St Hugo GSM 2025
- 93
- $55
- Drink by: 2026-2036
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This version of the famous GSM blend is very much Grenache driven, with that variety providing 70% of the mix. Shiraz accounts for 21% with the remaining 9% being Mourvèdre. The grapes come from three discrete blocks in the Barossa, which are between 60 and 80 years of age. A deep and dark maroon hue, there is power here. The nose reveals an array of aromas including black cherries, a touch of florals, chocolate, black fruits, bay leaves and orange rind, along with a flick of oak. A sleek and supple texture, there is decent balance and medium length, through to satiny, slightly powdery tannins. A wine for enjoying over the next six to ten years.
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.
