Willunga 100 McLaren Vale Tempranillo 2022
- 92
- $30
- Drink by: 2023-2029
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A fresh and youthful style of Tempranillo, reminiscent of the Joven examples from Rioja. 100% wild ferment in old French oak puncheons for eight months. A deep magenta/purple, there are notes of warm earth, cloves, spices, cherries, leather and dry herbs. Youthful and fresh with good focus and direction supported by fine tannins. Notes of black fruits and coffee grinds emerge on the palate which shows excellent length. Enjoy this over the next half decade.
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.
