Reynella Shiraz 2019
- 95
- $76
- Drink by: 2024-2039
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It is always fun to compare the same wine from different vintages. Looking at this and the 2018 of the same wine, conventional wisdom would lean to the 2018 as the superior offering. It is, indeed, a superb wine. That said, in this case, I think the 2019 might even top it. But I’d happily drink both, any day of the week. This is an opaque maroon hue with a nose exhibiting more of a savoury character; aniseed, miso, espresso, blackberries and spices. There is excellent oak integration here. This wine is perhaps slightly more burly, more intense than its predecessor – some will prefer that, others the more elegant offering. Fine acidity, well balanced, good energy and excellent length. Such a seductive palate and a lingering finish. So much to like here. Ten to fifteen 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.
