Vinea Marson Shiraz Viognier 2017
- 94
- $38
- Drink by: 2022-2030
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Inky and dense with blackberries, cassis, brooding violets and dark, bittersweet flourless chocolate cake. There’s an earthy, slatey minerality. Just a small amount of Viognier (5%) adds the floral spice of a spring vegetable garden as the shoots start to bloom. Flavours of black cherries, fresh peppercorns and the umami of unsweetened carob. The graphite drawing-pencil tannins, and bright early-summer blueberry acidity promises a lot of joy with further cellaring too. Pair with a chargrilled wagyu steak served with fragrant roasted parnips and Jerusalem artichokes.
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.
