Pertaringa Scarecrow Sauvignon Blanc 2025

This really is a family act. The vines which provided the grapes were 60% in the Kuitpo subregion of the Adelaide Hills, a vineyard planted by Bec’s father, Geoff Hardy, in the 1990s, with the remaining 40% from a Lower Tintara vineyard in McLaren Vale, planted by Bec’s great-great-grandfather, Thomas Hardy, in the 1880s. The wine is a very pale lemon colour. It is well balanced and of medium length, with the nose offering tropical notes, notably passionfruit, along with some citrus. There is juicy acidity, good balance and a freshness here. The wine would be best drunk sooner rather than later, but anytime over the next two to three years will suffice.