Tamar Ridge Reserve Pinot Noir 2023
- 95
- $65
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This is a brightly fruited, red berry concoction. The luminousness of redcurrants, maraschino cherry and raspberry gels come to mind. There is a hint of goji berry, rooibos tea and picked riberries. Autumn leaves, cumin and powdered pink peppercorn spice. Meticulous in its ripe fruit and dusty fallen leaf litter, acidity floods the sides of the palate. Tannins are precise and fine, providing gentle stepping stones that build over time. It clings like sateen, staying for long moments after you have stopped sipping. It’s an exuberant wine and if it were a dress, it would be one for swirling, dancing and kicking up the heels. This is date night kind of vibes, swoonful. Drink with a prawn cocktail for old times sake.
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.
