ATR Wines Hard Hill Road Petite Sirah 2019

ATR Wines Hard Hill Road Petite Sirah 2019Winemaker Adam Richardson selected the very special terroir of the Hard Hill Road Vineyard to call home and craft the A. T. Richardson brand (ATR Wines). He purchased the property in 2005 and spent the next 10 years improving the vineyards and planting more vines and new varieties including Durif, Nebbiolo and Tannat. Durif (also known as Petite Sirah) is a varietal that is often synonymous with the Rutherglen region in north east Victoria which put

It can sometimes be a sticking point in its youth

8g/l of residual sugar is perfectly balanced by 8

where our Dashwood vineyard is

A wine of exultation and total confidence

it all adds up to a delightfully complex wine which is important to remember because this is a bare youngster

leaves and cedary-dominant aromas with more substantial blackberries and dark cherries

licorice and spicecake nuances building in the glass

The heartache and hard work needed is wearing and fulfilling

On the palate we have an amazingly lingering Pinot that delivers a long

sliced apple and lime juice backed by nuances of fresh pear

exotic spice with hints of violet floral stuff in there too

with a lick of phenolics