Clarendon Hills

2016 Liandra Syrah Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale

Clarendon Hills are vineyard and varietal expressionists who strive for purity and perfection and seek to portray the story of the individual vineyard 'Terroir' within their wines. Clarendon Hills’ collection of the old vine vineyards in sub-regions of McLaren Vale assists in defining their international pedigree for making world class wines that rate extremely highly among the international press. Among the 9 single vineyards of Syrah is the Liandra vineyard which is located within the Blewitt Springs sub region of McLaren Vale, South Australia. All of the wines at Clarendon Hills are made by hand and are crafted using only natural processes and ingredients. Consistent Liandra Syrah characters include and smokey bacon, blackberry fruit and flint-like minerality throughout the palate. The Liandra Syrah is a part of the Clarendon Hills Premier-Cru classification and generally drinks best after a few years in the cellar, when its ‘terroir’ is formally demonstrated.