Kyneton Ridge Skipping Rabbit Pinot Noir 2023
- 92
- $32
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Deeply hued, the fruit grows on granitic sand and matures in French oak of which 15% is new for 9 months. Punchy blackberries, juniper and black cherries. Black forest cake, clove and tobacco leaf. There is licorice all-sorts on the palate with hemp leaf, sage and rosemary herbs. Tannins are gritty but well worked into the wine and provide a sappy quality that’s commendable while acidity chugs along. This has plenty of flavour and weight for a Pinot Noir of its price point. Serve alongside a bbq of Brazilian churrasco and you’ll be pretty popular with your friends.
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.
