Bec Hardy Pertaringa Understudy Cabernet 2023

The Hardy name has been synonymous with South Australian wine since the 1850s and Bec Hardy continues that tradition with Pertaringa, building on the experience and reputation of her predecessors with a modern twist on 170 years of winemaking heritage.

Bec is now making her own way in the Australian wine world with her own strategic approach to brand and business growth. Established in 2015, Bec Hardy Wines is a family-owned wine business based in McLaren Vale, South Australia.

This wine is a long-standing family favourite. An ‘understudy’ to Bec Hardy's Pertaringa Rifle & Hunt Cabernet Sauvignon but certainly no second fiddle!

The Cabernet Sauvignon fruit is sourced from three vineyards, the Picnic Ground vineyard (once owned by Thomas Hardy and named after the picnics they used to hold there) located on Kay’s Road, the Osmond family’s “Leslie” block just outside McLaren Flat and Tintookie vineyard located in Blewitt Springs. The combination of blocks from these different sub-sections of McLaren Vale allow for wonderful diversity and richness of flavour.

The Picnic Ground and Tintookie are on Maslin Sands, aged between 34 and 56 million years old and the Leslie block is on deep alluvial clay from the Holocene era (11,700 years old).
Harvest Date: 30 March (Picnic Grounds), 11 April (Leslie's) and 12 April (Tintookie).