Cape Jaffa En Soleil Pinot Gris 2024
- 92
- $30
- Drink by: 2025-2033
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The fruit here hails from a single biodynamic vineyard in the Wrattonbully region. The juice goes into a mix of vessels – stainless steel, concrete eggs and acacia barrels – for ferment and maturation. Deep straw/lemon in colour, this is quite an exotic style. The nose is pleasingly pungent with notes of stewed pears, green apples, herbs and a touch of hessian, not unlike a good Chenin Blanc. There is a most alluring texture and the palate has some oatmeal touches to it. This is balanced and has good length. It is really worth trying and should drink very well for up to six to eight 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.
