2005 Blewitt Springs Grenache
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The Blewitt Springs vineyard is eastern facing, in the belly of the hill, planted in the 1940s, in deep Blewitt Hill sands. The Onkaparinga vineyard, by contrast, is only several hundred meters and planted in deep, hard rock. The vines are restricted here and, by virtue of that, are compact in size. Here, the 2005 Old Vine Grenache Blewitt Springs Vineyard is so fresh and fine; the balance here is its most pronounced attribute, and the length through the finish is very fine—the lingering tannins move at the same speed as the acidity and flavor. This is a gorgeous wine. Sealed under natural cork, poured from magnum.
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The Wine Advocate
Jay S Miller, Wine Advocate
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Deep ruby. Explosive raspberry, blackberry and blueberry scents, along with suave Asian spices and fresh rose. Mouth-filling red berry flavors offer impressive clarity and silky texture for such volume. Velvety tannins add shape to this dense, strikingly sweet fruit bomb. I'd be tempted to drink it now, just to wallow in the seductive fruit.
The 2005 Grenache Blewitt Springs is leaner and more structured than the Hickinbotham. Jay Miller, Wine Advocate # 173
The 2005 Grenache Blewitt Springs is leaner and more structured than the Hickinbotham. Oct 2007, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Based in the McLaren Vale, Clarendon Hills has been one of the pioneering names in Australian wine. Focusing on single-site expressions of individual grapes, working with old dry-farmed vineyards, it has become one of the world’s leading producers, best known for its iconic Astralis Shiraz.