Sweetwater Wines Shiraz Touriga 2023
- 96
- $70
- Drink by: 2025-2030
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Vibrant Kirsch, Ribena and raspberry compote bubbling on the stove. Thyme leaves, rosemary stem and blossoming Grevillea. There is plenty of intensity of fruit here with some granitic earth and wet potting soil too. It’s brooding but then with swirls and whirls of swooning red and black berried aromatics. Tannins maintain good structure with lifted acidity. This will cellar for another 3-5 years but it’s hard to imagine you’ll be able to keep your hands off it that long. There is something here for everyone. A compelling wine that would go down a treat with a swift decant and some paprika spiced potatoes and chorizo.
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.
