Hardys HRB Shiraz 2018

A blend of fruit from McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and Frankland River. This manages to be an overall cohesive wine with plenty of enticing black and red fruits supported by classy oak. Its time in bottle has softened the grainy tannins into a sultry swathe and acidity brightens the plummy character solidify set in the middle palate. It’s filled with blackberries and dark chocolate, coffee and cardamom. Fruit is youthful and expressive. A very impressive wine at its price point despite its robustly weighted bottle. This is a steal and will impress any Shiraz drinker. Drink now but this puppy still has another 3-5 years left to evolve in your cellar. A wonderful wine for a steak sandwich with caramelised onions.

Shanteh Wale

Contributor at Wine Companion

Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.

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