2003 Old Vines Grenache Clarendon Vineyard
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Nice cherry liqour nose with some ripe dark fruits but not giving up much. Very smooth and well balance in the mouth with a nice finish.
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The dark ruby-colored 2003 Grenache Old Vines Clarendon Hills exhibits a big, sweet nose of kirsch liqueur, raspberries, dusty soil, pepper, and herbs. Consume this full-bodied, corpulent Grenache over the next 5-6 years. Importer: Commonwealth Wine & Spirits Inc., Mansfield, MA; tel. (508) 328-6764
Saturated dark red. Sweet black raspberry and spicy white pepper aromas with a hint of dark chocolate. Juicy, round and very sweet, with concentrated raspberry and kirsch flavors. The very long finish displays fine, dusty tannins.
The dark ruby-colored 2003 Grenache Old Vines Clarendon Hills exhibits a big, sweet nose of kirsch liqueur, raspberries, dusty soil, pepper, and herbs. Consume this full-bodied, corpulent Grenache over the next 5-6 years. Oct 2005, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Based in the McLaren Vale, Clarendon Hills has been one of the pioneering names in Australian wine. Focusing on single-site expressions of individual grapes, working with old dry-farmed vineyards, it has become one of the world’s leading producers, best known for its iconic Astralis Shiraz.