Tyrrell’s Vat 8 Shiraz Cabernet 2023
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The herald multi regional blend, of which 65% is Shiraz from Tyrrells Estate Ashmans and 35% premium Cabernet Sauvignon from Mclaren Vale. This is haunting in its mix of circling blueberries, violets and Bing cherry skin. Some pops of rouge fruit flesh chimes in but it is the marriage of Cabernets structure and the Hunter Valley’s bewitching Shiraz charm that forms a wine that sips well on its own and will evolve over decades in the cellar. This is a benchmark Claret style, but A-typical in its polish, clarity and overall balance. Stunning served with lamb rogan josh or eye fillet and red wine jus.
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.
