Clarendon Hills Blewitt Springs

95 Points - Jeremy Oliver

An exceptionally deep, powerful grenache with drive, concentration and remarkable fruit purity. Its pristine, heady bouquet of high-toned floral notes and alluringly, deep-scented cherries, plums, spice and dark chocolate are backed by suggestions of cola and briar. Long and vibrant, with deliciously intense dark cherry/plum/blackberry fruit tightly knit with fine, grainy tannins, it finishes long and dry, brightly flavoured, fresh and savoury.

95 Points - Robert Parker "The exotic, full-throttle, high velocity, mouth-staining, unctuously textured, dense ruby/purple-hued 2003 Grenache Old Vines Blewitt Springs is classic southern Australian Grenache. Pushed to the limit, but not over the top, it is a spectacular wine."

93 Points - Robert Parker "As usual for this cuvee, the 2004 Grenache Blewitt Springs possesses an extraordinary, exotic, flamboyant personality that causes Roman Bratasiuk to say it’s his “Dolly Parton-styled wine.” Terrific notes of blackberries, raspberries, and rich kirsch liqueur are accompanied by an opulent, flamboyant wine with tremendous viscosity and richness as well as a lusty, heady finish."

93 Points - Josh Raynolds "Deep ruby. Explosive raspberry, blackberry and blueberry scents, along with suave Asian spices and fresh rose. Mouth-filling red berry flavors offer impressive clarity and silky texture for such volume. Velvety tannins add shape to this dense, strikingly sweet fruit bomb. I'd be tempted to drink it now, just to wallow in the seductive fruit."