Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

97 POINTS

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

A glorious rendition offering both opulence and structure; the immensely complex bouquet shows cassis, tobacco, cedary oak, potpourri, and dark chocolate notes, leading to a sumptuous palate offering outstanding concentration and depth. It's superbly composed and expressed with richness and complexity, wonderfully framed by loads of chalky tannins, leading to an irresistible, captivating finish.

95 POINTS

Jane Faulkner - Halliday Wine Companion

Apparently, 95% of the fruit comes from Margaret River and 5% from McLaren Vale – why bother? No information as to how this wine comes together, where it was made, who tinkered with it or who put it in a ridiculously heavy bottle. Details folks, all important. There’s no denying this is polished and richly flavoured with mulberries and blackberries, cassis and some tangy/tart pomegranate and loads of new oak – cedary sweet and spicy. The persuasive tannins, plenty of them, flood the full-bodied palate. In a way it’s stately and so far removed from the elegance Margaret River achieves seemingly effortlessly with this variety. It’s constructed and yet, some will go for this despite the eye-watering price.

93 POINTS

2022 - Decanter World Wine Awards

Dense, concentrated and fragrant nose of ripe blackberries. Ripe, fruit-focused palate, with well-integrated oak. Delicate and refined use of tannins. A long and lingering finish. Award: Silver - DWWA 2022