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| Despite not receiving the same sort of accolades for this variety as he does for his Shiraz and Grenache releases, Roman Bratasiuk has produced several fine Merlots that rank as Australia’s finest. This year in keeping with his overall policy of expressing terroir Roman has made two individual vineyard Merlots. The "Brookman Vineyard" produces wine with immediate charm and generosity of fruit, whilst the "Hickinbotham Vineyard" is a more reserved style and takes longer to express itself...... |
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| This single vineyard bottling from the irrepressible Roman Bratasiuk is consistently the most complex of his series of Grenache. Black raspberry and cherry notes abound, but with immediate hints of spice and earth to add to its extraordinary complexity. On the palate the flavors expand and linger. You even pick up liqueur and tobacco notes...... |
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| For the majority of Australian wine producers if they had a Cabernet Sauvignon of this quality they would be jumping out of their skins telling everyone how wonderful the wine is. If you are Roman Bratasiuk and have a stable full of Australia's finest Shiraz, Grenache and Merlot, many people would think this is pushing belief to say this Cabernet Sauvignon is also one of Australia's best. Well try the wine and I'm sure you will agree this is a great wine...... |
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| This is the finest Shiraz Roman Bratasiuk has produced, apart from remarkable "Astralis" line. The best qualities of the previous two vintages are combined in this stunning wine...... |
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| After the 1994 and 1995 releases of this amazing wine what can Roman Bratasiuk conjure up this year? Well do not fear, this wine is just as good if not better...... |
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| This wine has made a huge impact wherever it has been tasted. There have only been 4 vintages of this wine, although the great quality of the wine comes from vineyards that are much older. The question everyone must be asking is ……can the Astralis maintain the quality vintage after vintage? Well it can and it has...... |
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| Recognising the very distinct differences between the small parcels of fruit Roman Bratasiuk procures for his Shiraz, he has decided from this vintage to keep them separate. The consumer will now benefit as there will be a whole range of Clarendon Hills Shiraz, each displaying their own characters from the terroir...... |
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| The quality of Roman Bratasiuk’s Shiraz is undisputed. Each year Roman has seen the variation in the fruit from each of the vineyards and he has desired to keep them separate but the marketplace loved his Shiraz so much he did not dare change. The success of the 1997 vintage forced him to re-consider. Here we have the Brookman Vineyard, and we can certainly say that Roman is a wise man...... |
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| Having several fully mature vineyards of "Bush Vine" Shiraz to pick fruit from is Roman Bratasiuk’s absolute pleasure. As these fully mature vines continue to age they produce less fruit but the fruit has greater concentration and the particular qualities of the vineyard are magnified each succeeding year. This wine, the product of the "Piggott Range Vineyard" has an abundance of its own individual character...... |
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| The depth of color is immediately apparent with a dark blood red, almost black in the center of the glass. The color extends all the way to the rim and the clarity is just removed from brilliance, indicating that the wine has not been filtered...... |
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| This is a new vineyard to be added to the Bratasiuk collection, and a worthy addition it is indeed. The wine has intensity and its own individual flavors, and of course it has been made with the deft touch of Roman Bratasiuk...... |
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| It is truly amazing just how different each of Roman Bratasiuk's individual Shiraz vineyard wines are...... |
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| Here is Roman Bratasiuk's showcase wine, the fifth release of this superior wine and they keep getting better...... |
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| This is typically the lighter style of Roman’s three individual vineyard Grenache varietals. Again this is the same story with this vintage. This is his ready to consume, delicate and dainty Grenache. However if you are familiar with Clarendon Hills Grenache you know that those descriptive words are used almost in jest, as all the wines have power and depth beyond any other producer in Australia...... |
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CLARENDON |
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| Roman Bratasiuk continues to make the most intense and concentrated red wines in Australia. He also is this country's most committed devotee to single vineyard expression. The three single vineyard Grenache releases from the 1998 vintage are all quite different to each other and provide fascinating comparisons...... |
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| Medium dark in color the appearance indicates the wine has plenty of depth without being over extracted. The color is right to the rim and the clarity is a fraction off being brilliant, due no doubt to the no filtration approach adopted by Winemaker Roman Bratasiuk...... |
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| This wine has a deep and dark red color with a purple tint. It is just a little cloudy, which is a sign that the wine has not seen a filter, promising unadulterated real fruit flavor...... |
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| Never to be cited for lacking ambition or not giving himself a challenge, Roman Bratasiuk has pursued the quest for a Merlot to rival his great Shiraz and Grenache wines. Previous vintages have been very good, but this one is supreme...... |
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| Given the attention the media and merchants, and the public seem to lavish on Roman Bratasiuk's amazing Shiraz and Grenache wines, it is easy to think that perhaps he does not make anything else, let alone wines of the quality of this Merlot. Yet this is quite clearly one of the finest if not the best example of Merlot produced in Australia...... |
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Chardonnay |
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| Considering the attention Roman Bratasiuk has received for his all conquering red wines it may come as a surprise to taste this wine and see that Roman is equally adept at whites...... |
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CLARENDON |
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| In appearance this wine is very deep purple with blood red tinges. It is impossible to see any distance into the liquid...... |
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| This is another first time release from Roman Bratasiuk, bringing his 'stable' of Shiraz to six. It is a very worthy inclusion...... |
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| The color is very dark blood red, almost black with just a little hint of purple. There is an immense variety of aromas greeting you when you first sniff this wine. Black cherries, blueberries and plums. There is an overriding sensation of earthy, mushroom like characters and more lifted aromas with licorice bark, coffee and vanilla. There are some hints of other spices as well with some nutmeg, cloves and fennel. All of this and more follows on the palate...... |
