Hardys HRB Shiraz D694 2020
- 94
- $35
- Drink by: 2025-2035
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A multi-regional blend here, with approximately 55% McLaren Vale and 45% Frankland River, this wine is under screw cap (the range varies back and forth between screw cap and cork). An inky maroon colour, there is serious intensity here. The nose reveals a range of fragrances – cold tea, black fruits, chocolate, blackberries and bacon fat. There is good concentration and noticeable oak, which is well on the way to integration. Bright acidity runs the length, which finishes with silky tannins, plus impressive persistence. A touch of smoked meats on the finish adds to the intrigue. A ten year proposition.
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.
