2002 Clarendon Hills "Brookman Vineyard" Syrah South Australia

“Remarkably, the 2002 Syrah Brookman Vineyard is even more compelling than the 2003. Still an infant, it exhibits a saturated blue/purple color as well as a marvelous perfume of blueberry and blackberry liqueur intermixed with scents of flowers, graphite, vanilla, coffee, and licorice. It possesses great intensity along with a wealth of fruit and glycerin covering substantial tannin, and a spectacular finish that lasts over a minute. Give it 3-5 more years of bottle age, and enjoy it over the following two decades. Roman Bratasiuk is one of Planet Earth’s greatest winemakers, and obviously a top-notch viticulturist given his obsession with sourcing extraordinary fruit from ancient McLaren Vale vineyards. (RP)” (10/2004)

“Deep ruby. Funky, wild aromas of raspberry liqueur and leather. Fleshy and impressively rich but less pristine than the Liandra. Here the acids are a bit less well integrated in the early going, and the firmly tannic finish is quite zingy, if a bit less pliant than that of the Liandra. Finishing notes of grilled vegetables and leather.” (07/2004)