Peter Lehmann Mentor Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
- 94
- $45
- Drink by: 2023-2030
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This is a wine you just want to dive into. It smells like blackberries so ripe they are almost falling from the bush and sun-warmed yellow peaches. It has loads of sweet baking spices – like a proper Country Womens Association (CWA) cook-up, and the end of day comfort of sinking into a leather sofa. On the palate the seduction continues with a lingering silky texture. There’s black cherries and cocoa powder intially, but pop it in a decanter to reveal its future promise – Tiramisu-like flavours of creamy mascarpone, hints of coffee and chocolate flakes. A hint of eucalyptus flirts with you on the savoury, slatey finish, supported by firm but beautifully ripe tannins.
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.
