[SOLD-OUT] Clarendon Hills Astralis Shiraz 1995

Robert Park 96 points!

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"The 1995 Astralis is a candidate for a perfect score. About 450 cases of this luxury cuvee are made (100 of which are imported into the United States). This single-vineyard, old-vine Shiraz made from 50-60-year old vines aged in 100% new French oak, and is bottled with no fining or filtration. The saturated opaque black-purple colour is followed by a huge yet tight nose of crushed black-raspberries, cassis, bacon fat, violets, and toasty oak. The aromatics offer only a glimpse of what will emerge with another 5-10 years of cellaring. In the mouth, this wine reveals phenomenal richness and purity, huge body, but no sense of flabbiness. The oak is remarkably well-integrated, which suggests to readers just how concentrated this wine is. It is a winemaking tour de force, and unquestionably one of the greatest young red wines I have tasted. Since I have only tasted two vintages of Astralis, I have been very conservative scoring it, but this wine should prove to be uncommonly rich and complex after another 3-5 years of cellaring; it should keep for 25-30 years " a legend!

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Robert Parker, 1997

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 "Fabulous nose of blackberry liqueur intermixed with blackberry, smoke, a touch of bacon, and some floral notes, this wine reveals aromatic nuances. The wine is phenomenally thick, rich, and as good as Shiraz can be in either the New or the Old World. There is no doubt there is a luxurious wealth of fruit, glycerin, and mass to a wine that is also remarkably well-balanced. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2027."

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Robert Parker, 2002

Country:

Australia

Region:

SA- Clarendon

Variety:

Wine Red - Shiraz

Size:

750mL