Tapanappa Definitus Pinot Noir 2022
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The treasured north-western slope is in its 5th bottling. Destemmed berries in the cool season were fermented slowly with daily plunges and into one third new oak barriques for 8 months. The wine moves into its second skin of perfumed goji and persimmon, some red gum bark and rooibos leaves. Tannins and acidity interweave into what is an aching succulent wine, with sappy red fruit and some pink peppercorn spice. A wine that always makes me stop and rethink just how many Aussie Pinot Noirs I have consumed too early, here you are presented with a wine that has developed with wisdom and knowledge of itself. It’s settled and confident and would be ideal with pink lobes of roasted Quail flesh.
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.
