Journey Pinot Noir 2024
- 92
- $55
- Drink by: 2025-2031
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This is another fine Yarra Pinot from the team, although it does not have the advantage of that extra year and will no doubt look better in time. A pale garnet/shimmering ruby red hue. The structure gives the impression of a most restrained style of Pinot, but there is much in the works which can be expected to emerge in time. Every reason to believe that it will head down that same, and rather exciting, track as we saw with the 2023, given time. There are attractive cherry notes, mushrooms, a mix of dark and red berries with even a flicker of blueberries. At this stage, this is very much upfront in structure and flavours, and the wine has medium length. Four to six 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.
