Ox Hardy Upper Tintara Vineyard Shiraz 2023 x 6
BACKGROUND
Sourced from millennium plantings of Bob’s selection on the Hardy
family Vineyard, this wine is a contemporary style of Blewitt Springs
Shiraz. The Blewitt Springs sub-region is more elevated and cooler than
the McLaren Vale floor which gives the wines a higher level of natural
acidity, great freshness, and bright lively colour. The millennium vines
are symbolic of the multi-generational aspirations Ox has for his family’s
vineyard and the Ox Hardy wines.
2022 VINTAGE WINEMAKING
2022 was a cool growing season with mild temperatures during harvest.
Sourced from twenty-year-old vines in one of my favourite parts of the
vineyard. The fruit was left to ferment in open top fermenters, with daily
plunging down. It was then transferred to old and new oak barrels
(15%) for 15 months maturation.
The 2022 show the uniqueness of the Upper Tintara vineyard terroir; a
medley of inky blue fruit and a savoury and ferruginous heart which my
father used to say was good for the soul.
Winemaker
Appellation
Variety
Vintage
Colour
Aroma
Palate
Andrew Hardy
McLaren Vale
100% Shiraz
2022
Deep bright purple
Inky blackberry, red currants, raspberry and aniseed
An inky texture on the palate, red and black fruits
with a. fleshy mid palate and a savory finish.
Wine
Analysis
14%
"Generosity without extravagance"
95 Points
I defy anyone to find Shiraz from such a significant vineyard that's close to this in quality and price. Plum and ripe cherry, baking spices and some earthy grit. Flesh without fat, curvy but never cumbersome. Generosity without extravagance. This is a contemporary Shiraz of the finest provenance.
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