Hesketh Wines Lost Weekend Chardonnay 2024
- 91
- $16
- Drink by: 2025-2028
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Sourced from vineyards scattered across the Limestone Coast region, fermentation was in stainless steel, while 20% spent four months maturing in new French oak barriques. Straw in colour, the nose gives us notes of dried herbs, stone fruits, apricots and melon. A pleasing texture, this is still youthful. It is of medium length with rather bright acidity, and provides fresh drinking. A wine which is delightfully attractive and excellent value, it should continue to impress for at least the next three 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.
