Lot 186
CLARENDON HILLS ASTRALIS SHIRAZ 1998 (1 MAG.) 95 WS 98 WA
Lot 186 Details
CLARENDON HILLS ASTRALIS SHIRAZ 1998McLaren Vale.
A sensational wine, the 1998 Syrah Astralis is a candidate for perfection. It boasts an inky/purple color as well as a big, complex, sweet perfume of charcoal, spring flowers, blackberry liqueur, roasted meats, and damp, forest floor-like notes. Enormously endowed, with good acid, backstrapping tannin levels, fabulous concentration, and a layered mouthfeel, it is beginning to throw off some of its closed, impenetrable personality. A long-termer, it needs another 5-7 years to fully open, and should last for 2-3 decades thereafter. 95 WS 98 WA
1 mag. per lot $300 - $400