Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (Case of 6) $298.98 Shipped @ Cellar One (Free Referred Membership Required)

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Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (Case of 6) $298.98 Shipped @ Cellar One (Free Referred Membership Required)
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Store Repest1845 on 28/04/2025 - 11:49 cellarone.com.au (336 clicks)
Last edited 28/04/2025 - 18:53 by 2 other users

98 Point Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 $299 a 6pack. Total value $1080. Only 32 cases available. First in first served.

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98 points - Andrew Caillard MW - 2021 - "Deep crimson. Classic cassis, blackberry, black olive tapenade, leafy aromas with vanilla, cedar notes. Well balanced powerful wine with saturated blackcurrant, dark plum praline, brambly flavours, fine grainy/ al-dente tannins, and underlying cedar oak complexity. Finishes leafy firm with plentiful dark fruits and extract. Superb fruit definition, volume and torque. Cellar for a while. 14.5% alc 2024 – 2040"

96 Gold Points - Jane Faulkner - Halliday Rating Published 13 Aug 2021 "It seems this vintage of Thomas Hardy is straight Coonawarra (often it’s a multi-regional blend). Excellent dark purple hue. It's deep, rich and complex. More savoury accents among the hint of cassis and currants. Concentrated, with a density across the full-bodied palate, yet the oak is seamlessly integrated, the tannins ripe and plush. A rather polished wine, built for aging."

95 Points - James Suckling 2021 "Australia’s two great cabernet regions, Coonawarra and Margaret River, blended together to deliver a powerful and intense style. Aromas of cassis and black cherry as well as cedar and coal dust, roasting herbs and a dark stones….The palate has nicely groomed tannins and a polished intensity. Concentrated but composed. ….”

Gold Medal - 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards

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Alcohol Cabernet Sauvignon Hardys Wine

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  • xwx on 28/04/2025 - 12:21

    Staff access?

    • FlyingPanda99 on 28/04/2025 - 12:28
      +1

      use the referral link to create a account

      • xwx on 28/04/2025 - 12:29
        +1

        cheers. I guess literally and figuratively.

        • FlyingPanda99 on 28/04/2025 - 12:32

          Is this a good price?

          • xwx on 28/04/2025 - 12:43
            +5

            @FlyingPanda99: Classic (half)case of depends on your interests and budget but, broadly yes it is a sharp price. Hopefully they have been kept well. I imagine they will sell them out at this price but may take a while. I've not gone to check recent reviews 'from the cellar' but they were noted as being fine through to later this decade into next. The typical price I've seen previously on sale would be easily 80+ so $300 is a decent buy especially if you are reasonably familiar with your varietals or wineries. They are still 120+ at DM in half-dozen. You may still be able to find them at Costco (not sure price because my membership has lapsed) to try a single bottle. Or go half with a friend get 3 each for $150. All said, and depending your tastes and budget, it's likely a safe bet to get 6 delivered for $300. I'm on the fence but my wines are heavily skewed to Shiraz except for some St Hugo and a few other single bottles so I'll probably end up ordering 6 and use a couple as Christmas / Birthday gifts.

            • joeyg4343 on 28/04/2025 - 13:27

              @xwx: Thank so much for your comment mate. This would make an incredible bday gift good idea. I'm bowing out due to budget but enjoyed your insight

              • xwx on 28/04/2025 - 13:46

                @joeyg4343: There are generally (depending season, smoke, and export sales) a lot of excellent Aussie red wines in the $25-50 bracket. Especially if you are lucky to find some clearance bottles from the $50++ crowd and grab them during the cashback promotions. I find my expectations go up steeply, perhaps unfairly, once I'm spending more than $50 per bottle. The bottle pictured on the CellarOne login page (St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz) has been one of my long-time favourites, not the top 3 best of forever list but probably just outside top5 and easily in top 10. 2021 went on sale for ~$40ish or a bit lower with the cashbacks, that was great value. Even down into $15-25 range I've found there to be some reliably good wines (Rapaura from our Kiwi neighbours has been a good example, definitely the Reserve sav blanc or less reliably the Reserve pinot noir). I've also ruined a few great bottles by holding them too long and storing them poorly (dried corks, heat).

