Australian Icons Part 2

Send us a text We taste through Australian icons and ask what truly makes a wine “great”: site, story, structure, or time. From Great Western’s mineral Shiraz to Margaret River’s silky Cabernet, Grange’s legend and Noble One’s golden botrytis, we weigh value, ageability and joy. • Best’s Bin 0 Shiraz 2021 as elegant, dark-fruited Great Western benchmark • Continental climate, phenolic ripeness and stony granitic tannins • Thompson Family Shiraz 2020 from 1868 pre-phylloxera vines • Why cellaring matters and protecting historic vineyards • Margaret River Cabernet structure versus Yarra Valley tannin • Barrel selection and blending for balance and perfume • Penfolds Grange history, pricing, ageing and corking clinics • Botrytis mechanics behind Noble One and food matches • Pride in Australian diversity and value at multiple price points • Aldi picks: Chianti for weeknight food pairing and value Make sure you come back for that until next time. Enjoy your next glass of wine and drink well Follow us on instagram @winewithmegandmel