Clarendon Hills 1997 Clarendon Hills Shiraz Astralis Magnum

Wine – red – 1997 – Clarendon Hills Shiraz Astralis Magnum – Australien – Region: South Australia – Apellation: McLaren Valley – Syrah – 1500 ml.

1997 Clarendon Hills Shiraz Astralis Magnum

Tasting Note:

The 1997 Astralis Syrah is the most elegant of this quartet. It reveals a similar meaty bacon fat blackberry and black currant-scented nose with hints of earth and pepper in the background. Not as dense as either the 1996 or 1998 it is a more feminine stylish effort offering a rich layered texture as well as sweet tannins. It is 1-3 years away from full maturity and probably will not last as long as the more blockbuster-styled efforts of 1996 and 1998. Source: Wine Advocate

Rating: 93 RP Reviewed by Robert Parker Date: June 2009