh I’m thinking game meat here – venison or kangaroo loin with a dark, bitter chocolate sauce.
Matt Dunne is one of Sydney’s finest sommeliers and communicators who is also the Group Wine Ambassador for the Joval Wine Group. He has created and managed wine lists for over 30 venues including ARIA Sydney, Opera Bar and Chiswick. In 2011 Matt won the Sydney Morning Herald’s 2011 ‘Good Food Guide Louis Roederer Sommelier of the Year’ and his team won the 2015 Wine List of the Year in the Good Food Guide for ARIA Sydney plus he was a Len Evans Scholar. Matt has tremendous knowledge of wine, beer and spirits, and has written his own wine blog for over 8 years.
