Tim Smith Eden Valley Viognier 2025
- 95
- $30
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Jonquil bloom leads, entwined with honeysuckle, lemon balm and bee pollen. Notes of peach candy and a gentle dusting of powdered cumin adds a base tone to the wine. Here, Tim Smith demonstrates his skill in preserving varietal character while carefully shaping the wine through crunchy acidity and impressive extension. This is Viognier in full voice, textural, aromatic and generous and yet carried with a moreish drinkability that is rarely achieved. A gentle warmth lingers on the finish, confident and reassuring, like an embrace that holds your attention long after the final sip.
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.
