Pertaringa Tipsy Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
- 95
- $295
- Drink by: 2025 - 2035
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Both the length of time the wine spends maturing and the percentage of new French oak steps up here – this is serious stuff. Sourced from Bec Hardy’s own vineyard in the highly regarded Blewitt Springs sub-region in McLaren Vale and apparently the name comes from the fact that the vines share the property with a garden featuring the rare Tipsy Hill Imperial Concubine rose.
An inky black/maroon hue at this early stage, this is a powerfully concentrated Cabernet. Leather, black fruits, boot polish, black olives and a touch of cassis. Lovely dark chocolate weaves through the flavours. There is coiled power here and powerful tannins through to a firm finish. Big and bold, it maintains its concentration through to very long finish. This has years to go, although holding off for as long as possible will give it every chance to shine. If, however, your patience is limited, you’ll still find lots to love.
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.
