2004 Clarendon Hills Grenache Blewitt Springs

Community Tasting Notes (38) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  7/3/2021 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points

  Dinner with Jerming (Casa Esperanza): This was enjoyable. A touch confected, but no less delicious for that. The nose was tremendously blue-fruited, especially for a Grenache, with blueberries and cassis fruit-drops touched with a bit of violets and bramble. Roundtree fruit pastilles I thought. A bit distractingly sweet, but still attractive nonetheless. The palate was where this shone. Bright juicy acidity, fine tannins, with a sweet, fresh crunch of blueberries and cassis laced with a nice touch of mineral and just that little hint of spice, all resolving into a floral finish with roses and violets laced with vanilla bean. Almost a hint of blueberry pie at points, but with enough acidity and structure and a touch of secondary earthiness to pull it back from being spoofy. Not for old world purists, but a fun, yummy wine.

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  8/19/2020 - jmcmchi Likes this wine:

  Ripe fruit, acidity, holding well

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  7/14/2020 - PJM0208 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Lovely stuff.
  
  Australian Grenache at its finest.
  
  No sign of age.
  
  Unmistakable as Grenache on the nose, vibrant colour with precise fruit.
  
  Concentrated and full bodied for the varietal.

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  5/30/2020 - jmcmchi Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This is in a lovely spot: showing hardly any age, bright, clear, dark acidity,fruit relatively restrained
  
  Yum

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  2/14/2020 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Deep, blackish core with rich ruby edges. Lots of power on the nose and palate, with ripe cassis and blueberry fruits, dried prunes, and a certain minty cooling scent. Fairly tannic, and rather upfront and straightforward, with a fair finish

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