Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz 2022
- 97
- $210
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The ability to leave picking till early May meant a nice long hang time for the Old Block fruit, this was supported by the decision to destem this vintage. Matured in French barriques of which 60% were new for 18 months. This is a demonstration in finite fruit equality, soils that speak with clarity and reverence and the threading of spice to create a wine of true refinement. This is the exact wine that taught me what terroir depicting Shiraz is all about. Years later it continues to surprise and delight me. Bayberries, morello cherries, boysenberry and blood plums. Terra cotta clay, pink peppercorn and seasonal pine mushrooms. Ripped thyme leaves, cocoa nib and ligurian olives. The sheer length of this wine is remarkable, tasting new flavours for eons. Its thirst quenching and yet the subtle twiggy tannins structure means this will age gradually over decades. If you are picky about vintages you collect, then don’t hesitate with Langi, it is timeless and consistently one of the best quality Shiraz on the planet. A wine moment of the year! This is your dry aged bone in rib eye wine, for God sake don’t mess up the cooking of it.
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.
