Clarendon Hills Merlot, Clarendon, Australia

克拉倫敦山梅洛干紅葡萄酒

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Based on the strength of his 1994s, proprietor Roman Bratasiuk was named one of my "Wine Producers of the Year" in issue #108. His skill in turning old head-pruned vines into majestic wines of extraordinary richness and purity has been confirmed with the release of the 1995s. These wines are massive and rich as well as extraordinarily well-balanced and pure. I have never tasted an Australian Merlot that was more concentrated than Penfold's Grange, a Shiraz-based wine. Clarendon Hills' 1995 Merlot (250 cases available for America) is an opaque purple-colored wine with a knock-out nose of raspberry liqueur, chocolate, smoke, and spice. The wine is enormously extracted with a density and texture reminiscent of pre-1976 vintages of Petrus. Sumptuous, and almost over the top in its richness and density, this unctuously thick, full-bodied wine is fabulous to smell, taste, and consume. This is great stuff! As youthful as this Merlot is, I have no doubt it will last for 15 or more years. These are amazing wines.Importer: The Australian Premium Wine Collection, imported by Cabo Distributing, South El Monte, CA; tel. (818) 575-8090

Supple in texture, but chewy, with fine tannins supporting the pure blueberry, plum and mineral flavors that become increasingly exotic with each sip and echo long on the finish. Tempting now. Best after 1999. 400 cases made.??–HS??Region: Australia / Clarendon Select to Add