The Fever McLaren Vale Red Blend by The Group 2019
- 91
- $34
- Drink by: 2021 - 2024
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Rob and Julie Symonds focus on sustainability and grow a variety of grapes on their McLaren Vale farm. This merlot, cabernet sauvignon and mataro blend smells like fruits of the forest and the “soft eating licorice” spirited to me by my grandfather from the secret lolly stash in his wardrobe. Medium bodied, it has lovely ripe tannins that add a savoury edge to flavours of fresh blood plums, ripe red cherries and a hint of fresh mint. This is a wine to share with your bestie, sipped while watching your favourite film and savoured with a big bowl of something warm and comforting – perhaps bangers and mash with caramelised onion gravy.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
