"94 POINTS. Planted on the Olssen family vineyard in ’02 as part of the official Clare Valley Vine Improvement Scheme, one of the first such plantings in Australia. The colour is bright crimson-purple, and the fruit has a delicious juicy quality despite 18 months in French oak, the flavours in a red spectrum. Points for trail blazing." - James Halliday.
This is only the second vintage of the BHV Carmenère and, we believe, the only Australian carmenère to be bottled as a straight varietal wine to this point. The fruit came from Bass Hill Vineyard, the Olssen family’s vineyard in the southern part of the Clare Valley. Aged in French oak (18 months), the wine is quite lifted on the nose with very good depth of colour. The palate is very fresh with red cherries to the fore. Other red fruits balanced with oak make the wine very attractive indeed.
Don't Pay: $35
WBW Rating: 94/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Clare Valley SA
Winemaker: Kevin Olssen
Drink now until: 2020
Alc/Vol: 13 %