Sevenhill Inigo Shiraz 2020
- 92
- $28
- Drink by: 2024 - 2030
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The name ‘Inigo’ honours the ‘Inigo of Loyola’, a courtier and soldier who gave up that life, became a Jesuit and then a saint. It was his followers who originally built the Sevenhill Cellars. The fruit for this wine came from nine individual blocks on the Sevenhill property, some of which were planted over 100 years ago, while others were planted in the 1970’s. Each block is made discretely, some in old open slate fermenters and others in stainless steel. 15% of the wine sees new French oak hogsheads, while the balance does time in a mix of French and American oak, between one and five years of age. Very dark maroon in colour, the aromas are of rich chocolate, black fruits, dark plums, black olives and leather. It is ripe and dense. This has all the makings of a wine destined for longevity. Seamless, with good length, it maintains intensity throughout. Full flavoured and very attractive to finish.
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.
