2020 Clarendon Hills Grenache Onkaparinga Vineyard
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The 2020 Onkaparinga is a significant step up from the Domaine Clarendon blend with greater torque and fruit density. The nose presents layers of dense dark fruit aromas - licorice of all sorts and black cherry with resinous, supporting oak. The bold, slightly rustic palate is then defined by juicy acidity and heavy ripeness before fading to a leathery finish.
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Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
Angus Hughson, Vinous
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This 2020 Onkaparinga Grenache is the seductive Grenache in the pack. What a wine. It doesn’t have the fine skeleton of the Blewitt Springs wine, but it is more silken and supple. Incredible. The tannic framework is disguised amid the voluminous (but controlled, harnessed, not opulent) fruit. The odious comparison to Burgundy here is hard to avoid—the Clarendon Hills Grenache wines are built on a framework of fine tannins, and the fruit has a natural appeal and attraction. They're seductive in the extreme. High-altitude Blewitt Springs.
About the producer
Based in the McLaren Vale, Clarendon Hills has been one of the pioneering names in Australian wine. Focusing on single-site expressions of individual grapes, working with old dry-farmed vineyards, it has become one of the world’s leading producers, best known for its iconic Astralis Shiraz.