2012 Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah 750ml Hawke's Bay with late rain delaying picking

with late rain delaying picking

fruit-driven style of Shiraz

notes of oak

it's lushly textured

with the remainder coming from McLaren Vale

2012 Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah 750ml Hawke's Bay with late rain delaying pickingThe lyrical and beautiful Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah is a highly complex and well concentrated wine with dark liquorice, blackberry, mocha aromas and touches of chamomile, earthy, bitumen, herb garden notes. It is a changing kaleidoscope of aromas and flavours with dry, slinky tannins, plenty of fruit richness and underlying savoury oak. With age the wine develops paneforte, dark chocolate, cedar, spicy aromas and superb chocolaty textures. The