Allegiance Wines Unity McLaren Vale Shiraz 2024
- 92
- $120
- Drink by: 2026-2028
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McLaren Vale Shiraz from the highly regarded 2024 vintage, this is always a highly anticipated release. A deep russet/ maroon hue, the nose offers notes of chocolate, warm earth, bay leaves, black fruits and hints of campfire. There is firm oak evident and good intensity throughout. The palate sees the emergence of even more chocolate and black fruit notes. Very good length here, the wine will provide pleasure for at least the next eight to twelve 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.
