Robert Oatley Signature Series Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc 2019
- 89
- $24
- Drink by: 2020 - 2022
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The palest of yellow/green colours. The nose is bright and unmistakably varietal. There is a pleasing mix of grassy and vegetal notes with some attractive tropical hints. In the glass, more dry herbs were exposed, with a hint of asparagus and some lime. The wine is of mid-length and of a style that fills out across the palate. Ideal for pleasant youthful drinking, especially on a summer afternoon.
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.
