Brothers at War The Old Man Eden Valley Syrah 2023
- 92
- $28
- Drink by: 2025-2035
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From a range of vineyards in the Eden Valley region, this Syrah has 10% Grenache included. Maturation is in 500-litre French oak puncheons for fifteen months. 10% of those puncheons were new. Very dark maroon, the nose reveals savoury notes of dry herbs, beef stock, mushrooms, plums and blackberries. An appealingly subtle texture with satiny tannins and a lingering finish, this will be better in two to three years and then drink well over the next decade, over which time the score should rise even further.
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.
