Angas King 1836 Clare Valley Reserve Shiraz 2023
- 94
- $75
- Drink by: 2026-2036
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The cooler 2023 vintage has certainly influenced the style and structure of this Clare Valley Shiraz, producing a wine of elegance and refinement. Aromas of dark plum and spice are complemented by subtle notes of vanilla essence, dried herbs and dark chocolate. It is a generous palate that sits comfortably in the medium-weight zone, reflecting both the season and the winemaking style. Fine chalky tannins and well-judged oak influence combine to carry the wine through to a refined and focused finish. An elegantly crafted wine suited to medium-term drinking, while still possessing worthwhile cellaring potential.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
