Bondar Clarendon Shiraz 2022 1961 The finish is long and

The finish is long and delicious

fleshy red fruit and salty

a touch of soy

profound reveal and resolve

and the earthy meatiness of Syrah

Bondar Clarendon Shiraz 2022 1961 The finish is long andAndre 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