Ox Hardy Grenache 75cl: Light, Aromatic Red Wine

Contains Sulphites

Suitable for vegetarians

14.5%

10.875 units per 75cl

Grenache

Full of ripe red fruits with dark cherry, sour cherry and strawberry. A soft tannin structure, a lick of minerality and crunchy acid give into a long length on the palate.

Ox Hardy is the precious combination of family, heritage, and provenance inspired by a father son project which ushers in the next chapter of a multi-generational legacy.


The Hardys are one of the founding families of the Australian wine industry and the Upper Tintara Vineyard is central to their story. Since Thomas Hardy purchased the land in late 1870s, it has passed from one generation of Hardy to the next, a constant traversing through time. Today, Andrew Ox Hardy and his family look after the 140-hectare farm in Blewitt Springs, in the upper slopes of McLaren Vale. Nestled amongst thirty hectares of native bush are 45 hectares of vine; 2.54 hectares of which are the ancestor vines, originally planted by Oxs great-great grandfather in 1891.


Oxs winemaking experience spans four decades. Having worked with some of the greats in Australia and abroad, today he focuses his energy crafting benchmark wines which showcase the terroir of the iconic Upper Tintara Vineyard. With one foot in the past, he honours his heritage with three expressions of estate grown Blewitt Springs Shiraz; and the other foot firmly in the future, he celebrates the versatility of the Vale, embracing emerging varieties that suit the terroir and changing climate, ensuring the legacy continues for his childrens children to enjoy.

2022

The majority of the fruit for this wine was sourced from the forty - year - old vines on Natal vineyard in Blewitt Springs, with a small portion from the fifty - year - old Conti vineyard in McLaren Flat. Both vineyards are wonderful old dry bush grown vines which weve worked with for the last five years. The juice undergoes fermentation in open fermenters with just six - month - old oak maturation. Its unashamedly light, bright and aromatic and this vintage particularly the finesse of Blewitt Springs really shines through.

Ox Hardy

Goedhuis Waddesdon

Andrew Hardy is one of Australias most respected and influential wine industry leaders. A fifth generation winemaker, he is the great-great grandson of Thomas Hardy, the Father of the South Australian Wine Industry.


Andrew has 36 years experience making wine in the Adelaide Hills, Clare Valley, Coonawarra and McLaren Vale working chiefly at Petaluma. He has also made wine in California, Oregon and Bordeaux and is a Trustee of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia. Whilst at Knappstein in Clare, Andrew was awarded the Warren Winiarski Trophy for 'Best Cabernet in the World' and the Trophy for 'Best Australian Red Wine' for his Enterprise Cabernet. He was also pivotal in the industry's adoption of the screw cap closure.


Known for his elegant winemaking style, engaging manner and partiality for pink shirts and old British sports cars, Andrews winemaking philosophy is best described as minimalist, allowing the quality of the vineyard and its fruit to shine through.


Andrews childhood and enduring nickname Ox gives the eponymous label its name.

Med-bodied red