St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2023
- 93
- $60
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Blackberry pie, sweet spice, cacao and rolled oats — a big bear of a wine, but one that gives great firm-yet-tender hugs. The weight and density of fruit leaves you overindulged but strangely content. Alcohol is large, both warming and giving sweetness. Scraped vanilla bean, organic cacao powder, blueberry compote. Reads like dessert, and to be fair, there’s that final hit of satisfaction too. Abundant on the palate, great drinkability in youth and sandy tannins for oomph. Best as your last glass of the night — then off to dream of Barossa.
A hopeless romantic for wine and food, Cyndal is nearing 15 years in hospitality while still (just) under 30. A Chef-turned-Sommelier and award-winning wine professional, Cyndal recently left a Group Sommelier role where she curated seven wine lists across multiple venues and led the wine team to Gourmet Traveller Wine Bar of the Year—just months after opening. Now freelance, Cyndal is a wine consultant, event host, wine judge, and wine writer. Passionate about sharing wine’s story with the world, she brings a fresh voice and creative solutions to the industry. After studying and traveling through most of her 20s, she’s now based in WA’s southwest, proudly embracing her role as a WA coastal cowgirl.
