Peos Estate Four Kings Shiraz 2020
- 94
- $40
- Drink by: 2024-2034
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The fruit for this Shiraz, from a single vineyard at Manjimup near Pemberton, spent ten days on skins in stainless steel, before sixteen months maturing in French barriques. The colour here is a very dark maroon/magenta with a nose that gives us notes of blackberries, plums, leather, chocolate and aniseed. Good oak integration for a savoury and quite linear style. There is good focus and sleek tannins as the palate sees more chocolate and black fruits emerge. Very attractive, this will provide pleasure for the next decade or more.
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.
