Murray Street Vineyards Artisan Shiraz 2021
- 93
- $40
- Drink by: 2024-2036
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The fruit here exhibits sub-regional characters from Gomersal and Greenock, with 85% of the fruit from the latter. There is also a dollop (3%) of Mataro in the wine. The blocks from where the fruit was sourced are up to fifty years old. After fermentation, maturation was in a range of receptacles, including oval foudre, concrete conical tanks, but mostly French oak puncheons, hogshead and barriques, 14% of which were new. Dark red/maroon hue with purples. The nose is full of chocolate notes with vanilla, bacon fat, mocha, spices, plums and blackcurrants. This is a plush, finely crafted Barossa Shiraz, neatly balanced with sleek tannins and serious length. Enjoy it over the next eight to twelve 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.
