Alter Shiraz Pinot Noir 2022
- 92
- $28
- Drink by: 2025-2030
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Interesting to see that blending these two varieties is becoming more and more popular. It worked many years ago and it is working again today. The result is simply delicious drinking. A crimson/garnet hue, the nose indicates a slightly earthy style with dried herbs, animal skins, mushrooms and red fruits, notably red cherries. The wine lifts even further on the palate with juicy flavours, including ripe raspberry notes and plums. There is surprising length here and fine tannins. Good drinking now and over the next three to five years. Terrific value as well.
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.
