Peter Lehmann 8 Songs Barossa Shiraz 2019
- 92
- $45
- Drink by: 2023-2029
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If there is such a thing as licorice fudge then it smells just like this wine – rich, spicy aniseed mixed with creamy caramel. Lashings of blackberry and black cherry leap from the glass while a subtle rocky earth invites you to dig deeper (so punny!) On the palate it is surprisingly fresh and lifted, hovering just above a medium body with levels of soft, rounded tannins. Plenty of fresh, juicy black fruits, beautifully integrated nutmeg-scented oak and a savoury cacao-nib and crushed fennel-seed finish.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
