Clarendon Hills Astralis 2009 garnacha-blanco plus a slew of spices

plus a slew of spices and dried flowers

almond and white peach

the palate freshens on a petillant tickle and a grassy tweak

its taste and aroma includes tropical fruits and pear

fruity bouquet with notes of renet apple

Clarendon Hills Astralis 2009 garnacha-blanco plus a slew of spicesMany Australians remain oblivious to the superb Reds that come out of a collection of old vine vineyards under the 'Clarendon Hills' label. Miniscule output and premium price tags are secondary to this vineyard's apparent alienation, which is actually a self imposed predicament that says more about owner winemaker, Roman Bratasiuk, a former biochemist for the Australian government. "Australians don't know what to do with my wines" he claims, "because