Orlando Centenary Hill Barossa Shiraz 2015
- 96
- $70
- Drink by: 2023-2038
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A wonderful Barossa Shiraz which has been held back to give buyers the benefit of some age. It works. The colour is deep maroon with notes of chocolate, cocoa powder, coffee beans, blackberries, mocha and plums on the nose. Cracking stuff with satiny tannins and impressive length; such a seductive texture and with a ripe, lingering finish. Enjoy over the next five to fifteen years – it’s a lovely wine, just a joy to drink.
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.
