Leconfield Cabernet Sauvignon 76 2021
- 95
- $80
- Drink by: 2025-2040
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2021 was a wonderful vintage for the Coonawarra region and this is an exciting addition to what has been on offer. An inky opaque purple, with a superb ‘Cabernet’ nose. Seamless in structure with a seductive texture and bright acidity, this is fresh, well balanced and offering excellent length. The nose exhibits notes of blackberries, chocolate, cloves, cedar, graphite, tobacco leaves and cocoa powder. Much to like here and this will drink beautifully for the next ten to fifteen years. An excellent example of a Coonawarra Cabernet at the top of its game.
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.
