Yangarra Ironheart Shiraz 2022
- 95
- $125
- Drink by: 2025-2033
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Grown on ironstone gravel soils, the fruit sees open fermenters and 21 days on skins before maturation in French and Austrian oak for 19 months. A shrub of black cherries, wild hawthorn, and mulberries meets olive flecks, woodsy herbs, and crushed black peppercorns. There’s a sliver of purple flowers and dots of pen ink. The palate is buoyant, lifted by lively acidity, which gives way to well-integrated oak and whole-bunch tannins. This sits in the sweet spot of a Venn diagram—moderate-climate Shiraz with Syrah-like spice and herbal lift. It’s drinking beautifully now, but it’s been crafted with a long view, promising further reward over the next 5–8 years. A glass or two alongside the chew and game of lamb cutlets would be just the thing.
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.
