Clarendon Hills
Hickinbotham Syrah
Clarendon, Fleurieu, South Australia, Australia
Copying over notes from December.
On the nose; dark, bramble, black plum, boysenberries, huckleberries, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, creamy raspberries, some black licorice, vanilla, black pepper, savory notes, volcanic minerals, crushed dry rocks, loamy dry top soil, medium spice, lilacs, lavender & violets.
The body is; full, rich, lush, velvety, silky and sexy. The velvety tannins are just starting to round out. It’s as good as it is after an hour in the decanter. The wine flows gorgeously over the palate. The fruits are ripe & creamy. Blackberries, black plum, boysenberries, huckleberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, raspberries and a faint hint of strawberries in the background. Raspberry cola, volcanic minerals, bramble, loamy dry top soil, dry crushed rocks, vanilla, medium spice, bacon, black pepper, black licorice, sweet tarry notes, lilacs, lavender, violets, nice round acidity and a long gorgeous, velvety, well balanced finished. I’d still wait another five to seven years to open another bottle and it would likely get a higher rating at that point, (which I have clearly not done here). It has all the right elements to achieve a near perfect score. This is another example of a wine I recently purchased on the secondary market for exactly half its release price.
Photos of; McLaren Vale vineyards, Shiraz grapes ready for harvest and Owner/Winemaker Roman Bratasiuk.
Copying over notes from December.
On the nose; dark, bramble, black plum, boysenberries, huckleberries, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, creamy raspberries, some black licorice, vanilla, black pepper, savory notes, volcanic minerals, crushed dry rocks, loamy dry top soil, medium spice, lilacs, lavender & violets.
The body is; full, rich, lush, velvety, silky and sexy. The velvety tannins are just starting to round out. It’s as good as it is after an hour in the decanter. The wine flows gorgeously over the palate. The fruits are ripe & creamy. Blackberries, black plum, boysenberries, huckleberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, raspberries and a faint hint of strawberries in the background. Raspberry cola, volcanic minerals, bramble, loamy dry top soil, dry crushed rocks, vanilla, medium spice, bacon, black pepper, black licorice, sweet tarry notes, lilacs, lavender, violets, nice round acidity and a long gorgeous, velvety, well balanced finished. I’d still wait another five to seven years to open another bottle and it would likely get a higher rating at that point, (which I have clearly not done here). It has all the right elements to achieve a near perfect score. This is another example of a wine I recently purchased on the secondary market for exactly half its release price.
Photos of; McLaren Vale vineyards, Shiraz grapes ready for harvest and Owner/Winemaker Roman Bratasiuk.
On the nose; dark, bramble, black plum, boysenberries, huckleberries, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, creamy raspberries, some black licorice, vanilla, black pepper, savory notes, volcanic minerals, crushed dry rocks, loamy dry top soil, medium spice, lilacs, lavender & violets. The body is; full, rich, lush, velvety, silky and sexy. The velvety tannins are just starting to round out. As good as it is after an hour in the decanter, it’s still early on the 06. The wine flows gorgeously over the palate. The fruits are ripe & creamy. Blackberries, black plum, boysenberries, huckleberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, raspberries and a faint hint of strawberries in the background. Raspberry cola, volcanic minerals, bramble, loamy dry top soil, dry crushed rocks, vanilla, medium spice, bacon, black pepper, black licorice, sweet tarry notes, lilacs, lavender, violets, nice round acidity and a long gorgeous, velvety, well balanced finished. I’d still wait another five to seven years to open another bottle and it would likely get a higher rating at that point. It has all the right elements to achieve a near perfect score. This is another example of a wine I recently purchased on the secondary market for exactly half its release price. Photos of; McLaren Vale vineyards, seriously old gnarly vines in their Kangarilla Vineyard, Shiraz grapes ready for harvest and their Cellar Door.
On the nose; dark, bramble, black plum, boysenberries, huckleberries, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, creamy raspberries, some black licorice, vanilla, black pepper, savory notes, volcanic minerals, crushed dry rocks, loamy dry top soil, medium spice, lilacs, lavender & violets. The body is; full, rich, lush, velvety, silky and sexy. The velvety tannins are just starting to round out. As good as it is after an hour in the decanter, it’s still early on the 06. The wine flows gorgeously over the palate. The fruits are ripe & creamy. Blackberries, black plum, boysenberries, huckleberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, raspberries and a faint hint of strawberries in the background. Raspberry cola, volcanic minerals, bramble, loamy dry top soil, dry crushed rocks, vanilla, medium spice, bacon, black pepper, black licorice, sweet tarry notes, lilacs, lavender, violets, nice round acidity and a long gorgeous, velvety, well balanced finished. I’d still wait another five to seven years to open another bottle and it would likely get a higher rating at that point. It has all the right elements to achieve a near perfect score. This is another example of a wine I recently purchased on the secondary market for exactly half its release price. Photos of; McLaren Vale vineyards, seriously old gnarly vines in their Kangarilla Vineyard, Shiraz grapes ready for harvest and their Cellar Door.
Dec 2nd, 2017
A great wine to celebrate another year of "empty nest". Anyone else a Clarendon Hills fan (or a fan of an empty nest)??? :)
A great wine to celebrate another year of "empty nest". Anyone else a Clarendon Hills fan (or a fan of an empty nest)??? :)
Aug 24th, 2014
