Linea Kármán Rioja Tempranillo 2021
- 90
- $31
- Drink by: 2023-2023
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Tempranillo takes the front seat in this 2021 vintage and David Gonzalez has crafted it accordingly. There is a swirl of boysenberry, blueberry compote and strawberry chunks with a hint of vanilla, cinnamon and maple. A slew of juicy red berries sits snugly in the middle palate. If you enjoyed the previous vintage you’ll enjoy this too as the wine is more about its moderate palate weight, bright fruit and spicy savoury tones than it is about the leading varietal. A touch more density on the palate perhaps. Drink with paprika and red lentil stew, either now of for 1-3 years.
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.
