Reed Knife Edge Shiraz 2020
- 93
- $33
- Drink by: 2020 - 2028
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Shiraz is a remarkably versatile variety. It can be like a massive, comforting hug filled with sweet baking spices or something else entirely. It’s easy in Australia, with all the rich South Australian wines at our fingertips, to forget that there are many layers to be found in this noble grape.
Sierra Reed has been quietly making a name for herself in recent years. Based in Victoria, she sources fruit locally and interstate as well as doing regular vintages overseas (COVID-pending). Her minimal intervention approach to this shiraz from the Grampians involves gentle old oak ageing, allowing the cool climate fruit to shine through.
As it hits the glass you immediately know that you are in new territory; bright ruby, and with a paler depth than its inky siblings across the South Australian border. Shiraz is one of the few truely aromatic reds and this wine delivers with brooding violet perfume. There’s a hint of candied blueberries before an earthy core of dark cherries, cacao nibs and black peppercorns. Distinctly medium bodied, it dances across the palate offering up ripe cranberry acidity and silky tannins.
Pair its freshness with a rich lamb roast and piles of roast potatoes for a gorgeous balance.
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.
