Byron & Harold The Partners Cabernet Sauvignon Great Southern 2022
- 94
- $60
- Drink by: 2024-2036
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Just 2,021 bottles made of this fine Great Southern Cabernet Sauvignon, so it is worth moving quickly. An appealing purple mauve colour, the nose exhibits dried herbs, blackberries, cassis, chocolate, a flick of pepper, plums and impressive oak integration. Good focus here, a lovely mix of finesse and force. Fine sleek tannins, this is nicely balanced, with more chocolate notes emerging on the palate. This should certainly provide pleasure over the next ten to twelve 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.