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| This is another example of the supreme vintage of 1998. Winemaker/owner Roman Bratasiuk has released 3 individual vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon wines, each offering a distinctive perspective of the noble grape variety. The “Hickinbotham Vineyard” is elegant and perfumed, packaged with an ever so slightly softer finish than its colleagues are. It’s still a very intense wine with a whole lifetime ahead of it...... |
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| There is little doubt that Roman Bratasiuk has a remarkable touch with red wine. He extracts as much flavor and structure he can, in so doing he produces wine that has aging potential far beyond his colleagues...... |
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| The color is foreboding, with deep purple red turning into black. The depth of the color is amazing with the description of “inky” almost being inadequate...... |
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| After the great success of his 1998 vintage it was hard to envisage Roman Bratasiuk improving with the next harvest, yet if this wine is any guide, this magician has conjured up his best ever collection of fine wines...... |
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November Release |
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January Release |
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| This wine strikes early!! Blackcurrants, hints of chocolate, dry spices and lovely toast characters abound on the nose. On the palate the fruit shows optimum ripeness with blackcurrant, elements of leather even cassis. The wine spent 12 months in new French barrique on lees, adding further to its complexity, and bottled without filtering or fining. Make no mistake this is a rich intense wine that has years ahead of it. Undoubtedly drinkable now, but it will evolve into an even more seductive wine over time. Cellaring potential: at least 10 to 15 years...... |
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| This is the first ever release of Roman’s top Grenache. The fruit actually comes from a plot of vines at the top of the Blewitt Springs vineyard, where yields are 0.5 to 1.0 per acre...... |
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| Dark dense black fruits, saddle leather, smoked meats all wrapped up in a well tailored suit!! This is amazing Shiraz, and very true to to style of the inaugural ’98 Linadra. A blend of fruit from two vineyards, combining powerful fruit and wonderful structure...... |
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November Release |
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Port |
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Shiraz |
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| Extraordinarily dense and intense dark cherry notes greet you on the nose, with lovely earthy, grainy notes in the background. This is one helluva of a Pinot!!... |
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| The 1998 vintage has shown itself to be one of the best for reds throughout South Australia. This wine further enhances the reputation of both the vintage and its winemaker, the inimitable Roman Bratasiuk...... |
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| This is always the most expressive and decadent of the single vineyard Grenache wines from Clarendon Hills. Dense raspberry, strawberry and plum liqueur are wound up in a package of exotic spices and fragrances. This is an amazing super-concentrated wine, with so much going on, and evolving every sip you take. Hints of grainy oak linger in the background, but given the predominance of old oak its there to add character rather than to overwhelm to exotic fruit...... |
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| Wonderful aromas of raspberry, cherry, Asian spices and hints of pepper greet you on the nose. The palate is extraordinarily elegant, but with great intensity. Berry flavors are accentuated, notes of minerals, dry spices and even licorice make this a very complete wine. It is still very tight, but will no doubt develop beautifully...... |
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| Generally Roman is best regarded for his bigger heavier reds, particularly Shiraz and Grenache, but given the right fruit he is equally adept in the more delicate and ethereal variety of Pinot Noir. This is Roman’s first release of Pinot. For those who don’t know him, his passion is Burgundy, his winemaking philosophy is Burgundian. Hnece not surprisingly the aromas of this wine are pure Burgundy. Smoky bacon bones, sweet and sour chutney, mushrooms and earth...... |
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| Of all the Clarendon Hills Shiraz this is the most forward and attractive wine as a youngster. Yet it is by no means a wine just to drink now, but it does display lovely delicate perfume and a finish that is a tad softer than the other wines in the range...... |
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| As with all Clarendon Hills wines, GIVE THIS WINE TIME TO BREATHE!! Initial impressions on the nose are of cherry, strawberry and spice box. Within an hour or so wonderful floral notes evolve and demand attention. On the palate lean cherry and strawberry characters blossom with air into broader and more powerful elements, and the dry spices and minerals kick up beautifully...... |
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| These are controversial wines, make no mistake about it. Roman Bratasiuk’s Chardonnay’s are not I the Auastralian genre, nor for the faint-hearted. Think White Burgundy when approaching either of his two single vineyard cuvees...... |
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January Release |
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Chardonnay |
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| There is no doubt about this wine. It is Roman Bratasiuk attempting to craft a Chardonnay in the white Burgundy mould. Roman’s red wines may have similarities with their French counterparts, however the strong vineyard characters invariably shine through. Here the winemaking techniques take center stage...... |
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January Release |
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Chardonnay |
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| There is no doubt that Roman Bratasiuk likes White Burgundy. Whilst this wine is very much an Australian Chardonnay it owes more than a little to the gentle slopes just outside of Puligny and Chassagne...... |
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CLARENDON |
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December Release |
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Shiraz |
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CLARENDON |
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November Release |
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Grenache |
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November Release |
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Grenache |
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November Release |
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CLARENDON |
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November Release |
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CLARENDON |
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November Release |
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Shiraz |
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Shiraz |
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CLARENDON |
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November Release |
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Syrah |
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CLARENDON |
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CLARENDON/SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
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MCLAREN VALE/CLARENDON/SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
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Case Size: 12/750ml |
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Bordeaux Blends |
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