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Hardys Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

An exceptionally elegant and shapely blend from both Margaret River and Coonawarra fruit, this gentle but pristine young red has the balance and focus to cellar for the long term. Its pristine aromas of violets, cassis, mulberries and dark cherries knit tightly with cedar/vanilla and dark chocolate-like oak, revealing undertones of dried herbs. Supported by fine, faintly chalky tannins, its piercingly intense palate of restrained red berries, cherries and newish oak is wrapped in a racy, almost nervy acidity, culminating in a supple, faintly herbal, sappy and Woodlands-like finish. Very classy indeed!

Vintage

2012

Peak years to drink

2032 - 2042

Jeremy's score

97 / 100

Seal type

Screw top

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Hardys Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon
Various
Price Range at Release: $100-$199
Vintage: 2017
Alc %: 14.5
$ Rel: 160
An exceptionally elegant and shapely blend from both Margaret River and Coonawarra fruit, this gentle but pristine young red has the balance and focus to cellar for the long term. Its pristine aromas of violets, cassis, mulberries and dark cherries knit tightly with cedar/vanilla and dark chocolate-like oak, revealing undertones of dried herbs. Supported by fine, faintly chalky tannins, its piercingly intense palate of restrained red berries, cherries and newish oak is wrapped in a racy, almost nervy acidity, culminating in a supple, faintly herbal, sappy and Woodlands-like finish. Very classy indeed!
Last Date Tasted: 5/09/2021
Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2017
9418.4

2025-2029+

2014
9619.0

2034-2044+

2013
9117.5

2025-2033

2012
9719.2

2032-2042

2010
9619.1

2030-2040

2006
9518.7

2026-2036

2004
9719.2

2016-2024+

2001
9217.8

2009-2013+

2000
8916.7

2008-2012+

1999
9318.2

2011-2019

1996
9418.3

2008-2016

1995
9217.7

2003-2007+

1994
9418.3

2006-2012

1993
9017.3

2001-2005

1992
9318.2

2000-2004

1991
9418.5

2003-2011

1990
9518.6

2002-2010

1989
9418.3

2001-2009

Winery

Hardys
The flagship brand of Accolade Wines is performing at both ends of the spectrum. The premium Eileen Hardy label represents one of the finest of the more austere, reductive and mineral chardonnays made in Australia, a long-term benchmark McLaren Vale shiraz and Đ of all things Đ a simply brilliant Tasmanian pinot noir. Then add to this the exceptional Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon. Most of the wine world is focusing on the distinction and power of the great individual site, but the long-established philosophy at Hardys is to explore the synergies of intelligent blending between regions, something it shares in kind with Penfolds. This approach sees this kind of blending amid its premium wines, which also include the HRB collection Đ a range of simply outstanding tables wines blended from some unlikely combinations of regions. While it's hard to imagine consumers actually wondering what a wine blended from some of these diverse sources would actually taste like, their quality is becoming more compelling each and every year.
Chief Executive(s):
Michael East
Winemaker:
Paul Carpenter
Viticulturist:
Alex Sas
Address:
202 Main Road , , McLaren Vale , South Australia 5171 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am-4.30pm; Closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day & Good Friday
Principal Wine Region:
McLaren Vale
Telephone:
(08) 8329 4124
Facsimile:
(08) 8329 4100
Website:
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