Bec Hardy Garden Series Shiraz McLaren Vale 2022

McLaren Vale Shiraz from a superb vintage, this is cracking value and delicious drinking. After destemming and then fermentation in stainless steel, the wine stays on skins for nine days and then maturation in older French oak hogsheads. An inky dark maroon, this is utterly delicious. Ripe, with chocolate, cassis, mocha, coffee beans and black fruits, this is rich, generous and saturated with sumptuous flavours. The palate sees the emergence of darker fruits, cloves, licorice, very dark chocolate and axle grease supported by good acidity, a firm finish and impressive length. Six to twelve years ahead of it.