Kyneton Ridge Cabernet Shiraz 2022
- 94
- $30
- Drink by: 2024-2032
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Brings together Macedon Ranges Cabernet (60%) and Heathcote Shiraz (40%) – possibly the first time? – and the marriage is a most joyous one. The trad Aussie classic red blend is done proud by the two regions which bring fine structure and generous fruit to the glass. Lifted aromatics entice in briar, acacia, leaf and black fruits. Medium bodied, nicely textured, well-structured and elegant. Love the peppery spice element to this wine, a kind of pepperberry character that is so enticing and lifts and ties in well with the black fruits, earth and autumnal characters. Just the right amount of oak (nine months French oak – 20% new) softens some of the Cabernet’s edges and makes the Shiraz happy.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