                Late edits:
                For new accounts, the red welcome pack appears to have a number of good/great bottles at a decent price.
                Got 1 of the OP deal, thanks. Appears to be 18x still available at 230pm AEST.

                • mandelbrot on 28/04/2025 - 15:56
                  +1

                  @xwx: The half bottles of Blackwell Shiraz are back in stock and great value!

                  • xwx on 28/04/2025 - 16:20

                    @mandelbrot: cheers, appreciated, will have a look. Probably hard to match the clearance prices I was lucky to get for a couple of dozen for during covid years. Absolutely marvellous wine.

                • PCHammond on 28/04/2025 - 16:03
                  +2

                  @xwx: Blackwell is currently $33 at CellarOne

                  If you like St Hallett, 2018 Old Block is currently $79 a bottle. Damn good pricing considering it's usually about 150 at Dan's. 18 was a good year for the Barossa too

                  The $99 welcome pack is ridiculously good value and thoroughly recommended

                  • xwx on 28/04/2025 - 16:24

                    @PCHammond: Yah, I only joined CellarOne today and was fortunate to get a 10% code from someone here, and 3x of that welcome pack along with this half-dozen (had many of the wines on the red mixed before, reliable performers and great value at $15/ea). I really wanted to get the white-mixed to broaden the bench a bit from my Shiraz heavy collection, but only 2 solid white-wines in that mix and 4x fillers. I saw the Old Block, haven't tried that, considering but $80 stretching my appetite a bit.

                    Re Barossa & 18, was lucky to pickup a few bottles from that year and earlier. Yalumba Octavius blew me away (16 and 17 seemed better / different than 18), I think they were dropped from BWS and got them for ~$50 each.

                    • PCHammond on 28/04/2025 - 17:00

                      @xwx: Old block is great, but it's really one that heavily benefits from plentiful age. I've been finding cool climate shiraz to be much more approachable young.
                      17 is seen as a weaker Barossa year. Cooler and more rain. 18 was pretty good

                      I personally haven't bought any white from CO. I only really drink riesling, unoaked chardonnay and white frontignac (in the summer).

                      • xwx on 28/04/2025 - 17:53

                        @PCHammond: Cheers for thoughts below. I've had some great Shiraz from Southern WA (Albany, Denmark, Mt Barker, Porongerups area); and no surprises Margaret River. On whites I'm still fairly broad, but favourites are the rieslings (was lucky to live in Germany for 18months, spoiled) and the Sauv blancs (typically Kiwi). A couple of French vintage champagnes get a run once a month and I remain very delighted with them.

            • GRP on 28/04/2025 - 13:47
              +1

              @xwx: Costco $119.99 a bottle incl delivery

          • PCHammond on 28/04/2025 - 16:02

            @FlyingPanda99: This is a great price.

            But bear in mind, CellarOne is owned/run by a large corporation that owns many brands, which is why they can discount big brands so much. There should be no issue with storage for back vintages, since it would be coming from the (corporation owned) wineries and storage facilities themselves.

            I personally have bought many wines from this site and enjoy them. But I try and support family owned wineries as much as I can, and buy direct as much as I can.

            Is this a good deal? Yes. Would I personally buy it? No. I am a Shiraz man, or shiraz/cab. I have also been finding that I drink less now, so I have been buying nicer wine instead.

            I can happily give Shiraz recommendations. Reynella do both Shiraz and cab sav and they both are often around $30 on sale at Cellar One.

            • xwx on 28/04/2025 - 16:43

              @PCHammond: I'm definitely interested in your experiences and recommendations. On the Hardys' crowd: its a shockingly cheap shiraz but, I've enjoyed Hardys Brave New World a few times as a non-special-event red to accompany a particular dinner. Found it to be hit and miss across the different years though.

