Vasse Felix Classic Dry Red 2025
- 92
- $20
- Drink by: 2026-2027
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A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec this is 100% wild yeast, 100% whole berry and spends maturation in a stainless steel tank for 8 months. The Classic Dry Red now led by Cabernet rather than Shiraz can still be purchased for a mere red lobster, how you might ask, can the famed Vasse Felix, first to plant Cabernet Sauvignon in Margaret River be giving away one of their prized varieties for $20! So is the belief of the house that great wines are for everyone hoorah! Staining mulberries, blood plum and cassis, there is a pencil box aroma, caraway seed, wild thyme and memories of an ink pot. The maritime coastal succulents play a part as do those granitic soils, underlying the fruit. Tannins are savoury and very creamy. Thanks to the clarity of stainless steel maturation this screams of fruit and earth and the wildness of outdoor life. A ripper wine for its price tag and a wine to get very excited about. Try this with a wagyu burger with extra pickles. Drink now.
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.
