Bimbadgen Estate La Luna Shiraz 2021
- 90
- $25
- Drink by: 2025-2027
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Hunter Valley Shiraz designed to offer immediate gratification, though it will certainly handle a few years in the cellar. It has already seen the benefit of a spell before release. Cold soaking for 48 hours, before ten days fermenting and then a year maturing in French oak. The colour is a vibrant crimson. The nose exhibits bright cherry notes, raspberries, florals and strawberry characters. A youthful, fresh style, but one with much to offer. Bright acidity, good direction, very fine tannins and a lingering finish all ensure that this is attractive drinking over the next couple of years. Ideal for your next barbecue with good friends.
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.
