St Hugo DR3 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
- 91
- $80
- Drink by: 2023-2033
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The partnership between superstar racing driver, Daniel Ricciardo, and St Hugo Chief Winemaker, Peter Munro, has continued into its second year with two superb wines from the 2021 vintage, quickly becoming a bit legendary itself. This Cabernet, from South Australian fruit, is opaque magenta in colour. The aromas weave through warm earth, cloves, spices, tobacco leaves and blackcurrants. There is some oak influence here but it is already well integrated. Good focus and bright acidity, there is also abundant but very fine, if ever-so-slightly chalky tannins. Well structured, this will be even better in two to three years and should then drink well for a decade. Under cork.
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.
