Dewey Station The Venus Express Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022
- 93
- $27
- Drink by: 2024-2029
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69% Grenache, 28% Shiraz and 3% Mataro from Altona, Ebenezer and Tweedies Gully. Matured for 8 months in French oak of which 2.5% was new. Raspberries, strawberry compote and black fig. Morello cherries and pomegranate juice. A hint of balsamic glaze, dried sage leaf and allspice. This wine is about glorious fruit harnessed in its perfectly ripe life cycle. A celebration of Grenache with the allure of Shiraz and balance that comes with knowing how and why to blend these varieties together. Clove, cinnamon quill and brown earth comes forth with astute acidity that carries its flavour for a very decent amount of time supported by soft and sandy tannins. Bright fruit, vivacity and poise for under $30, that sounds like something I can really get onboard with. Drink now and will cellar for 3 -5 years. A wonderful wine to have with a Massaman curry.
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.
