Wild Game Wines The Duke Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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- $40
- Drink by: 2024-2034
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From vineyards in the northeast of the Coonawarra region, this is a serious and seriously good Cabernet. Dark garnet in colour, there is a mix of dark and red berries with notes of delicatessen meats, chocolate, blackberries and a hint of cassis. Licorice and bay leaves. There is some real persistence here which appeals. Fine tannins, good acidity, impressive balance and a lingering finish. Enjoy now and for the next ten 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.
