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2003 Blewitt Springs Grenache, Clarendon Hills Your Store

2003 Blewitt Springs Grenache, Clarendon Hills

McLaren Vale, Australia

The Long, Slow Burn

Now deep into maturity, this is Grenache in its more soulful register. The fruit has moved from exuberant youth into something darker and more savoury, think black cherry, roasted plum and dried raspberry, laced with incense, liquorice, warm spice and a gentle earthiness. There is still plenty of flesh on the palate, but time has softened it into a silkier, more resolved shape. The finish feels autumnal, spiced and persistent, with enough freshness and structure to remind you this was always built for the long haul. 

For when: the evening calls for something rare, warm and quietly profound.
Pairs with: slow braised lamb, venison, smoky aubergine, or hard aged cheeses.
If this wine were a place: dusk over red earth and old vines after a long, hot day.

Founded in 1990 by Roman Bratasiuk, Clarendon Hills became one of the most influential names in modern Australian fine wine by championing a then-unfashionable idea: that Australia’s greatest reds could come from old, low-yielding single vineyards, each bottled separately to express site rather than blended for consistency. Trained as a biochemist and self-taught as a winemaker, Bratasiuk was an early pioneer of this approach, helping reshape the landscape of Australian wine. He was also one of the first to spotlight the extraordinary potential of Blewitt Springs Grenache, releasing Australia’s first single-vineyard, 100% Grenache from the site in 1991.

Whats in the bottle
100% Grenache

Notable Awards
97 point - Robert Parker

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Founded in 1990 by Roman Bratasiuk, Clarendon Hills became one of the most influential names in modern Australian fine wine by championing a then-unfashionable idea: that Australia’s greatest reds could come from old, low-yielding single vineyards, each bottled separately to express site rather than blended for consistency. Trained as a biochemist and self-taught as a winemaker, Bratasiuk was an early pioneer of this approach, helping reshape the landscape of Australian wine. He was also one of the first to spotlight the extraordinary potential of Blewitt Springs Grenache, releasing Australia’s first single-vineyard, 100% Grenache from the site in 1991.

The estate’s heart lies in the elevated hills of Blewitt Springs and Clarendon, subregions of McLaren Vale known for old bush vines, deep sands, ironstone, quartz and cooling maritime influence. These conditions give Clarendon Hills wines their hallmark combination of richness, perfume and freshness. Over the years, the winery has built a formidable reputation around old-vine Grenache and Syrah from revered vineyards, including Blewitt Springs and the celebrated Astralis site, with some vines dating back to 1920.

What defines Clarendon Hills is its uncompromising focus on site, vine age and character. The wines are made from exceptional old-vine fruit and have long been recognised for their depth, intensity and ability to age. Today, Clarendon Hills remains one of Australia’s benchmark estates for single-vineyard Grenache and Syrah, a producer whose best bottles combine hedonistic power with a strong sense of place.