MAW Pinot Noir 2022

It’s the crunch of red taut berry skin for me. This is blood plum, strawberries the size of your fist, pomegranate and then this underlying goji berry and hibiscus florals. Don’t underestimate Orange’s cool climate Pinot Noir style, that’s like comparing Gevrey with Volnay or perhaps apples with oranges. Lively acidity, translucent red berries and a slew of peonies and rosella. It’s succulent and slinks its way into your heart at a price unmatched. The MAW is the epitome of elegance vintage after vintage. Drink with joy in your heart.

Shanteh Wale

Contributor at Wine Companion

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.

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