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Fine & Rare Wine Live Auction

February 25, 2017

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LOT 186

Lot 186

CLARENDON HILLS ASTRALIS SHIRAZ 1998 (1 MAG.) 95 WS 98 WA

CLARENDON HILLS ASTRALIS SHIRAZ 1998 (1 MAG.) 95 WS 98 WA
Lot 186 Details
CLARENDON HILLS ASTRALIS SHIRAZ 1998
McLaren Vale.

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. 95 WS 98 WA


1 mag. per lot $300 - $400

Realised: $528
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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