1847 Grand Pappy’s Shiraz 2020
- 96
- $320
- Drink by: 2024=2044
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Lovers of big, bold, generous Barossa Shiraz will be right at home here, although deep pockets may be required. There is a real lusciousness to this wine presented in a shade of maroon/black. We have aromas of chocolate, aniseed, spices, soy, black olives and blackberries. There is a fair bit of timber here but it is early days and well in the process of integrating. Those not in a rush to enjoy this Barossan beauty will be well rewarded. Seamless on the palate, with a good flick of acidity, there is serious length here. Very fine, sleek tannins, it lingers beautifully. Love it. Fifteen to twenty years.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
