Jim Brand The Pursuit Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
- 94
- $55
- Drink by: 2025-2037
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A wine reflecting the much missed Jim Brand’s pursuit of great Cabernet from the Coonawarra region and a very fine tribute. A gleaming dark crimson/magenta hue, the nose opens with cigar box and black cherry notes, along with aromas of charcuterie, coffee beans, blackberries and tobacco leaves. There is excellent oak integration here, good concentration throughout and a lingering finish. A juicy style with sleek tannins, this will drink impressively for the next ten to twelve 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.
