Clarendon Hills Blewitt Springs

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.

92-95 Points - Robert Parker

It is always easy to pick out the Blewitt Springs Grenache given its flamboyant, jammy blueberry and black raspberry style. The full-bodied, rich, showy 2005 Grenache Blewitt Springs is deeper-colored than the Clarendon Hills and Hickinbotham as well as super-pure.

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.