Shaw & Smith Shiraz 2021
- 92
- $55
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There are good reasons why this wine is found on the most coveted wine lists, in great wine bars and collectors’ cellars as it is a wine that can be counted upon to provide the elegance of cool climate fruit with plenty of structure and drinking appeal. Sourced from Balhannah and the Central Adelaide Hills, it’s full of wild purple florals, fat juicy mulberries (the ones at the top of the tree, just out of reach), blueberries and dark chocolate shavings. Hints of vanilla pod and cardamom then come through with soft, svelte tannins to finish. It’s indulgent and always a pleasure to drink. Pair with chipotle pulled pork tacos.
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.
