Bec Hardy 1885 Sauvignon Blanc 2024
- 92
- $28
- Drink by: 2025-2027
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Planted by Bec Hardy’s great-great-great-grandfather, Thomas Hardy, in the Lower Tintara vineyard in McLaren Vale, these vines must surely be some of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc on the planet. Fermentation was in stainless steel. The colour is pale straw with flecks of green. The nose exhibits lifted aromatics with notes of gooseberries and nettles, citrus and gentle florals. There are recognisable varietal characters here and the palate is supple and seamless with a hint of fruit sweetness. Definitely a crowd-pleaser. McLaren Vale might not be an obvious choice when one thinks of Savvy, but this is a good example. Now for two 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.
