Ox Hardy 1891 Ancestor Vine Shiraz 2013

When Thomas Hardy purchased the Upper Tintara Vineyard in McLaren Vale in 1871, it heralded the foundation of one of Australia’s greatest winemaking dynasties.

The fruit for this wine was destemmed and crushed before fermentation in a small open fermenter for sixteen days, with hand plunging three times per day. After fermentation was complete, the wine remained on skins for two weeks before being basket pressed and transferred to second fill French oak barriques.