Bondar Hope Springs Eternal Shiraz

Bondar Hope Springs Eternal Shiraz 2024

$75.00

From the Hickinbotham vineyard, with these vines planted in 1971 to red soils studded with ironstone. It’s an elevated, relatively cool site and certified biodynamic. This was fermented mostly as whole bunches, with a long élevage of almost two years in an old, thick-walled demi-muid. Yes, just one, with 600 bottles produced. Dark plum, blackberry, concentrated yet savoury raspberry and preserved sour cherry, wild-fruited, agreeably tart in profile. There’s a compactness here, a finely packed spiciness, a graphitic and almost granitic mineral quality, dried herbs, tobacco and a twiggy snap in the background. Refinement reigns, like the grenache in the range, with time the key, though abundant air reveals layer after layer of subtle detail. A wine of real cellar potential. 96+ points – Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion

 

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Family-owned and operated, Bondar crafts superb wines from their preferred sites across McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills. At the heart of the estate is the Rayner Vineyard, where vine plantings date back to the 1950s, predominantly Shiraz and Grenache.

These are, first and foremost, wines made for drinking – generous, inviting, and effortlessly enjoyable. But there’s real depth here too: fragrant, silky, and savoury, with a quiet complexity that keeps you coming back.

Bondar is that rare producer that nails it all – flavour, texture, and feel – in equal measure.

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