Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz 2022
- 94
- $59
- Drink by: 2024-2034
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A very fine example of the great Aussie red blend – the family has something of a history with the style as those with long memories, or those who are simply old, might recall that the legendary Brian Croser (father and father-in-law to our heroes at T à T) might be well known for his superb Petaluma Cabernet (amongst a number of wines), but the very first release, the 1979, was actually a Cabernet Shiraz blend. Apologies for the digression. This wine spent fourteen months in old French oak barrels. 4,650 six-packs were made. Crimson purple, the nose gives us notes of red fruits, spices, dried herbs, tobacco leaves, redcurrants and red cherries. A wine with direction and vibrant energy, it is balanced and has excellent length, finishing with sleek tannins. This has at least ten years of providing great drinking ahead of it.
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.
