Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Clarendon Hills – Grenache – 2003 – Blewitt Springs


South Australian Grenache with 95 Parker points.
A transparent rim, but no hint of browning yet. Still relatively tannic, and primary fruit. Sweet but not raisined, hot but not jammy. An opulent black fruit aroma does hide a slight leafy tartness, and a dry finish. No Grenache white pepper notes. In fact, I find it rather undistinguished in terms of taste: there is nothing more than that undistinct black fruit. Nevertheless, it has a beautiful mouthfeel, silken especially across the mid palate, and a long aftertaste. Probably needs more cellaring; I don’t feel it has fully opened out yet.
 
90/100


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