Hardys

Eileen Hardy Shiraz

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  Vintage 2014
  98 points Halliday Wine Companion

From two old vineyards in McLaren Vale with an average age of over 80yo, wild yeast open-fermented, plunged, basket-pressed. Deeply coloured, this plum, blackberry and dark chocolate wine has countless layers of tightly wound fruit, the gently savoury finish providing flavour and texture balance beyond compare. OakFrom two old vineyards in McLaren Vale with an average age of over 80yo, wild yeast open-fermented, plunged, basket-pressed. Deeply coloured, this plum, blackberry and dark chocolate wine has countless layers of tightly wound fruit, the gently savoury finish providing flavour and texture balance beyond compare. Oak? Yes, it's there somewhere. Yes, it's there somewhere.

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  Vintage 2016
  96 points The Real Review

Very deep, dark, bright and youthful purple-red hue. The bouquet is reserved, with earth, graphite, black fruits and a trace of licorice, the palate full-bodied and massive, concentrated and loaded with tannin. Lashings of oak, well integrated, and a very long finish with firm, drying tannins. It begs for more time. Loads of potential here. A whopper. I wouldn't open it for a few years, although you could drink it now. It's an outstanding cellaring proposition.