Out of stock
Clarendon Hills Brookman Merlot 1998
Vintage
1998
Peak years to drink
2003 - 2006
Jeremy's score
87 / 100
Seal type
Clarendon Hills Brookman Merlot
McLaren Vale
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2012
Last Date Tasted: 11/7/2015
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Cellar
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Drink Now
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Maybe Too Old
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2012
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91 | 17.6 | 2024-2032  |
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2011
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92 | 17.9 | 2019-2023+ |
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2010
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94 | 18.4 | 2022-2030 |
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2009
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91 | 17.4 | 2021-2029+ |
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2007
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90 | 17.0 | 2012-2015+  |
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2006
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93 | 18.2 | 2014-2018 |
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2005
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85 | 15.6 | 2010-2013 |
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2004
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82 | 15.0 | 2006-2009 |
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2003
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85 | 15.5 | 2005-2008+ |
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2002
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87 | 16.3 | 2010-2014+ |
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2001
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88 | 16.6 | 2013-2021 |
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1998
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87 | 16.2 | 2003-2006 |
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Winery
Clarendon Hills
One of Australia's iconic producers, Clarendon Hills marches confidently to its own drum, crafting deeply flavoured, profoundly structured and often rather savoury and Old Worldly reds from shiraz and grenache from a variety of sites in the higher Clarendon subregion of McLaren Vale. Each are made and bottled separately, so a new vintage tasting of Clarendon Hills wine will take more than half an hour! It's also home to some steadily improving cabernet sauvignons and some slightly idiosyncratic MourvŹdre and Merlot. The winery's two top red wines, the Astralis Syrah and the Romas Grenache, easily justify their 5-Star status. The Domaine Clarendon Syrah is an exciting and relatively new project that should gain more standing and status as the vineyard matures. I love the ambition and attitude behind Clarendon Hills. It's pushing the envelopes of style and quality, and it's spectacular when it succeeds.
Chief Executive(s):
Roman Bratasiuk
Winemaker:
Roman Bratasiuk
Viticulturist:
Roman Bratasiuk
White Wines
Chardonnay
Hickinbotham Chardonnay
Kangarilla Chardonnay
Norton Summit Chardonnay
Red Wines
Astralis Syrah >Bakers Gully Syrah >Blewitt Springs Grenache >Brookman Cabernet Sauvignon >Brookman Merlot >Brookman Syrah >
Cabernet Sauvignon
Clarendon Grenache >Domaine Clarendon Syrah >Hickinbotham Cabernet Sauvignon >Hickinbotham Grenache >Hickinbotham Merlot
Hickinbotham Pinot Noir
Hickinbotham Syrah >Kangarilla Grenache >Liandra Mourvèdre >Liandra Syrah >Merlot
Moritz Syrah >Onkaparinga Grenache >Onkaparinga Syrah >Piggot Range Syrah >Romas Grenache >Sandown Cabernet Sauvignon >Shiraz
Address:
484 Brookmans Road , Blewitt Springs , South Australia 5171 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
5 days, Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm, Weekends by appointment
Principal Wine Region:
McLaren Vale (Clarendon, Blewitt Springs, Kangarilla)
Telephone:
(08) 8363 6111
Facsimile:
(08) 8363 6111
Website:
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