Aaaahhh Dirty Durty Duuurty... A little rough out of the gates in the first day, but this wine was just bottled, and judging it now would be as ludicrous as telling a 6 year old he'll never grow up to be a Unicorn Wrangler. Second day it was more intact, more cinnamon spice I associate with good carbonic maceration, not the banana and cotton candy. Bright, fresh red berry fruits, soft mid-palate with sour cherry core, fine but dense tannins and loaded with spice. This wine shows all the right dimensions of being something beautiful, I'd say 6 months and she won't be afraid to show herself to you. 2 years, and you'll wish you'd saved more bottles. Picked at 20.7 degrees Brix, whole cluster fermented, "barely" foot tread, more just pushed down with feet to maintain whole berries under the juice to promote carbonic maceration. A fairly aggressive pressing was done at the end of ferment to try to squeeze some tannins out and add a bit of structure and texture. Aged in one 5 year old Demi-muid and one 5 year old French oak barrel. Never racked until bottling. 82 cases made. 11.6% alcohol 3.9 pH
Aaaahhh Dirty Durty Duuurty... A little rough out of the gates in the first day, but this wine was just bottled, and judging it now would be as ludicrous as telling a 6 year old he'll never grow up to be a Unicorn Wrangler. Second day it was more intact, more cinnamon spice I associate with good carbonic maceration, not the banana and cotton candy. Bright, fresh red berry fruits, soft mid-palate with sour cherry core, fine but dense tannins and loaded with spice. This wine shows all the right dimensions of being something beautiful, I'd say 6 months and she won't be afraid to show herself to you. 2 years, and you'll wish you'd saved more bottles. Picked at 20.7 degrees Brix, whole cluster fermented, "barely" foot tread, more just pushed down with feet to maintain whole berries under the juice to promote carbonic maceration. A fairly aggressive pressing was done at the end of ferment to try to squeeze some tannins out and add a bit of structure and texture. Aged in one 5 year old Demi-muid and one 5 year old French oak barrel. Never racked until bottling. 82 cases made. 11.6% alcohol 3.9 pH
3 people found it helpfulMay 21st, 2013
Fantastic purity, so fresh, a wine with love. Hardy makes inspired wines.
Fantastic purity, so fresh, a wine with love. Hardy makes inspired wines.
2 people found it helpfulMar 30th, 2014
Mouvedre at 11.6%? Yes and not lacking in the least. Complex and intricate. Pure, just-harvested fruit flavors layered with spice and a bit of tobacco on day 2.
Mouvedre at 11.6%? Yes and not lacking in the least. Complex and intricate. Pure, just-harvested fruit flavors layered with spice and a bit of tobacco on day 2.
Jul 18th, 2015Ahhhhhhhh I can't get enough of this wine! magnificent!! Love, soul, righteous flavor.
Ahhhhhhhh I can't get enough of this wine! magnificent!! Love, soul, righteous flavor.
Aug 7th, 2014
First Hardy Wallace wine. Wild, inviting nose. Berry, velvet. Niceness. Juicy and ripe. So drinkable. Awesome. Nice job, homie.
First Hardy Wallace wine. Wild, inviting nose. Berry, velvet. Niceness. Juicy and ripe. So drinkable. Awesome. Nice job, homie.
Apr 26th, 2014
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, USA
