Kyneton Ridge Sparkling Shiraz NV
- 91
- $40
- Drink by: 2024-2025
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Fruit is from Heathcote and is matured in French and American barriques of which 25% are new for 7 months. Blackberries, boysenberries and Kalamata olive. Moroccan spices, boot leather and sarsaparilla. Vanilla bean, mulled wine and tangerine citrus peel before a hint of savoury cured meats on the finish. Sultry and luxurious, with a good slurp of sweetness but balanced well by spice and terra cotta earthiness. This is drinking well now and would be a real treat alongside slow cooked pork shoulder.
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.
