Brokenwood Pinot Gris 2024
- 93
- $30
- Drink by: 2024-2029
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Brokenwood has long sourced quality grapes from all around Australia, which is very wise when you hail from a region that, while it offers world class Semillon and Shiraz, can have limitations with other varieties. Here, they have blended fruit from Beechworth and the Alpine Valley in Victoria. Fermentation is in stainless steel, except for the pressings, which is by way of old French oak barrels, to add to the texture and complexity. This is a really impressive Pinot Gris. The colour is a slightly deeper gold than most. The wine is immaculately constructed and varietally all present and correct, with lifted notes of pears, crisp green apples, and a hint of figs and spices. It also gives the impression of the merest note of oak, but all is well integrated and well balanced. There is depth and energy here, and the wine is richly flavoured on the palate, and is well supported by bright acidity. It exhibits impressive length and should drink impressively for at least 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.
