Mt Bera Boundless Horizons Merlot 2013
- 95
- $60
- Drink by: 2022-2028
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Not often one encounters a new release with almost a decade of age behind it, so don’t hesitate to take advantage of this absolutely cracking Merlot. Dark magenta in colour, this has plums, chocolate, fruitcake and bergamot notes – classic Merlot characters with lovely richness and length. Spices, herbs and plum pudding notes with dense fruits, a supple palate, good balance and fine tannins, all leading to a very long finish. Drink now certainly, but it will live for many years yet. Stunning Merlot and better still, the team at Mt Bera have done the cellaring for you.
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.
