Hesketh Midday Somewhere Shiraz 2022
- 93
- $15
- Drink by: 2023-2033
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This is truly stellar value. The fruit, from the Limestone Coast, saw time in seasoned French oak. Dark maroon in colour, the nose weaves through chocolate and blackcurrants with spices, a hint of mint and coffee beans. The wine is plush and very approachable now with red fruits also making their presence felt. Focused with fine but firm and expansive tannins, it shows impressive structure and really good length, over which the intensity never waivers. Generous now but should go ten years and amazing value. Makes you wonder, if these guys can offer a wine of this quality for this price, why would you ever pay more?
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.
