Bremerton Special Release Malbec 2023
- 93
- $26
- Drink by: 2025-2035
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A good Malbec is always a joy to discover, as it is so often used as a blending component or given a small cameo role at best, but it seems to thrive in Langhorne Creek. The fruit used here was a block selection, all of which were kept separate during the winemaking process, before a final blending. The result is a wine that should attract anyone looking to see a top example of a local Malbec; anyone who loves wine which is chock-a-block full of flavour; and anyone who appreciates value. A vibrant purple/maroon hue, this really is a seriously good solo Malbec. The nose reveals notes of cassis, blackberries, black cherries, herbs and mulberries. There is still a flick of oak here but integration is proceeding extremely well. A wine of balance, focus and concentration, there is good energy and a seamless structure, finishing with excellent length. This is sure to sail through a decade, providing pleasure at all stages. Like it a lot. Cracking buying.
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.
