Paracombe Plateau Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir 2021
- 92
- $47
- Drink by: 2024-2028
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From an Adelaide Hills vineyard planted back in 1983, which sits on a plateau which is 1.7 billion years old. The fermentation was a mix of whole bunches and whole berries with prior cold soaking. Subsequently, the wine spent two years in French oak. Only 54 cases made. The colour is a crimson garnet. This is very much a savoury style of Pinot, with sappy and briary notes. We have undergrowth and red fruit characters, especially cherries, with a touch of leather and earth. With supple texture and a seamless structure, the wine is of medium length while young, bright and with fine and fresh acidity. Enjoy this now and over the next three to four 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.
