Bondar Clarendon Shiraz 2022 Size::6 Bottle Case malolactic fermentation

malolactic fermentation

and it is the benchmark for rosé champagne around the world

The palate has vibrant spice/ginger notes and while technically a red wine

This year’s wine hits the Côtes du Rhône sweet spot—juicy wild blackberry fruitiness

Approximately 40% of the ripest stems are added back and layered through the ferment

Bondar Clarendon Shiraz 2022 Size::6 Bottle Case malolactic fermentationAndre Bondar cant hide his excitement that he is now working with Shiraz from the famed Hickinbotham vineyard in Clarendon. Biodynamically farmed, this dry grown elevated site was first planted on rocky, ironstone rich red soils in 1971. Its a revered site in SA circles, supplying Penfolds Grange, Eileen Hardy and Clarendon Hills, among others, over the years. Clarendon sits considerably further inland than Bondars Rayner Vineyard and, at 250m