Allinda Yarra Valley Syrah 2016
- 90
- $40
- Drink by: 2021-2026
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The winery is located at the northern end of the Yarra and they are very much focused on the ecological impact of their wines. No fertilizers and pesticides; rather they use things like compost teas and seaweed extract. When wineries get this approach right, it not only helps their vineyards and the environment, but also the wines.
This is a deep, dark red, a broader style of Shiraz – one should say Syrah as that is how they dub it, and hence, one can expect a closer link to the wines of the Rhône, rather than typical New World styles. Exactly what we get. There are indeed characters of leather and animal skins here, dry herbs and spices, with some red fruits. The palate has a flick of chocolate emerging too so nice drinking from now to five 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.
