Pertaringa Undercover Shiraz 2018

Pertaringa Undercover Shiraz 2018Geoff Hardy established Pertaringa in 1980 and since then the Pertaringa vineyards in the foothills behind McLaren Vale have continued to produce some of the region's finest wines. Geoff's daughter Bec, who founded Bec Hardy Wines, acquired the Pertaringa wine brand from her father in 2020. "Hand picked 30yo vines, destemmed into open fermenters, pressed to 30% new French hogsheads and barriques for 20 months maturation. Juicy red and purple fruits

"We spread this throughout the vineyard and cultivate into the upper 10 cm

excellent tannin structure

One of the interesting things about 2007 Margaret River cabernet is that the wines generally aren't thick or ballsy or robust

2ha of the farm are planted to Chardonnay (Kostas Rind Chardonnay in 1988 and Quartz Chardonnay in 1988) and 5ha are planted to Pinot Noir (Original Vineyard Pinot Noir in 1988

there was really only one thing he could call it

wet ferns in perfume

Making it on the other hand is far

including the firm but silk-coated tannins

As with Pinot Noir

one fermenter for whole bunch fermentation (8% of the blend)

nectarine aromas with vanilla aniseed notes

regarding its capacity to produce wines of incredible beauty despite the rugged