Sevenhill Open Range Grenache 2021
- 92
- $80
- Drink by: 2022-2028
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From the century-old vines in the ‘Open Range’ vineyard, this is a superb vintage for this style. After harvest, the grapes spent time on skins, with the fermented wine subsequently maturing in a range of oak vessels, in size and age. An appealing crimson colour, raspberries and red cherries are to the fore on the nose at this early stage. A hint of musk, together with dry herbs, leather and bay leaves all contributing to the complexity. There is good focus for the full length. The wine has the typically sandy style of tannins we often see with Grenache. An attractive style, good drinking now, but there is no issue putting some in the cellar for the next five or six years. With wines like this, no wonder Grenache is such a hot commodity at the moment. Long may it be so.
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.
