Details

  • Type: Red
  • Country: Australia
  • Region: South Eastern Australia
  • Vintage: 2016/2017
  • Producer: Hardys
  • Primary grape: Shiraz/Syrah
  • Secondary grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Bottle size: 75cl
  • Code: 23204
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Chilli

Expression

Spicy, peppery, warming reds

  • Brie de Meaux, creamy blue cheeses e.g. cambozola. Emmenthal, Cheshire. Mature hard cheeses e.g. Cheddar. Munster
  • Black pepper, cloves, coriander, fennel, ginger, nutmeg, paprika, rosemary, thyme
  • Seared, grilled, roasted, braised game: boar, duck, goose, grouse, pheasant, venison. Beef, lamb, sausages
  • BBQ, bolognese, creambased sauces, lasagna, pepper or chilli sauces to turn up the heat
  • Spicy wine intensifies heat with Mexican mole, Tex-Mex or dishes with chipotle peppers, chilli con carne.
  • Spicy salads that support meat or spices e.g. red pepper, black bean and sweetcorn. Stuffed aubergine

About the Wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

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A full bodied and powerful grape variety with a lot of tannin. It ages very well and like Merlot is bottled as a single varietal or used to give blended wines ‘backbone’ structure and longevity. Classic flavour characteristics include blackcurrant, black cherry, green pepper, chocolate and cedar wood.

Flavours:

  • Black Cherry Black Cherry
  • Black Currant Black Currant
  • Cedar Cedar
  • Chocolate Chocolate
  • Green Peppercorn Green Peppercorn

Shiraz/Syrah

Shee-rahz / See-rah

The same grape variety, often referred to as Syrah, Old World and Shiraz, New World. It produces deep concentrated wines, full in body, alcohol and tannin. Deep almost opaque purple colour, loads of black fruit and pepper flavours and aromas. When it develops, or is of high quality it often shows notes of leather, spice, smoke and mint.

Flavours:

  • Black Plum Black Plum
  • Blueberry Blueberry
  • Green Peppercorn Green Peppercorn
  • Milk Chocolate Milk Chocolate
  • Tobacco Tobacco
Hardys

In 1853, Bill Hardy’s great-great-grandfather, Thomas Hardy, started crafting wines in South Australia. Bill, along with several other members of the family, remains actively involved. Eileen Hardy, an active influence in the Hardy Wine Company and honoured with an OBE in 1977 for her outstanding contribution to the wine industry. In recognition, each vintage the winemakers select some of the best wines to carry the ‘Eileen Hardy’ name.

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The Country

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Australia

Australia is at the start of an exciting wine journey. Having been a successful wine growing country with their classic punchy style, we are now seeing more experimentation and diversity, and it's for the better.

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