1997 Clarendon Hills Astralis

Community Tasting Notes (42) Avg Score: 93.0 points

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  1/26/2024 - chbeaumont wrote: 84 Points

  Browning; lifted, gravy granules; attenuated. Drink up.

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  5/15/2022 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Kleur: Licht en fluwelig rood, opvallend licht voor een Syrah / Shiraz. Aroma / bouquet: Intens verleidelijk en zoetig aandoend bouquet, na 25 jaar nog steeds boordevol donker fruit, zoete kruiderij en zoethout. Smaak / Afdronk: Beperkte zuurgraad, ten dele gecompenseerd door een aangenaam frisse lactische toets. Mondvullende, dik-sappige en geconcentreerde wijn. Groots, vol fruit, verleidelijk. Boterzachte tannines en een lange, wat droppige afdronk. Algemeen / potentieel: Grootste Aussie-Syrah… Verleidelijker en gelikter dan Penfolds Grange. Mijn advies: drinken bij 14 graden (celcius), dat komt de balans tussen zuren en alcohol ten goede. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 13 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 9 = 94/100
  
  Colour: Light and velvety red, striking light for a Syrah / Shiraz. Aroma / bouquet: Intensely seductive and sweet-like bouquet, after 25 years still brimming with dark fruit, sweet condiment and liquorice. Taste / Aftertaste: Limited acidity, partly offset by a pleasantly fresh lactic touch. Mouth-filling, thick-juicy and concentrated wine. Big, full of fruit, seductive. Buttery tannins and a long, slightly dropy finish. Overall / potential: Biggest Aussie-Syrah… More seductive and slicker than Penfolds Grange. My advice: drink at 14 degrees (celcius), which benefits the balance between acids and alcohol. 50 + Colour: 5 + Aroma / Bouquet: 13 + Taste / Aftertaste: 17 + General / Potential: 9 = 94/100

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  4/23/2022 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:

  Dine out (Jerar restaurant): Decanted 11.30 rebottled 13.00 tasted 15.00
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  The wine shows beautiful, fragrant, fully developed profile, overripe fruit, black cherries, earthy, leathery, gamey, full on spicy, almost like a chutney, blackcurrant, sous bois, smoky, dates, cinnamon and nutmeg
  In the palate, the wine shows again fully developed character, very ripe to overripe black cherry chutney, a touch warm, earthy, leathery, spicy again, very smoky, tobacco notes, high on sweet notes, soy sauce thickness, medium tannins, elegant for a such a Behemoth, long finish

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  12/4/2020 - Roelh007 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Drink now

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  2/20/2020 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  Wine in the Sunshine State; 2/20/2020-2/23/2020 (Florida): Definitely that stereotypical Aussie style. Interesting since it was an all Aussie night and it's clear that not all of the wines from that time went that direction. Big, fruity, jammy, a hint gloppy. Didn't have the acid to support the fruit. Came across as very high alc although bottle seemed to suggest more restraint.

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