Brown Hill Golden Horseshoe Reserve Chardonnay 2023
- 93
- $55
- Drink by: 2025-2031
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This fine Marg River Chardy underwent full barrel fermentation. A gleaming pale gold hue, the nose exhibits an array of aromas, including stone fruits, cashews, spices, apricot skins and peaches, as well as the merest hint of oak. The wine has focus, intensity and good acidity, with decent length. There is a hint of bitter almond right on the finish. A very attractive Chardonnay which will continue to impress over the next five to six 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.
