Moss Brothers Shiraz 2019
- 92
- $22
- Drink by: 2022-2030
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The spice-laden Shiraz that Western Australia can offer is so often lost between the cracks of their wonderful Cabernet and Chardonnay. A shame, because there really are some worthy wines, different to the big, bold South Aussies but nothing wrong with that. Here, the fruit was destemmed crushed into fermenters, while it underwent twice daily pumpovers. Malo was in oak, followed by maturation.
Deep maroon hue, we open with dark berries but there is also an earthy, slightly rustic note – some will love that, while those that prefer things all correct and pristine possibly a fraction less so. Plenty of spice notes here, including a whiff of pepper. Personally, the wine just screamed to be matched with a rare steak. The palate exhibited plummy notes and also some black and blue fruits with abundant but fine tannins. Good reach here and the intensity never flags. An attractive wine and it has promise for the future as well – expect it to improve over the next six to eight 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.
