Liv Zak Yarra Valley Block One 2020
- 92
- $45
- Drink by: 2022-2026
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An alternative title here is ‘franc and friends.’ Just which friends share Block One with franc is a bit of a mystery, but when they come together, they certainly make an impact. This is a joyous young red, perfect for the festive season. Full of life, it generously shares a perfume rich in red plum, cherry, cola, dried herbs, a touch of violet here, licorice spice there. The mood continues on the palate with lifted aromatics forming around a core of black and red berries – mainly cherry – with earth and a light dusting of green peppercorn pepperiness. Tannins are fine and work well with the fruit, promoting good balance throughout. Smooth, too, so plenty of class here.
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.
