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Robert Parker's99 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2002
- Brand Clarendon Hills
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Clarendon Hills Astralis 2002"The 2002 vintage was uniform across the Clarendon Hills range, with all wines..."$550.00 -
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Joe Czerwinski100 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2015
- Brand Clarendon Hills
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Clarendon Hills Astralis 2015"The fitting capstone to what was a terrific vintage for Clarendon Hills, the ..."$399.99 -
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James Halliday95 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2009
- Brand Clarendon Hills
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham' Syrah 2009"A wine with 18 months' maturation in 85% new French oak. A massive wine on th..."$105.00 -
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Robert Parker's96 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 1997
- Brand Clarendon Hills
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Clarendon Hills Piggott Range Vineyard Shiraz 1997"Clarendon Hills were on of the first in Australia to exclusively bottle their..."$199.00 -
Shiraz is a red grape variety. It is the most widely planted variety in Australia and helped put it on the wine map. It is an adaptable grape that has distinctly regional characteristics from elegant, peppery cool climate styles to sweet and chocolatey (McLaren Vale), muscular, and ripe-fruited (Barossa), to savoury and rich (Hunter Valley). Shiraz was one of the first vine varieties to arrive in Australia in 1832 and is grown in most regions. However, its home is in the Barossa Valley where old vines date back to the 1860s.
The classic, truly Australian blend is Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is also blended with Grenache and Mourvedre (GSM) in warmer climates. In recent years it is increasingly being blended with Viognier to create the Shiraz/Viognier blend.
Shiraz's home is in the Northern Rhône's, Hermitage, Cote Rôtie and Cornas, in France. It is now also grown extensively in the Southern Rhône where it is blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre to produce the great red wines of Châteauneuf du Pape and Gigondas amongst others.