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Clarendon Hills Shiraz 'Moritz Vineyard' Clarendon Australia(2002)
- Winery:
- Clarendon Hills
- Varietal:
- Syrah
- Region:
- Australia > South Australia > Mclaren Vale
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- berry, syrah, chemical, earthy, purple, red grape, acacia, creosote, concentrated, fruit
Totally black purple colour with purple hue. Intense aroma of violets, spice, blackberry and cassis followed by spearmint and a hint of leather. The palate is totally concentrated with strong coffee, liquorice and plum flavours over a very distinctive white pepper background. Fine dry tannins, perfectly balanced to the fruit with long aftertaste of confectionary, white pepper and spice.
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June 2007
- The meaty, earthy-styled 2002 Syrah Moritz Vineyard boasts fabulous concentration, wonderful density, a saturated purple color, and notes of creosote, acacia flowers, blackberries, and cassis. It comes across as an Australian version of a hypothetical blend of 50% Cornas and 50% Hermitage. Give it 2-3 years of bottle age, and enjoy it over the following 15+ years. Roman Bratasiuk is one of Planet Earth's greatest winemakers, and obviously a top-notch viticulturist given his obsession with sourcing extraordinary fruit from ancient McLaren Vale vineyards. -Wine Advocate
- International Wine Cellar
- Jul-04
- 93/100
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July 2007
- HS
- Wine Spectator
- 05/31/04
- 93/100
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May 2004
- Wine Advocate # 155
- Oct-04
- 95/100
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April 2008
