Parker Estate Terra Rossa Merlot 2023
- 90
- $34
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A Merlot seasoned in French oak – 10% new, for 12 months with a light, yet eye-catching ruby red colour. The nose doesn’t shy away, displaying a decent, and quite luxurious, array of red plums and Morello cherries, with a side of macerated red violets, vanilla pods, tomato bush leaf and a sprinkle of oregano on top. The palate is smooth in texture, dressed up by the so-French-so-chic oak over its medium-bodied figure. The length misses its momentum because of the cacophony produced by the alcohol, which has the last word over the prettiness and drinkability of the wine.
Lisa Cardelli is an Italian-born wine professional who has been based in Melbourne since 2010. She worked as a sommelier in some of the city’s leading fine-dining restaurants for over ten years before leaving hospitality to become a wine sales representative. Lisa is now a journalist for Il Globo, the newspaper for Italians in Australia and around the world, where she also curates her own wine column. She continues to write about wine for both local and international publications and is on track to become one of the few prolific bilingual wine writers in Australia. A certified WSET Educator, she teaches at various venues across Melbourne. She also judges at local wine shows and for the prestigious Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards. Lisa was the recipient of the 2022 Wine Communicators of Australia award for Best Published Feature Article, a finalist for the same award in 2024, the recipient of the 2022 Sydney Royal Wine Professional Development Scholarship sponsored by the Len Evans Foundation, and one of twelve carefully selected Len Evans Scholars in 2024.
