Bec Hardy Pertaringa Two Gentlemen GSM 2024

McLaren Vale GSM, the blend is 48% Grenache from Blewett Springs, 29% Shiraz from the Howard Vineyard in McLaren Vale and 23% Mourvèdre from the Tatachilla subregion. The discrete parcels were fermented individually and then pressed to older French oak hogsheads for ten month’s maturation, before blending and bottling. Deep purple with a bright magenta rim, there are some savoury notes here. The nose reveals aromas of mushrooms, animal skins, black fruits, dried herbs, chocolate, earthy touches and bacon fat. The wine of deceptive length through to satiny tannins, the palate sees hints of florals, cassis, coffee beans and kirsch emerge. There is good balance here, but the longer you can give the wine in the glass before consuming it, the more it will impress. A ten-year proposition.