Bethany First Village Grenache 2022
- 92
- $32
- Drink by: 2024-2029
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A gorgeous Barossa Grenache, grab it for now or squirrel a few cases away in the cellar for the years to come. Garnet in colour, the nose is full of fresh fruits, notably red fruits with strawberries, raspberries, cherries – a red fruit fruit-salad. Silky tannins rather than the typical sandy Grenache style, this is of mid-length and with a seductive texture. The palate witnesses a further explosion of red fruits and floral notes. Now and for the next five 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.
