Byron & Harold Rose & Thorns Great Southern Shiraz 2021
- 93
- $30
- Drink by: 2023-2033
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Another very fine example from a variety that seems completely at home in the Great Southern. And another very fine example of cracking value from the team. An opaque and yet vibrant purple, the nose offers smoky meat notes, florals, cloves and chocolate. Also some blackcurrants and leather. There is early complexity here with hints of a flavour reminiscent of Ribena and black tea. Thanks to fine tannins and excellent length, this will drink superbly for the next six to ten years. Love it.
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.
