Lark Hill Grüner Veltliner 2023
- 95
- $50
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There are some perfumed orange blossoms backed by sliced pineapple, poached apples, white pepper and cumin spice. A note of hot sand and dried lemon rind. The palate maintains the electric energy that has always been present in this iconic bottling with a smoked salt salinity in the middle palate and a dried hay and straw like texture veering to a bone dry finish. This vintage brings new dimension with young vine fruit from the Dark Horse vineyard added into the blend. This extends the spectrum of dishes available for what is already a food friendly wine. Think along the lines of zaatar bread and smoked dips. One of the most thoughtful and deliberate Grüner Veltliners of this country.
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.
