The Syrah in the 2020 vintage was picked slightly earlier than usual due to rain in mid-September
Pure Marsanne sourced mainly from the 'Maison Blanche' lieu-dit at the top of the hill of Hermitage in the crackerjack 2015 vintage and bottled under the 'J-L Chave Sélection' label - this wine receives the full Chave level of meticulous quality control
we picked Shiraz grapes very early to make this wine
Ripe fruit flavours combine with fine and powerful tannins on the full flavoured palate
The Bouchard family have been making wine in Burgundy since 1750 and are passionately proud of their history and tradition
Clarendon Hills Syrah Astralis 2017 boal The Syrah in the 2020The lyrical and beautiful Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah is a highly complex and well concentrated wine with dark liquorice, blackberry, mocha aromas and touches of chamomile, earthy, bitumen, herb garden notes. It is a changing kaleidoscope of aromas and flavours with dry, slinky tannins, plenty of fruit richness and underlying savoury oak. With age the wine develops paneforte, dark chocolate, cedar, spicy aromas and superb chocolaty textures. The