Harewood Estate Denmark Riesling 2024
- 94
- $35
- Drink by: 2025-2037
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Another very fine Riesling from the Denmark sub-region of the Great Southern, this is also a notch above the previous vintage. A pale lemon hue, the nose weaves through notes of mandarin, florals, limes, grapefruit, oystershells, wet slate, beeswax and jasmine. There is good intensity and juicy acidity, both running the length, while the wine is well balanced with good focus. Excellent length, this is taut and poised and will drink beautifully for the next dozen 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.
