Sevenhill 27 Miles Clare Riesling 2022
- 95
- $50
- Drink by: 2022-2037
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As we find so often with the very best Rieslings, the intervention by the winemakers has been kept to a minimum. Another superb Clare Riesling from a sensational vintage, which you can happily enjoy now for its vibrancy and life or cellar it with confidence. Fifteen years will not be a problem for a good cellar. The wine is a shining pale yellow. We have notes of spices, florals – not least, touches of jasmine – and lemons, with a steely background and hints of minerals. It is immediately appealing, giving hints of the pleasure to come. Balanced and with focused drive for the full length, there is bright acidity along for the journey. Taut, with great finesse and length, this is a stunning Riesling.
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.