              For ref, past impressive Barossa Shiraz experiences have been: Torbreck (older days Woodcutter & Steading GSM), St Hallett, can't recall whether the Taylors Estate / Wakefiled / Jaramans were Barossa or not, and some of the Grant Burge lines, a few Pepperjacks, and odd ones like Legends & Lies (haven't seen that for a long while), Teusner Avatar GSM. Best I bought from Barossa was Rockford Rifle Range (Cab Sauv 2007) but ruined 2/3 bottles not storing them properly (heat, and corked them).

              • PCHammond on 28/04/2025 - 17:08
                +1

                @xwx: I'm not a Hardys fan. It's not what it used to be anymore since it was bought by a corporation.

                From the CO site, I usually get the Reynella Shiraz. For about $30 it's damn good and easy to drink. It's occasionally sub 30, but even at 30 its a great buy. Dan's sells it for about $55. Grant Burge wines are also good value there: Shadrach has had some good deals, and The Holy Trinity is always a good drop at a good price. I only order from CO when it's a really good deal and I can look past giving money to a corporation.

                At the moment I usually just buy
                Rockford: Moppa Springs, Rod & Spur, Rifle Range, BP, White Frontignac
                Ballycroft: both Shiraz
                As much Standish that I can get my hands on/afford
                Phase 3 Dero
                And then fill in the gaps with whatever I come across like Rusden, Laughing Jack, Eperosa, Hahndorf Hill, Hentley Farm. If I go to Parafield Airport Liquor Store, I try and walk away with something with a bit of age.

                • mandelbrot on 28/04/2025 - 17:25

                  @PCHammond: The Reynella Shiraz is great value

                • xwx on 28/04/2025 - 18:12

                  @PCHammond: Which era of Hardys Corp owners - I think they've been under Corp / PE owners since sometime mid/early 2000s? For me its their most recent period since '18 that has been the most 'mixed'. The lower-price range seems better than the field but their top-end has been, well, less stellar than competitors.

                  Great list, thankyou, with some new names in there for me to try. We've been through plenty of Grant Burge range, and agree on the Shadrach and Trinity (also enjoyed the Ink & Vigneron from the lower end). I've had a couple Reynella in a recent mixed dozen, but may have been cab sauv/merlot blend rather than the shiraz.

                  thanks again, appreciated, I look forward to (finding and) trying out some of these new gifts of the grape!

                  • PCHammond on 28/04/2025 - 18:36
                    +1

                    @xwx: In my opinion, Hardys in the last 20 years isn't great like it used to be. There are plenty of other wines that are better for similar pricing. The brand honestly seems neglected by the owners.

                    There's really so many good wines from smaller wineries. It's actually pretty fun finding new amazing wineries. I've really been focusing on SA, particularly the Barossa, but there's so many good wines coming from all over the country and at various price points and from great small wineries that are passionate about their craft.

                    • xwx on 29/04/2025 - 08:05

                      @PCHammond:

                      There's really so many good wines from smaller wineries. It's actually pretty fun finding new amazing wineries… from great small wineries that are passionate about their craft.

                      Very much agree with this sentiment and time speaking with listening to the passion and experience of the owners / vignerons (and equivalent professional artisans across the cuisine and beverage landscape) has frequently been the highlight of many travels.

                • tonester on 29/04/2025 - 05:30

                  @PCHammond:

                  As much Standish that I can get my hands on/afford

                  2023 apparently being released today - i bought 2022 The Standish & The Relic for $85 each at Vintage Cellars the other week :)

              • tonester on 29/04/2025 - 05:28

                @xwx:

                I'm definitely interested in your experiences and recommendations.

                besides Old Block and Blackwell, my Cellar One suggestions are here :)

  • smurfy on 28/04/2025 - 14:52

    3.9 rating on vivino, many cheaper wines with higher rating out there.

    • mandelbrot on 28/04/2025 - 15:56

      4.0 for 2017

    • PCHammond on 28/04/2025 - 16:06
      +2

      Ehh. I find too many people put too much of an emphasis on Vivino. It's really just a guide. Individual tastes vary so much, as does age, preparation and what you eat it with.

      • tonester on 29/04/2025 - 05:33

        +1 CellarTracker is better :)

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