Claymore Joshua Tree Riesling 2024
- 95
- $24
- Drink by: 2024-2044
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A brilliant Watervale Riesling, this is Clare at its finest. That cracking Clare Riesling nose is on show with limes, spices, florals, glacéd lemon and grapefruit pith. There is juicy acidity, fine balance, terrific length and exemplary focus – all present and correct. This is a wonderful wine and will provide great pleasure for the next two decades. It is ridiculous value.
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.
