Glaetzer Wallace 2023
- 92
- $30
- Drink by: 2026-2036
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An enticing Barossa Valley blend of Shiraz and Grenache, with an 84/16% split. From the Ebenezer sub-region, the Shiraz vines range in age between 50 and 80 years, while the Grenache are between 50 and 100 years. The team minimise oak contact for the Grenache with the aim of preserving the purity it can exhibit, while the Shiraz spent sixteen months in a mix of French and American oak hogsheads, an 80/20 split, which were two to three years in age. Deep red with a dark crimson border, the nose reveals notes of cherries, wild raspberries, hints of licorice, red apples and dried herbs. It is slightly savoury/sappy in style, but well balanced and offering decent length through to fine, sleek tannins. The finish lingers appealingly and there is lots to like here. Enjoy it over the next eight to ten 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.
