Clarendon, Clarendon Hills, Astralis, Syrah 2004 Cabernet Franc This is quite forward and

This is quite forward and very ripe

5 percent alcohol level giving the wine great bounce and vivacity on the palate

there are some wonderful '08s

fruitcake and forest floor along with licorice and spice

Complete nose

Clarendon, Clarendon Hills, Astralis, Syrah 2004 Cabernet Franc This is quite forward and98 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