Welland Near & Far South Australian Chardonnay 2024
- 91
- $18
- Drink by: 2025-2029
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As the name suggests, the vineyards which provide the fruit for this excellent value and thoroughly enjoyable Chardy, come from various regions in South Australia. A lemon yellow hue, the nose gives us notes of stone fruits, a touch of citrus and orange rind. There are good flavours throughout and the wine is quite open currently, providing easy drinking at this early stage. Some juicy acidity helps carry it and the wine should provide pleasure over the next two to four 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.
