Rivesdale Pinot Noir 2023
- 93
- $50
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A marriage of sun warmed strawberries, mulberry and cherry twigs. Some subtle blood orange citrus and a halo of cassis. It’s animated with perfectly ripe fruit, unsullied by heavy handed oak. A slow but steadily creeping line of acidity and soft pillowy tannins. As with a lot of Riversdale wines, they are immediately apparent and just very good drinks. Plenty of pleasure and visibility of Coal River fruit. There is a touch of kombu and cassia bark to finish. An effortless wine that would make any Pinot Noir drinker happy. Drink with a Cornish pasty eaten from the bag.
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.
