Geoff Hardy is one of Australia’s foremost viticulturists. A member of the Hardy dynasty, he embarked on the K1 project near Kuitpo in the Adelaide hills well over a decade ago. The winery now boasts an ever burgeoning range, including recent interlopers Arneis (from Piedmont) and Gruner Veltliner (from Austria).
The 2001 Geoff Hardy K1 Shiraz was a Gold Medal Winner at the Adelaide Hills Wine Show, and was one of the first wines that garnered this winery attention Just 9,800 bottles were made. Notwithstanding its relatively cool climate origins, this is a rich, satin-textured, voluptuous and full bodied Shiraz, laden with plummy fruit and spice. It’s drinking extremely well 10 years on from vintage and should hold for a few more years yet.
There’s clearly been some American oak used here, which has left its imprint in no uncertain terms. All in all, this is a very well made wine for those that like their wines fuller in body and bursting with fruit.
2001 K1 SHIRAZ
Producer: Geoff Hardy K1
Variety: Shiraz
Vintage: 2001
Region: Adelaide Hills, South Australia
ABV: 14.5%
Price: N/a
Closure: Cork
Format: 750ml
Date tasted: 24 September 2011
Tasting Note:
Plush and velvety texture, rich and voluptuous. Ripe, sweet profile with coconut and vanilla overtones suggesting partial maturation in American oak. Drinking extremely well now – a great crowd pleaser for those who like their wines bold and rich, but not over the top. A good wine, but most definitely Australian Shiraz, and doesn’t have hallmark cool climate peppery character.
Score: 16/20
The 2001 Geoff Hardy K1 Shiraz was a Gold Medal Winner at the Adelaide Hills Wine Show, and was one of the first wines that garnered this winery attention Just 9,800 bottles were made. Notwithstanding its relatively cool climate origins, this is a rich, satin-textured, voluptuous and full bodied Shiraz, laden with plummy fruit and spice. It’s drinking extremely well 10 years on from vintage and should hold for a few more years yet.
There’s clearly been some American oak used here, which has left its imprint in no uncertain terms. All in all, this is a very well made wine for those that like their wines fuller in body and bursting with fruit.
2001 K1 SHIRAZProducer: Geoff Hardy K1
Variety: Shiraz
Vintage: 2001
Region: Adelaide Hills, South Australia
ABV: 14.5%
Price: N/a
Closure: Cork
Format: 750ml
Date tasted: 24 September 2011
Tasting Note:
Plush and velvety texture, rich and voluptuous. Ripe, sweet profile with coconut and vanilla overtones suggesting partial maturation in American oak. Drinking extremely well now – a great crowd pleaser for those who like their wines bold and rich, but not over the top. A good wine, but most definitely Australian Shiraz, and doesn’t have hallmark cool climate peppery character.
Score: 16/20
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