1995 Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah 750ml

The lyrical and beautiful Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah is a highly complex and well concentrated wine with dark liquorice, blackberry, mocha aromas and touches of chamomile, earthy, bitumen, herb garden notes. It is a changing kaleidoscope of aromas and flavours with dry, slinky tannins, plenty of fruit richness and underlying savoury oak. With age the wine develops paneforte, dark chocolate, cedar, spicy aromas and superb chocolaty textures. The wine is generally more muscular than standard McLaren Vale Shirazes with a compelling buoyancy, energy and flavour length. Vinification takes place in variable capacity, open stainless steel fermenters and is then matured in new ‘Burgundian’ pices for 18 months.

Drinking Window: 2006-2027

Critic tasting note: (1995 vintage) “Deep ruby, purple reflections, subtle ochre rim. Fine ethereal nuances of mint and eucalyptus, ripe blackberry and liquorice. Full-bodied, fine soft fruit, freshly structured, very well-integrated tannins, red berry touch, lemony touch, fine nougat on the finish. Displaying perfect drinking maturity today, it is carried by the acidity structure, which almost makes you think of Piemonte, and it has a pleasant fruit finish.” –94/100,Falstaff