1998 Clarendon Hills Astralis - South Australia - 2 Bottles (0.75L)

The Wine Advocate
RP 98
Reviewed by:
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Drink Date:
2014 - 2044
A sensational wine, the 1998 Syrah Astralis is a candidate for perfection. It boasts an inky/purple color as well as a big, complex, sweet perfume of charcoal, spring flowers, blackberry liqueur, roasted meats, and damp, forest floor-like notes. Enormously endowed, with good acid, backstrapping tannin levels, fabulous concentration, and a layered mouthfeel, it is beginning to throw off some of its closed, impenetrable personality. A long-termer, it needs another 5-7 years to fully open, and should last for 2-3 decades thereafter.