Winery HardysWilliam Hardy Shiraz
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the William Hardy Shiraz from the Winery Hardys
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the William Hardy Shiraz of Winery Hardys in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the William Hardy Shiraz of Winery Hardys in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or earthy.
Food and wine pairings with William Hardy Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with William Hardy Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with William Hardy Shiraz
The William Hardy Shiraz of Winery Hardys matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed peppers, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or rabbit with cider and apples.
Details and technical informations about Winery Hardys's William Hardy Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat bleu
An interspecific cross between 15-6 Garnier (villard noir or 18315 Seyve-Villard x Müller-Thurgau) and perle noire or 20347 Seyve-Villard (panse de Provence x 12358 Seyve-Villard), obtained in Switzerland in the 1930s by a nurseryman named Garnier. Muscat Bleu can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. It is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A2.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of William Hardy Shiraz from Winery Hardys are 2008, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Hardys
The Winery Hardys is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 387 wines for sale in the of Langhorne Creek to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Langhorne Creek
The wine region of Langhorne Creek is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mollydooker or the Domaine Bremerton produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Langhorne Creek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Langhorne Creek often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black plum or apples and sometimes also flavors of bramble, tropical fruit or mulberry.
The wine region of Australie du Sud
SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.
The word of the wine: Grafting
A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.
