Taltarni Pinot Noir 2021

Sweet red cherries, dried cranberries and Allens raspberries. Cassia bark, clove studs, wood ear mushroom and cherry chocolate. There is this classic old fashioned cherry liqueur feel, it’s nostalgic in a really lovely way. A bit like watching a family video from aeons ago. There are mouthfuls of red and black berried fruit with the plushness of velvet feel. Tannins that are very fine and dusty and acidity is on par, chugging along taking the fruit along for the ride. Oak shows in its sweet classic spices of nutmeg, cinnamon, cumin and toffee. A wine for sharing and all the feels, drink with red pesto pasta and leave the dishes for morning.

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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