This wine forms part of Clarendon Hills’ ‘Grand Cru’ classification. This wine is the ultimate expression of grenache at Clarendon Hills. It has the structure of Blewitt Springs, as it comes from the steepest part of that site, but is refined in all facets. It is sublime in its delivery of speckled elements – which shoot like a laser-guided boomerang- only to return with another flood of character on the finish. This juxtaposition of fruit, florals and minerals is one for the mantle and something to keep an eye on over 20 years.

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Wine Advocate 95 points (Oct 2005) Always the most structured and potentially complex here, the exotic 2003 Grenache Old Vines Romas Vineyard exhibits a dark purple color as well as a big, peppery, herbs de Provence, melted licorice, black raspberry and cherry-scented nose. Full-bodied and powerful, with layers of fruit, enormous concentration, and a masculine, structured personality, it needs another year of bottle age, and should last for a decade.

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Located in the upper section of the Blewitt Springs vineyard, these vines were planted in 1925. Densely layered, the Romas site produces Clarendon Hills’ flagship grenache and is considered a ‘Grand Cru’.