2016 Old Vines Grenache Romas Vineyard
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The 2016 Romas Grenache features a backdrop of dark, brooding plums and blackberries overlaid with an attractive filigree of lavender, bay leaf and rose petals. It turns brighter and more red-fruited on the full-bodied palate, expanding into a rich, velvety wine with notes of dark chocolate and café au lait on the lingering finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
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More violets, orange blossom, spice, and assorted blue fruits emerge from the 2016 Grenache Romas Vineyard, a slightly lifted, perfumed Grenache with a beautifully elegant, seamless texture. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, it has a lively, elegant texture, loads of chocolaty fruit, a good spine of acidity, and a great finish. It needs air to show at its best and is going to benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and cruise for a decade.
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.