2005 Clarendon Hills Merlot Brookman

Community Tasting Notes (46) Avg Score: 92.0 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Psdycp's profile
  • Report Issue

  12/23/2020 - Psdycp wrote: 92 Points

  Fragrant and full bouquet of preserved plums, figs and smoked hams surrounded by fresh capsicum and herbs. Rich and balanced palate echoing the nose with some sweetness of fruit in the polished mid-palate. Transitions to finish has a touch of power. Finish is spicy and somewhat alcoholic. At its peak now and will hold for a few more years if stored well. Drink up if you have a few bottles left.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View jmh st louis's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/17/2020 - jmh st louis Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Delicious balanced black fruit, anise, and allspice with medium long finish. In a great window with some time left.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • View kdregister's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/16/2019 - kdregister wrote: 94 Points

  Fantastic! I suggest drinking soon if you are lucky enough to have one of these. I am stunned that Clarendon Hills is able to make these incredible wines that drink well young and age so majestically. When I decanted it the color was very bricked and I was afraid it was over the hill. The initial aroma was aged Bordeaux-like and flavor was smooth but one dimensional. Over the next few hours it developed and became increasingly complex. 2-3 hours in it was magical. Wish I had more - if you got em, drink em!

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Artmount's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/1/2018 - Artmount Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Strong Like Shiraz

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View bengti's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/23/2016 - bengti Likes this wine: 97 Points

  FANTASTICALLY GORGEOUS. Fruit intense flavours, layered with choco, leather, beef gravy and gravel, cushioned by the most succulent, well tamed tannins that accentuated and prolonged the finish of the wine to ephemeral joy. Simply glorious, and no one was expecting this from this wine at this point. Marvelous.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 46 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.