Mount Pleasant Old Hill Shiraz 2024
- 97
- $175
- Drink by: 2026-2046+
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Planted in 1880, Old Hill is Australia’s oldest continuously worked vineyard. The site and its promise was what drew Maurice O’Shea to the region and the beginnings of Mount Pleasant were formed. The one common thread for me in Old Hill is intensity and it’s no surprise coming from these old vines. There is raspberry cordial like potency, some sarsaparilla and carob spice. Tannins at first might elude you; it’s so velvety but continue to sip and you’ll find they build with momentum. Some terra cotta earth, leaf litter and brown mace powder. A sensational wine of personality and merit, it says so much in each sip. Drink with blush pink lamb loin, with a harissa crust. Drink now or hold for 15-20 years on.
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.
