The Little Wine Company Little Gem Shiraz 2018
- 93
- $50
- Drink by: 2022-2030
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For me, the pick of the Little range which is a Hunter Shiraz from a brilliant year. This is deep maroon in colour with soft warm earthy notes. We have red berries mixing it with darker fruits, black cherries and more which leather and dried herbs tie together. Seamless and supple, this is finely crafted with a taught, minerally backing and good acidity. Nicely balanced and with good line and length, this will easily drink well for another six to eight years and likely much longer from good cellars.
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.
