Still too young
which is sourced from the oldest plants of the variety in the Casablanca Valley that were planted in 1980
fruitcake and forest floor along with licorice and spice
there are some wonderful '08s
ripe tannins
Clarendon, Clarendon Hills, Astralis, Syrah 2004 Cabernet Franc Still too young98 points Wine Advocate One of Australias most prodigious Syrahs, Clarendon Hills 2004 Syrah Astralis is fashioned from vines planted in 1920, and spends time in 100% new French oak from the cooper, Cadus. It boasts off the charts intensity as well as an opaque purple color, and notes of spring flowers, blueberries, blackberries, roasted coffee beans, pepper, smoke, and a hint of sweet toasty oak. This full bodied, rich, intense, backward Syrah needs