Welland Old Hands W67 Barossa Shiraz 2021
- 96
- $70
- Drink by: 2023-2043
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What is not to love? A superb Barossa Shiraz from old vines and a brilliant vintage. Destemmed into a fermenter for a week, the usual twice daily pumpovers and then to American oak, including 40% new hogsheads, for 14 to 18 months. Bottled under cork. Near black/maroon. We have aromas of plums, dark chocolate, bay leaves, mocha, axle grease, cherry pies and more chocolate that is ripe, plush and concentrated. The texture here is wonderfully seductive and sensual, layered and even cashmere-like with ever-so-soft tannins and impressive length. This is stunning stuff that will sail through a decade or two.
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.
