Riversdale Estate D5V2 Pinot Noir 2023
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- Drink by: 2024-2029
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The UC Davis origin clone is also known in Australia for its droopy growing structure. It has had a good run in many plantings throughout the country. Here we get a mix of sweet red strawberries, wild tulip with rhubarb, redcurrants, blackberry, and blood plums. Acidity is elevated and lifts the wine to showcase purple florals and a fleshy medium bodied weight. A wealth of grape tannins and hints of cocoa bean and vanilla spice. It’s rich in substance and longevity. Drinking well now and will cellar 3-5 years. A lovely pairing would be authentic bean tamales with a mole sauce.
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.
