Bec Hardy Easy Does It Shiraz 2021
- 92
- $18
- Drink by: 2023-2028
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A lovely, easy drinking style of Shiraz. The idea was to go easy on the components and make it a simple and delicious style, which is cracking value. They suggest that they have gone easy on the alcohol, but if 14.5% is easy, look out for the serious wines! That said, it is hardly apparent as the wine is neatly balanced. Bright garnet in colour, the nose offers delightful cassis notes, soy, chocolate, black fruits and licorice. Simple, but simply delicious, and further confirmation of what a stellar vintage this is. Good structure, seamless, generous and ripe, for four or five years. You could put a few cases of this in the cellar and you’ll have far less to whinge about than a Pommy cricketer.
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.
