Bec Hardy Pertaringa Over the Top Shiraz 2022

The vines here were planted in 1960, in a vineyard next to the very first one planted by Thomas Hardy in McLaren Vale. Three tonne fermenters used with the fruit sitting on skins for nine days. The wine then spent fifteen months in a mix of new and aged French oak puncheons and hogsheads. Deep and dark hue, this is an energetic style, overflowing with attractive freshness. In the glass, a combination of chocolate, dark berries, cherries, florals, dry herbs, and coffee beans. Sleek and supple texture, there is a hint of espresso bitterness on the very finish. Silky tannins are carried by impressive length and excellent balance. This has a most promising future over the next decade and the score should rise during that time.