Bethany East Grounds Barossa Shiraz 2021
- 95
- $55
- Drink by: 2023-2043
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The Barossa Foothills include such famous names as Bethany, Krondorf and Vine Vale, and can be distinguished by their black clay soils (Biscay soils). This wine is from a single vineyard in that region, the highest of the estate vineyards with just 200 dozen made. Dark maroon in colour with notes of chocolate, coffee grinds, cloves, handfuls of warm earth, aniseed and smoked meats. There is already some early complexity here, where mushroom notes emerge. A wine of both depth and power. The texture is supple and seductive with silky tannins. Excellent length with real persistence, this has a decade plus, probably two, ahead of it. Love it.
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.
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