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Manage Subscriptions2005 Clarendon Hills Syrah Hickinbotham
Syrah
- Australia
- South Australia
- Fleurieu
- Clarendon
Community Tasting Notes 64
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vinodolphin Likes this wine: 92 points
July 1, 2023 - Wonderful! Full bodied with a surprisingly long finish.
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ash_then_chase Likes this wine: 90 points
March 25, 2022 - After a two-hour decant, roasted coffee beans blending into a mocha-chocolate aftertaste, shifting into a savory finish with a touch of sea salt salinity. After a four-hour decant, worn rubber and black olive tapenade.
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kevinpatrick Likes this wine:
February 23, 2022 - Syrah, Shiraz, Rhone Showdown (Charlotte, NC): 2 hour double decant. Needed 4 - 5 hours double decant. Dense purple in color. Classic Aussie Shiraz. Big flavors – blueberry, blackberry, and spice. Smooth, clean easy drinker but comparatively simple relative to everything we were drinking on the night. Needs a few years aging and/or hours of air to settle and evolve. Not its best showing on the night but would not mind having a half dozen of these in my cellar.
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peterk Likes this wine:
January 5, 2022 - Lots going on here - almost has an Old World feel to it. Better on day 1 than on day 2.
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bonedoc wrote: 95 points
August 25, 2021 - CH knows how to do it right, oodles of fruit, deftly balanced with enough freshness. This wine had tart dark purple fruits, licorice, hints of coffee.
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By Josh Raynolds
September/October 2007, IWC Issue #134 (link)(Clarendon Hills Syrah Hickinbotham) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Clarendon Hills
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Hickinbotham
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Fleurieu
- Appellation Clarendon
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 439 (45%)
- Consumed 532 (55%)
Food Pairing
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- VarietySyrah
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionFleurieu
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