Shaw + Smith Shiraz 2022

A wine you’ll see on almost any city restaurant list because it fits the bill of real cool climate elegance with the stuffing most Aussies require of our beloved Shiraz, all at an accessible price tag. The vintage sees black fig, prune plums and sapote. A sliver of red toffee apple and black pizza olives. There is a sage leaf or two and woody herbs. The palate is streamlined with acidity driving the ship, more red fruit present with cocoa nib, coffee grinds and graphite. A savoury tapenade and spiced meat finish supported by powdery tannins. Drink now and will cellar for another few years. A great wine for almost any char or grilled meats – lamb chops and rosemary focaccia perhaps.

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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