Anthony Girard La Clef du Recit Sancerre 2024
- 91
- $80.95
- Drink by: 2026-2030
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In 2012 Anthony Girard had the opportunity, rather rare these days, to acquire an 8.5 hectare estate and to forge his own path, after time spent with the family winery. He follows organic principles in his winemaking and his aim is to allow his wines to exhibit their purest varietal expression. Pale lemon in colour, the nose reveals an array of aromas including nettles, passionfruit, dry herbs, warm earth, peach pits and apricot skins. With medium length with zesty acidity, tt will provide attractive drinking for the next two to four 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.
