Clarendon Hills Brookman Syrah 2002 (Clarendon, Australia)

Deep, sl. hazy red. A bit wild on the nose, green at first, then goes to roasted peanut, pepper (green and black), thick red and black fruit comes late. Grilled sausage too. Really deep and packed aromatically.

In the mouth this is huge, dense and confectionary with a saline edge that aids acid/tannin structure. Wow. Shows a bit of alcohol. Long, subtle (believe it or not) finish of earth and Chambord.


Day 2 - Nose is wild again, green and feral. Something tells me this is going to need many more years to sort itself out.
In the mouth this is similar to Day 1, perhaps a bit more constricted in the mouth.

This has been a very controversial bottling, but seems to be getting closer to Parker's vision of it. My previous 2 bottles, 2-3 years ago, were green and obviously Bretty (shit-inflected). But this bottle seems to be getting through that stage. I'm not sure I'd bet cash on it, however.


$60 approx.