Clarendon Hills, Astralis Shiraz other_regions The palate is medium-bodied with

The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins

that much is obvious

The prodigious 2012 Les Manyes is an unusual single-vineyard Garnacha from a 50-year-old plot over the Montsant Mountains

there is even a route to admire these old works of art

well-integrated tannin

Clarendon Hills, Astralis Shiraz other_regions The palate is medium-bodied withThe 2001 Syrah Astralis Vineyard may be just as compelling as the 2002. Tighter because of being in the bottle, it is an extraordinary effort that offers the essence of graphite, blackberry liqueur, espresso, and acacia flowers, all combining into an olfactory smorgasbord for the senses. Sensationally concentrated, with sweet tannin, but neither weighty nor over the top as might be expected for a wine of such extreme richness, it is an extraordinarily