Peter Lehmann Stonewell Barossa Shiraz 2017
- 94
- $100
- Drink by: 2023-2040
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Incredible colour; dense, dark and staining the sides of the glass as you swirl. It smells like chocolate cake slathered with vanilla bean-scented ganache while plush blackberries and blackcurrants reveal themselves after a moment, alongside a delicate violet wisp. Still sprightly and youthful, the age shows up as just a hint of leather. In the mouth it is rich and silky, with more luscious dark chocolate grabbing the limelight ahead of blueberries and a eucalyptus-scented breeze. With partial barrel fermentation and 18 months in French oak, the oak is beautifully integrated, offering up light cedar and pouch tobacco complexity. There’s a lot going on here. In a beautiful way the intensity is balanced with a freshness and elegance rarely achieved in Barossa Shiraz.
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.
