Riversdale Estate Abel Pinot Noir 2023

The Abel clone, smuggled from a particularly significant vineyard in Burgundy is distinctive both in the vineyard and in the glass. Potent in its deep balsamic notes, prune plums and beetroot earthiness. Lingonberry, Acai, and dark chocolate. Seductive, mysterious, and enticing. The flavour here is compact and deep, with succulent acidity and firm, dry and velvety tannins. An ambery note on the finish, it’s a complete wine that over delivers. Serve with a blackened chargrilled steak with red wine jus. Will cellar 3-5 years.

Shanteh Wale

Contributor at Wine Companion

Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.

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