Sweetwater Wines Shiraz Cabernet 2021
- 95
- $70
- Drink by: 2025-2033
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This feels as though East meets West here with the fragrance of red cherries wrapped with blackberries and dark figs, then some cassis and nettle surging up form the Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s hearty with some meaty notes of charcuterie and then the medium bodied nature of the Hunter Valley region. A very easy to drink wine that is in a very sweet spot, feeling plush in tannins and taut with fresh acidity. All round an excellent example of the Aussie Claret blend. I’d give it another 5-8 years in the cellar and no doubt still be impressed. Serve with an excellent homemade family beef pie and mash.
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.
