Howard Park Scotsdale Shiraz 2023
- 97
- $40
- Drink by: 2025-2045
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Shiraz from the Frankland River sub-region of the Great Southern is now well established as one of our leading wine styles. Well, it is for me. The team use 5 to 10% of whole bunches in the fermentation. This wine has already picked up a trophy from the prestigious Melbourne Wine Show, suggesting I am far from alone in my admiration. Opaque purple, the nose reveals notes of cranberries, cold tea, spices, coffee grinds, mulberries, bay leaves, plums and mulberries. Such a seductive and gorgeous texture, the wine is well structured with focus and excellent length. Satiny tannins linger for almost an eternity. A wonderful Shiraz which will surely work brilliantly for the next two decades.
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.
