MMAD Blewitt Springs Shiraz 2023

There is so much to love here in a wine that has very swifty gained a following for those that adore both McLaren Vales famed Blewitt Springs and the terroir based wines of the Rhone. It doesn’t emulate or replicate but instead zeros in on the blue fruited, blackberry and lavender tones with gusto whilst serving up all the savoury herbs of a tapas platter. Sandy tannins and so much drinkability – it’s hard to put down. There is a salted licorice note with fine lines of trilling acidity. The cool vintage gives this wine its finesse and it’s a real beauty..once again. A lovely wine for Caponata on crusty sourdough toast. Drink now or will cellar well for 6-8 years.

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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