Aramis Museum Release The Heir Shiraz 2014
- 94
- $80
- Drink by: 2025-2030
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Those wanting to experience a mature Aussie red, look no further. This already has more than a decade under its belt and, unless one frequents auction houses or has friends with old cellars, this does not come along every day. A mature red/brown rim hue, this offers an alluring, complex and developed nose with notes of tobacco leaves, black fruits, leather, beef stock, cedar and spices. The palate is gentle and refined with good length and fine tannins, and lingers with intensity. An intriguing wine very much worth chasing. It still has a good five years ahead of it, if one wishes.
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.
