Hardys Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
- 95
- $170
- Drink by: 2026-2034
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Fruit is from Margaret River 95%, McLaren Vale 5%. Blackcurrant, cassis and steeped cherries in dark tea. This is showing some of its softer and more undulating side with a mellow turned earth, dark cocoa nib and carob richness. Yes it is still quite bold and assured with dense oak spice, clove and vanilla and the kind of sandalwood one finds in potpourri boxes. However the tamarind brightness and citrus oils are beginning to unfurl here too. If you have come this far, it might be with worth cellaring this further for another 5-8 years but if drinking now go for slow cooked and fibrous meats with rich gravy.
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.
