Eight at the Gate Family Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
- 92
- $48
- Drink by: 2024-2032
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The team offer this as their prestige release – Cabernet from a cracking vintage which has spent two years in a combination of new and older French and American oak. A deep magenta hue here, with an attractive and classic Cabernet nose. Hints of dried herbs and tobacco leaves, along with blackcurrants, coffee grinds and bay leaves. There is plenty of grip and excellent length, with a line of acidity running the full journey. Should hit its peak in around five 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.
