Woodvale Springs Gardens Shiraz 2018
- 92
- $30
- Drink by: 2022-2030
Share
The fruit for this wine is from three vineyards spread across the Clare – Lakota, Netherby, and Milburn. Springs Gardens was the name of the farm of Tom Duke, winemaker Kevin Mitchell’s great grandfather. The parcels were all dealt with separately, with pumping over by hand and basket pressing to a mix of new and older French oak hogsheads before bottling without fining or filtration. Deep red, this is fresh, bright and vibrant with an attractive mix of red and darker fruits. Notes of dry herbs, chocolate and black olives as well with good oak integration. With good acidity, the wine is well balanced with a lingering focused finish. Delicious now but will drink well for another six to eight years. Cracking value.
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.
