Welland Old Hands W65 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
- 95
- $70
- Drink by: 2023-2043
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Their prestige Cab is a gem. From a fabulous vintage, the grapes are crushed and destemmed into a fermenter for a week, with twice daily pumpovers. Then to French oak, 30% new hogsheads, for a period of 12 to 18 months. Bottled under cork. An opaque maroon, this is meaty, fleshy and showing notes of cassis, florals, old cigar tobacco, blackberries and spices. We have power, concentration and length with abundant and slightly firm tannins. This will cellar superbly – enjoy over the next ten to twenty years. A cracking warm climate Cabernet.
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.
