Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Shiraz 2020
- 93
- $75
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A nicely ripe mix of blackberries and plump blueberries. There is a svelte chocolatey tone to this wine, melting on your tongue as you sip. Backed by some rich spice of carob, coffee liquor and paprika spice. The middle palate demonstrates a presence of red fruit too, dotted with redcurrants and the tartness of cranberry acidity. Tannins are super fine and the wine finishes with that mocha cream note, allowing for long pauses between sips to savour. Go for slow cooked lamb here, it will match the decadency of the wine.
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.
